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1) Subject: Faculty Research Assistant Job U of Maryland

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Date: 18 April 2011
From: reposted from LINGUIST
Subject: Faculty Research Assistant Job U of Maryland

University or Organization: University of Maryland 
Department: National Foreign Language Center
Job Location: Maryland, USA 
Web Address: http://www.nflc.org
Job Rank: Faculty Research Assistant  

Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition 

Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)
                     Chinese, Mandarin (cmn) 
                     Korean (kor) 
                     Russian (rus) 
                     Swahili (swh) 
                     Turkish (tur) 

Description:

Title:  Faculty Research Assistant
Functional Title:  Assistant Director - Second Language Acquisition
Position Number:  113957
Category Status:  03-Faculty-Non-Tenured, Term Contract

Position Summary/Purpose of Position: 
This position's primary role will be to work on project-related assignments
as do all other faculty but with the additional responsibility of
overseeing SLA resource allocation across projects and ensuring the quality
of each FRA's work.

Position Responsibilities:
-  Work on funded projects as a senior Subject Matter Expert (SME) in SLA.
-  Help manage NFLC FRAs by efficiently allocating resources to projects,
anticipating future/upcoming SLA resource requirements, tracking levels of
effort across projects, and approving all timesheets, leave forms, and
other administrative requirements.
-  Identify areas of research central to NFLC mission and contact external
resources as necessary to support NFLC research goals.
-  Attend conferences, workshops, seminars, etc to learn more about the use
of technology in L2 learning and teaching.
-  Support the NFLC's new business development team in the identification
of potential sources of funding and in the writing of business & grant
proposals.

Minimum Qualifications: 

Education:
-  Required Master's in SLA, Linguistics, TESOL, Educational Technology, or
related field

Experience:
-  Web-based/online foreign language (or EF/SL) materials development
-  Foreign language (or EF/SL) teaching online and/or in a classroom setting
-  2+ years experience leading or managing a project or unit

Preferences: 

Education: 
-  PhD in SLA, Linguistics, TESOL, Educational Technology, or related field 

Experience: 
-  translation and/or interpretation foreign language (or EF/SL) assessment 

KSAs: 
-  Best practices in distance & blended learning 
-  Use of Web 2.0 tools 
-  Proficiency in a foreign language, preferably a less commonly taught
language (e.g., Arabic, Chinese,Korean, Dari, Pashto, Russian, Turkish,
Swahili, etc)   

To Apply: 
Visit the application URL below

The University of Maryland is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply.


Application Deadline: 15-May-2011 
Mailing Address for Applications:
	Business Services Specialist Teri Schuler 
	University of Maryland/National Foreign Language Center 
	5700 Rivertech Ct., Ste. 250 
	Riverdale, MD 20737 
	USA  
Web Address for Applications: http://jobs.umd.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=54089 
Contact Information:
	Teri Schuler 
	Email: tschuler at nflc.org 
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