Position in Russian

[Jason Merrill]

The Department of Linguistics, and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African 
Languages and the English Language Center at Michigan State University 
seek to hire individuals with experience in technology-based language 
pedagogy.One position is for an individual in Russian.  These skilled 
individuals will form a core team of language professionals with 
proficiency in educational technology who can work closely together to 
lead hybrid and online language learning course development within the 
College of Arts and Letters with the ultimate goals of building 
courses/activities for language instruction that are oriented around 
ACTFL proficiency standards.  Successful candidates will have technology 
and language-instruction experience that support the creation of 
instructional materials that rely on best practices for face-to-face and 
technology-based instruction.

The candidates' responsibilities will include language instruction and 
close collaboration with MSU's Center for Language Teaching Advancement 
(CeLTA) and other language teaching faculty in developing hybrid or 
online language courses and/or in general supporting the technology 
efforts of the language curriculum.

Candidates should have at least an MA degree in an appropriate field and 
significant experience teaching languages in technology-enhanced 
settings.In addition, native or demonstrated near-native fluency in 
Russian is required. Qualifications also include strong experience 
developing and teaching hybrid and/or online language courses and, 
preferably, research in a related field.

This position will begin August 16, 2013 and is for a two-year academic 
appointment with the possibility of renewal. Rank will be dependent on 
qualifications.

Applications must be submitted electronically via the MSU Human 
Resources website, http://jobs.msu.edu/. Posting: #7243).Applicants 
should submit a cover letter describing relevant experience, a current 
CV, samples of materials developed for an online environment, and the 
names and email addresses of 2 referees who will be contacted 
automatically by email for their letter of recommendation.

Review of applications will begin February 4, 2013 and will continue 
until the positions are filled.

For more information contact the search committee chair Dr. Jason 
Merrill, _merril25 at msu.edu_, Department of Linguistics and Germanic, 
Slavic, Asian and African Languages, 619 Red Cedar Road, B-467 Wells 
Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1027.

Persons with disabilities have the right to request and receive 
reasonable accommodation.

MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. MSU is 
committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The 
university actively encourages applications and/or nominations of women, 
persons of color, veterans, and persons with disabilities.

-- 

Jason Merrill

Associate Professor of Russian

Director of the Middlebury College Kathryn Wasserman Davis School of Russian

B-467 Wells Hall

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI 48824

Ph: 517-355-8365

Fax:517-432-2736


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