LINGUIST List 11.344

Thu Feb 17 2000

Jobs: ESL:Assoc Prof in Japan,Comp Ling in USA

Editor for this issue: James Yuells <jameslinguistlist.org>

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1. Keiji Konomi, ESL:Assoc Prof at The Kyushu Institute of Technology Faculty of Computer Science and Systems Engineering,Japan
2. Erik Peterson, Comp Ling: at AppTek, Viriginia USA

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

The Kyushu Institute of Technology Faculty of Computer Science and Systems
Engineering invites applications for a full-time position in English
Education.

Rank: Associate Professor 
Salary and Benefits: The successful candidate will be provided the same
salary and benefits as his or her Japanese counterparts, based on the
Ministry of Education scale; one-time relocation expenses will be partially
reimbursed by the Institute.
Contract Term: 3 years, beginning October 1, 2000, and renewable, depending
upon the performance.
Responsibilities: teaching four 90-minute English courses and one Humanity
course, related to his or her specialty field, for engineering students per
week throughout an academic year; conducting his or her own research;
performing administrative duties; working collaboratively with university
faculty.
Qualifications: Applicants should be native speakers of English and should
have a master's degree or higher in pedagogy or a closely related field.
*Preference will be given to candidates with strong experience in TESOL or
Foreign Language Education; experience in classroom pedagogy, course
development, testing analysis & evaluation, and/or educational statistics;
experience and/or interest in teacher training and/or educational
technology and its application to foreign language education.
*Ability to carry on daily conversations with Japanese colleagues and teach
Humanity courses in the Japanese language are highly desirable.
Date of Appointment: October 1, 2000
Deadline for Application: April 30, 2000

To apply for the position, send a complete resume, copies of degree
certificates, graduate and undergraduate transcripts, a list of
publications, three major publications, verifications of past employment, a
short description of teaching and research interests, and three letters of
recommendation to: Keiji Konomi, c/o English Education Search Committee,
Faculty of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of
Technology, 680-4 Kawazu, Iizuka, Fukuoka-ken, Japan 820-8502

For further inquiries, contact Prof. Mariko Goto at the same address or the
following:
Phone: 0948-29-7868 / Fax: 0948-29-7851
E-mail: gotolai.kyutech.ac.jp

Rank of Job: 
Areas Required: Speech Recognition
Other Desired Areas: Text to Speech
University or Organization: AppTek
Department: 
State or Province: Viriginia
Country: USA
Final Date of Application: Open
Contact: Erik Peterson erikapptek.com

Address for Applications:
1420 Beverly Road, Suite 350
McLean
VA 22042
USA

 Applications Technology (AppTek), a division of 
Lernout & Hauspie, is currently looking for people
with experience in speech recognition and text to
speech.