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1) Subject:U of Oregon Job

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Date: 22 Feb 2007
From:reposted from LINGUIST
Subject:U of Oregon Job

Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:09:44
From: Jeff Magoto < jmagoto at uoregon.edu >
Subject: Arabic, Standard; Korean; Portuguese; Swahili & Language  
Teaching: Instructor, University of Oregon, OR, USA


University or Organization: University Of Oregon
Department: Yamada Language Center
Web Address: http://babel.uoregon.edu
Job Rank: Instructor
Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Language  
Teaching
Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)
                       Korean (kor)
                       Portuguese (por)
                       Swahili (swh)

Description:

The World Languages Academy at the University of Oregon invites
applications for five language instructors: Arabic-2 (1.0 FTE), Korean-1
(1.0 FTE), Brazilian Portuguese-1 (.67 FTE) and Swahili-1 (.67 FTE).
Starting date is September 17, 2007.

Required qualities for the position include an MA in Language Teaching,
Linguistics, Foreign Language Education or related field with at  
least one
year of full-time university teaching or equivalent experience; a  
record of
excellence in teaching; knowledge of current second-language teaching
methodologies; ability and willingness to teach and direct  
introductory and
intermediate courses in our respective languages; native or near-native
fluency in Arabic, Korean, Portuguese or Swahili, as well as in English.

Desired qualities for the position include: evidence of
pedagogical/professional development, experience in developing language
materials and curricula, and a desire to develop upper level courses in
various aspects of language and culture. The successful candidate  
will have
the ability to work effectively with faculty, staff, and students from a
variety of diverse backgrounds.

These positions are renewable, and, depending upon future funding,  
eligible
for promotion to Senior Instructor. A normal teaching load is 3  
courses per
term (15 hours per week). The starting salary is between $30,000 and
$35,000 for nine months, based on experience and qualifications. Summer
teaching is a possibility, and the university provides an excellent
benefits package.

Review of applications will begin March 15, 2007. Positions will remain
open until filled. Please send: 1) a letter of application, 2)  
curriculum
vitae, 3) a sample of teaching materials, 4) student evaluations, 5)  
three
letters of reference, and 6) a brief statement of teaching philosophy to
the address below. Email queries welcome at: ylc at uoregon.edu.

The University of Oregon is committed to a campus environment that is
enriched and informed by the personal, cultural and intellectual
differences of its students, faculty, staff and visitors. The UO is an
equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution committed to cultural
diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disability Act.

Address for Applications:
	Director Jeff Magoto
	Yamada Language Center
	1236 University of Oregon
	Eugene, OR 97403-1236
	USA
	
Application Deadline: 15-Mar-2007 (Open until filled)

Contact Information:
	Jeff Magoto
	Email: jmagoto at uoregon.edu
	Phone: (541) 346-4319
	Fax: (541) 346-3917

Apply on-line at: http://hr.uoregon.edu/jobs/unclassified.php? 
subtype=academic

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