<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Arabic-L: Mon 18 April 2011<br>Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson <<a href="mailto:dil@byu.edu">dil@byu.edu</a>><br>[To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l@byu.edu]<br>[To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to<br><a href="mailto:listserv@byu.edu">listserv@byu.edu</a> with first line reading:<br> unsubscribe arabic-l ]<br><br>-------------------------Directory------------------------------------<br><br>1) Subject: Faculty Research Assistant Job U of Maryland<br><br>-------------------------Messages-----------------------------------<br>1)<br>Date: 18 April 2011<br>From: reposted from LINGUIST<br>Subject: Faculty Research Assistant Job U of Maryland<br><br>University or Organization: University of Maryland <br>Department: National Foreign Language Center<br>Job Location: Maryland, USA <br>Web Address: <a href="http://www.nflc.org/">http://www.nflc.org</a><br>Job Rank: Faculty Research Assistant <br><br>Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition <br><br>Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)<br> Chinese, Mandarin (cmn) <br> Korean (kor) <br> Russian (rus) <br> Swahili (swh) <br> Turkish (tur) <br><br>Description:<br><br>Title: Faculty Research Assistant<br>Functional Title: Assistant Director - Second Language Acquisition<br>Position Number: 113957<br>Category Status: 03-Faculty-Non-Tenured, Term Contract<br><br>Position Summary/Purpose of Position: <br>This position's primary role will be to work on project-related assignments<br>as do all other faculty but with the additional responsibility of<br>overseeing SLA resource allocation across projects and ensuring the quality<br>of each FRA's work.<br><br>Position Responsibilities:<br>- Work on funded projects as a senior Subject Matter Expert (SME) in SLA.<br>- Help manage NFLC FRAs by efficiently allocating resources to projects,<br>anticipating future/upcoming SLA resource requirements, tracking levels of<br>effort across projects, and approving all timesheets, leave forms, and<br>other administrative requirements.<br>- Identify areas of research central to NFLC mission and contact external<br>resources as necessary to support NFLC research goals.<br>- Attend conferences, workshops, seminars, etc to learn more about the use<br>of technology in L2 learning and teaching.<br>- Support the NFLC's new business development team in the identification<br>of potential sources of funding and in the writing of business & grant<br>proposals.<br><br>Minimum Qualifications: <br><br>Education:<br>- Required Master's in SLA, Linguistics, TESOL, Educational Technology, or<br>related field<br><br>Experience:<br>- Web-based/online foreign language (or EF/SL) materials development<br>- Foreign language (or EF/SL) teaching online and/or in a classroom setting<br>- 2+ years experience leading or managing a project or unit<br><br>Preferences: <br><br>Education: <br>- PhD in SLA, Linguistics, TESOL, Educational Technology, or related field <br><br>Experience: <br>- translation and/or interpretation foreign language (or EF/SL) assessment <br><br>KSAs: <br>- Best practices in distance & blended learning <br>- Use of Web 2.0 tools <br>- Proficiency in a foreign language, preferably a less commonly taught<br>language (e.g., Arabic, Chinese,Korean, Dari, Pashto, Russian, Turkish,<br>Swahili, etc) <br><br>To Apply: <br>Visit the application URL below<br><br>The University of Maryland is an equal opportunity/affirmative action<br>employer. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply.<br><br><br>Application Deadline: 15-May-2011 <br>Mailing Address for Applications:<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Business Services Specialist Teri Schuler <br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>University of Maryland/National Foreign Language Center <br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>5700 Rivertech Ct., Ste. 250 <br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Riverdale, MD 20737 <br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>USA <br>Web Address for Applications: <a href="http://jobs.umd.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=54089">http://jobs.umd.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=54089</a> <br>Contact Information:<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Teri Schuler <br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Email: <a href="mailto:tschuler@nflc.org">tschuler@nflc.org</a> <br>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>End of Arabic-L: 18 April 2011</body></html>