LINGUIST List 12.2416

Sat Sep 29 2001

Jobs: Russian Language & Literature AsstProf, MI USA

Editor for this issue: Heather Taylor-Loring <heatherlinguistlist.org>

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1. Grover Hudson, Russian Language and Literature Asst Prof at Michigan State Univ., USA

The Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African 
Languages invites applications for a tenure system position at the 
assistant-professor level in Russian language or literature/culture 
with the particular area of specialty open. The academic-year 
position begins August 16, 2002. 

Ph.D., native/near-native knowledge of Russian and English, and
college-level teaching experience required. Strong background in and
commitment to communicative foreign language teaching and program
development, ability to utilize technology, experience with innovative
approaches to teaching, and cross-disciplinary interests highly
desirable. Duties include teaching Russian language, literature and
culture, including interdisciplinary courses in the Center for
Integrative Studies, training and evaluating graduate-student teaching
assistants, an active research program which could contribute to the
university's national Language Resource Center, and undergraduate
advising. The successful applicant will be able to contribute to a
proposed content-based instruction project in Russian. 

Letter of application, vita, three letters of recommendation, evidence
of teaching effectiveness, selected sample(s) of research work
(offprints), and US visa status if non-citizen should be sent to:
David K. Prestel, Chair. Department of Linguistics, and Germanic,
Slavic, Asian and African Languages, A-615 Wells Hall, Michigan State
University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1027. Review of files will begin
on November 15, 2001 and continue until the position is filled. 

MSU is an AA/EOE institution. Women and minorities are especially
encouraged to apply. Persons with disabilities may request and
receive reasonable accommodation.

Grover Hudson 
Department of Linguistics & Germanic Slavic, Asian & African Languages
A625 WH, Michigan State University,
East Lansing, MI 48824-1027
phone 517-355-8471, fax 517-432-2736, e-mail hudsonmsu.edu
http://www.msu.edu/~hudson/