22.3423, Jobs: L2 Acq; Various Langs: Rank Open-Tenure Track, Carnegie Mellon U

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Subject: 22.3423, Jobs: L2 Acq; Various Langs: Rank Open-Tenure Track, Carnegie Mellon U

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Date: 30-Aug-2011
From: Vera Lampley [vl2p at andrew.cmu.edu]
Subject: Second Language Acquisition; Various Languages: Rank Open - Tenure Track, Carnegie Mellon University, PA, USA
 

	
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From: Vera Lampley [vl2p at andrew.cmu.edu]
Subject: Second Language Acquisition; Various Languages: Rank Open - Tenure Track, Carnegie Mellon University, PA, USA

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University or Organization: Carnegie Mellon University 
Department: Modern Languages
Job Location: Pennsylvania, USA 
Web Address: http://ml.hss.cmu.edu/ml/
Job Rank: Rank Open  

Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition 

Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)
                      Chinese, Mandarin (cmn) 
                      French (fra) 
                      German (deu) 
                      Italian (ita) 
                      Japanese (jpn) 
                      Russian (rus) 
                      Spanish (spa) 

Description:

The Department of Modern Languages invites applications for an open-rank
tenure track position in Second Language Acquisition beginning in August
2012. Of particular interest are candidates whose research focuses on one
or more of the following areas: cognitive dimensions of second language
learning, language assessment, technology and second language acquisition,
multilingual literacy development, contexts of second language learning.
Successful candidates must have an earned Ph.D., display strong evidence of
research productivity, excellence in teaching, strong interest in graduate
student mentoring and research supervision, potential for securing
extramural funding, native or near-native proficiency in one or more of the
languages offered in the Department (Arabic, Chinese, French, German,
Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish), and interest in teaching courses both
in the graduate programs in SLA and in one of the language and cultural
studies areas of the Department. Teaching load is 2+2.

Applicants should send a letter of application (indicating, among other
things, any professional conferences they plan to attend between November
2011 and January 2012, (including the ACTFL meeting in Denver and the MLA
meeting in Seattle), resume, statements of teaching, research, and
curricular interests, and three (3) letters of recommendation (which may be
included with the packet or sent directly by referees). Representative
publications, not to be returned, may also be included.

The materials should be sent to the application address below and should
arrive not later than October 31, 2011. Carnegie Mellon University is an
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.


Application Deadline: 31-Oct-2011 
Mailing Address for Applications: 
	Chair, SLA Search Committee 
	Departmet of Modern Languages 
	Baker Hall Room 160 
	Carnegie Mellon University 
	Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 
	USA  
Contact Information:
	Vera Lampley 
	Email: vl2p at andrew.cmu.edu 






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