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1) Subject:Portland State Job

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Date: 11 Jun 2012
From:bnpb at pdx.edu
Subject:Portland State Job

Position Number: D93221
Job Title: Senior Instructor of Arabic
Department: World Languages and Literatures
FTE: 1.0 benefits eligible
Job Type: Fixed-Term Faculty (Senior Instructor)
Posted Date: 5/21/2012

Position Summary
The Arabic program at PSU’s Department of World Languages and
Literatures invites applications
for a one-year, full-time position teaching Arabic language,
literature and culture. The position
is for the academic year (fall, winter, spring). The position begins
September 16, 2012 and is
renewable.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Teaching undergraduate courses in language for first- through
third-year Standard Arabic
and Commonly Spoken Arabic
• Developing program in collaboration with members of the Arabic section.
• Maintaining regular office hours
• Serving on departmental committees and regularly participating in
departmental faculty
meetings
• Creating an environment that acknowledges, encourages, and
celebrates differences
• Functioning and communicating effectively and respectfully within
the context of varying
beliefs, behaviors, orientations, identities, and cultural backgrounds
• Seeking opportunities to gain experience working and collaborating in diverse,
multicultural, and inclusive setting with a willingness to change for continual
improvement
• Adhering to all of PSU’s policies including the policies on
Prohibited Discrimination &
Harassment and the Professional Standards of Conduct

Minimum Qualifications
• Master’s Degree in Arabic Language, Linguistics, Applied
Linguistics, Literature or related
field
• Teaching certificate in Arabic (if applicable)
• Native or near-native fluency in both Standard and Spoken Arabic; and English
• High-level skills in the grammar and syntax of standard (fus-ha) Arabic
• Two academic years of full-time (or its equivalent) experience
teaching language

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience teaching advanced Arabic language courses
• Experience or aptitude for undergraduate student advising
• ACTFL or similar training and/or certification

Compensation
The starting annual salary rate for this position will be $41,472 with
an excellent benefits
package including 95% premium paid healthcare; a generous retirement
and vacation package;
and reduced tuition rates for employee, spouse or dependant at any of
the Oregon University
System schools.

To Apply
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until
finalists are identified.
Position will remain open until filled.

Your application should include:

1. a letter of interest
2. your curriculum vitae
3. three letters of recommendation
4. a statement of your teaching philosophy and methodology (in one page)
5. a one writing sample in Arabic and one in English

Kindly mail all required application materials to:

Arabic Search Committee Chair
Portland State University
Department of World Languages and Literatures
PO Box 751 (WLL)
Portland OR 97207-0751.

Search correspondence will be conducted primarily by e-mail. Please
include an e-mail address,
or clearly indicate if you do not have e-mail. Your referees may
submit letters of recommendation
as email attachments to: wlldept at pdx.edu.

To learn more about our department see www.pdx.edu/wll.

Portland State University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity
Institution and welcomes
applications from diverse candidates and candidates who support diversity.

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