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<div align="center"><b>Position Available in the Department of Applied
Linguistics,<br>
Portland State University<br>
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<b>Position Description:<br>
</b>The Department of Applied Linguistics at Portland State University
invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position at the
Assistant/Associate Professor level. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in
Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Language Education, or a closely
related field, with primary specializations in language pedagogy and
language assessment, and secondary specializations in research design,
second language acquisition, and/or culture learning. Other desirable
interests include curriculum design, critical applied linguistics, and
computer assisted language learning. Responsibilities include teaching
two courses per term (three terms per year), supervision of thesis
research, both quantitative and qualitative, and graduate and
undergraduate advising. An active research agenda, establishing and
sustaining funded research activities, and ESL/EFL teaching
experience are important. We encourage applications from a diverse
community of international scholars conducting research inside and
outside the United States.<br>
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<b>Application Information:<br>
</b>The position will be available beginning Fall 2006. Candidates should
submit a letter of application including statement of research and
teaching interests, curriculum vitae, representative publications, and
names and addresses (including fax and e-mail) of at least three
references. Review of applications will begin November 1, 2005. The
position will be open until finalists are identified. Candidates should
have a Ph.D. or equivalent in hand by August 1, 2006. Supporting
materials, such as teaching evaluations, lesson plans, and a philosophy
of teaching statement will be requested. Anticipated starting date:
September 16, 2006.<br>
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<b>Applications should be sent to:<br>
</b>Applied Linguistics Search Committee<br>
Department of Applied Linguistics<br>
Portland State University<br>
PO Box 751<br>
Portland, OR 97207-0751<br>
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<b>Information about the Department of Applied Linguistics:<br>
</b>The Department of Applied Linguistics offers an undergraduate minor,
a BA in Applied Linguistics, a Certificate in TESL, and a MA:TESOL
degree. The program is growing, especially at the graduate level,
and is associated with a laboratory school for ESL adult education.
Portland State University is one of seven universities in the Oregon
State System of Higher Education, and is located in the center of the
Portland metropolitan area. The university has more than 24,000 students
enrolled in programs from the undergraduate to the doctoral level.<br>
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Websites: <a href="http://www.ling.pdx.edu">www.ling.pdx.edu</a>
(Department of Applied Linguistics)<br>
<a href="http://www.labschool.pdx.edu">www.labschool.pdx.edu</a>
(National Labsite for Adult ESOL)<br>
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Portland State University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity
institution and, in keeping with the President’s diversity initiative,
welcomes applications from diverse candidates and candidates who support
diversity. <br><br>
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Lynn Santelmann, Ph.D. <br>
Associate Professor, Applied Linguistics<br>
Portland State University<br>
P.O. Box 751<br>
Portland, OR 97201-0751<br>
phone: 503-725-4140<br>
fax: 503-725-4139<br>
e-mail: santelmannl@pdx.edu (that's last name, first initial)<br>
web:
<a href="http://www.web.pdx.edu/~dbls" eudora="autourl">
www.web.pdx.edu/~dbls<br>
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