27.504, Jobs: Spanish; Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition: Associate Professor / Director, The University of Texas at El Paso

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Subject: 27.504, Jobs: Spanish; Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition: Associate Professor / Director, The University of Texas at El Paso

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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 15:16:49
From: Jane Evans [jeevans at utep.edu]
Subject: Spanish; Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition: Associate Professor / Director, The University of Texas at El Paso, Texas, USA

University or Organization: The University of Texas at El Paso 
Department: Department of Languages and Linguistics
Job Location: Texas, USA 
Job Title: Associate Professor of Hispanic Linguistics
Job Rank: Associate Professor; Director of the Spanish Language Program

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition 

Required Language(s): Spanish (spa)

Description:

Associate Professor of Hispanic Linguistics/
Director of the Spanish Language Program 

The Department of Languages and Linguistics at The University of Texas at El
Paso is recruiting an Associate Professor of Hispanic Linguistics who will
serve as the Director of the Spanish Language Program.  The position will
entail a 2/2 teaching assignment in Spanish and Methods of Second Language
Teaching (Pedagogy) at either or both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
As Director, the colleague who is appointed will undertake a thorough review
of the Spanish Program, with special attention to how speakers of Heritage
Spanish can be supported in their acquisition of academic registers.  In this
regard, the Director will be expected to devise and implement an effective
placement regime. The Director will coordinate and supervise all activities in
the lower-level Spanish B.A. and will provide training and supervision for TAs
and Instructors.  Tenured and tenure-track faculty are expected to be
productively engaged in research as well as to contribute to the service need
of the Department.  The appointment date is September 1st, 2016.

About UTEP and El Paso:  Set against the backdrop of the Franklin Mountains in
the Chihuahuan Desert, The University of Texas at El Paso is located at the
heart of the U.S.–Mexico border region in one of the largest binational
communities in the world. El Paso is a highly livable, bicultural community of
800,000 people, which offers affordable homes and attractive neighborhoods. It
is consistently ranked as one of the safest large cities in the United States.

Required Qualifications:  An ideal candidate will have in Ph.D. in Hispanic
Linguistics, Foreign Language Pedagogy, or Applied Linguistics with a tangible
record of ongoing scholarly and practical engagement with second language
acquisition, including with Spanish for Heritage Speakers. is required. 
Native or near-native language fluency in both Spanish and English is
required. 

Additional Preferred Qualifications: Experience coordinating multi-section
courses, in college-level Spanish language program supervision including
oversight of curriculum, instruction, and both teaching assistants and
instructors, and expertise integrating technology into curricula are preferred
qualifications.

Salary competitive and commensurate with experience.

Application Procedure: Send letter of interest and teaching philosophy, CV,
and three letters of recommendation to: 

Spanish for Heritage Speakers Search
Dr. Jane Evans, Chair of the Search Committee
Department of Languages and Linguistics
The University of Texas at El Paso 

at the application email address below.

Review of applications will begin on March 20, 2016 and will continue until
the position is filled. 

Final authorization to make an appointment will proceed with budget approval.

The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran
status, sexual orientation, or gender identity in employment or in the
provision of services

Application Deadline: 20-Mar-2016 (Open until filled)

Email Address for Applications: lingsearch at utep.edu 
Contact Information:
	Dr. Jane Evans 
	Email: jeevans at utep.edu 

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