LINGUIST List 5.1312

Sat 19 Nov 1994

Jobs: Women's Studies, MA-TESOL Program, Chair in Japanese

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1. , Women's Studies,NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
2. (urham Linguistics, University of Alabama, MA-TESOL Program
3. Durham Linguistics, University of Durham: Chair in Japanese

 POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
 Women's Studies Program Director

 Northern Illinois University invites applications for a
full-time Director of its Women's Studies Program. The program is
administratively housed in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
and offers general education courses, an undergraduate minor, and
a graduate-level concentration. It enjoys student and faculty
involvement from through-out the university. The Director will
have limited teaching responsibilities and opportunities for
teaching in advanced Women's Studies courses and in the candidate's
academic discipline. With the assistance of the program Advisory
Committee, the Director is responsible for budget, planning,
curriculum design and scheduling, and for representing the program
on university-level committees. Doctorate or terminal degree in
academic discipline required. Ph.D. in Women's Studies or in a
discipline central to women's studies and administrative experience
preferred. Candidates also must exhibit a strong record of
effective teaching and research with credentials appropriate to a
tenure-track Associate Professor position. Interests in
intersections of race, class, and gender and/or cross-cultural
perspectives on women, program development, multi-cultural
curriculum transformation, and student advising especially
desirable. Minorities, persons with disabilities, and women are
encouraged to apply. Twelve month contract. Salary commensurate
with qualifications. Send application letter, vita, and have three
letters of recommendation forwarded to:

 Chair, Director Search Committee
 Women's Studies Program
 Northern Illinois University
 DeKalb, Illinois 60115-2854

Deadline: All application materials must be received by February 1,
1995. Northern Illinois University is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer.

The Department of English of the University of Alabama invites
applications for a tenure track assistant professor position in our
M.A.-TESOL Program, starting in August of 1995. Duties include
teaching (2 courses/semester), research and service; our M.A.-TESOL
faculty work closely with our colleagues in UA's English Language
Institute (ELI). A Ph.D. in applied linguistics or TESOL is
required, with strengths in language teaching methodology and second
language acquisition theory. Competence in at least one other
language is expected, and international teaching experience is highly
desirable. Preference will be given to candidates who have an
interest in working with our faculty in rhetoric and composition, and
who would welcome collaboration with colleagues in foreign language
departments through our emerging M.A.T. Program in the College of
Arts and Sciences. We will also give preference to candidates with
an interest in classroom-oriented research, who see research
opportunities in (1) our large freshman composition program with
separate sections for non-native English speakers, (2) UA's
independently-administered intensive ELI with a large internal
program and frequent external programs, and (3) UA's well-developed
self-instructional language program (Critical Languages). Located on
the Black Warrior River in west-central Alabama, Tuscaloosa is a
university town of about 100,000 people with a mild climate and
reasonable living costs. We are 50 miles southwest of Birmingham and
within a half day's drive of Atlanta, the Great Smoky Mountains,
Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Send letter of
application, c.v., names of 3 references, and any representative
publications to Catherine Davies, Chair of the TESOL Search
Committee, Dept. of English, Box 870244, University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0244. The University of Alabama is an
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The search will
remain open until the position is filled; however, the search
committee will begin reviewing applications on Dec. 1, 1994. There
is a possibility that we may interview at the LSA Meeting in New
Orleans (as well as at the AAAL/TESOL meetings in Long Beach if
necessary); applicants should let us know about their conference
plans.

Catherine E. Davies
Dept. of English, Box 870244
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0244
(205) 348-9522

 You may know that there is now a generative linguistics department at
the University of Durham (M Davenport, J Emonds, SJ Hannahs, BD Schwartz
M Tallerman, M Young-Scholten + ELT specialists). The Japanese programme
is now also expanding. However, the only present lecturer of Japanese is
W McClure, formal semantics (Cornell PhD--and longtime organiser of TAs
in Japanese there). McClure is presently the basis of enlarging Japanese
in an East Asian Department, which before now has focused on Chinese.
Now, a new Japanese Professorship is open.
 A curious characteristic of the University of Durham is that searches
for staff members are set up to last literally for days rather than
weeks. As a loyal member of the linguistics department, no further
comment on this strange fact of life. Nonetheless, the administration is
honestly determined to hire from the best candidates--but of course, this
means everything is done in no (or dammed little) time.
 Thus, an absolutely top candidate is being searched for--within two
weeks. The closing date is 2 Dec. The preferred area is history,
literature, politics or social studies within Japanese studies. However,
a good solid sociolinguist, even one with a generative component, might
compare very well with whatever other candidates this brief search
unearths. That is, the very brevity of the search can favour a candidate
not quite in the core area being sought. In fact, not 'can' but
'will'--and has, and is the key to this message.
 Lots of publications are the main thing.
 Moreover, Durham is also a bit short on top women staff. A
sociolinguistic woman professor of Japanese might sit quite well as a
candidate. Might be a nice sideways move to get around the glass ceiling
in one's own country--a quick move up (what the heck if the food isn't so
great, it's damp, there's no good showers, etc.). Look at that list of
linguists above, and consider all the linguistic events, conferences,
research grants, etc. that have recently involved Durham. The people
above are friendly too.
 Post begins 1 Oct. 1995 or as soon as possible thereafter. Send a CV,
as detailed as possible, with full career history and publications and
any grants awarded, and a covering letter to:

 Mr. Jack Boyd, Director of Personnel
 University of Durham
 Old Shire Hall
 Durham DH1 3HP
 UK

Include the names, addresses, tel. and fax numbers of 3 referees, and
indicate dates in Jan. and Feb. when you could NOT be present in Durham
for interview. Only UK residents need to send 5 copies; all others just
one.
 There is also a special form (1 page) which Mr. Boyd will send you
(or a linguist at this e-mail address will fax it to you if you send us a
small note as to who you are).