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Date: 25 Sep 2013
From: ahmed souaiaia <ahmed-souaiaia at uiowa.edu>
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Announcement of the position of the Assistant Professor in Arabic Language
and Literatures

The Department of French and Italian in the Division of World Languages,
Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Iowa invites applications
for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Arabic Language and Literature.
Required qualifications: Ph.D. in Arabic language, literature, or culture,
in hand by August 20, 2014; native or near-native proficiency in Arabic and
English; evidence of an active research program in Arabic studies;
familiarity
with up-to-date approaches to language instruction and Arabic curriculum
development; and successful teaching of courses in Modern Standard Arabic
as a second language.  The successful candidate must be able to direct the
first- and / or second-year Arabic program, to teach undergraduate courses
in Arabic language, and to teach and direct advanced courses in Arabic
language and in Arabic/Islamic literatures and cultures.

Desirable qualifications: experience teaching in an American college or
university and in language program coordination; experience or interest in
grant writing. The Department currently offers a minor in Arabic and seeks
to expand course opportunities to offer a major. There will be
possibilities to mentor graduate students in the Division and other
academic departments and opportunities to collaborate with Division faculty
to develop and teach interdisciplinary courses in Comparative Literature,
Cinema, Translation, International Studies, French, Spanish, History,
Religious Studies, Journalism, Communication Studies, Business, and
Linguistics, among other academic units.

Candidates should submit a curriculum vitae, a letter of interest that
indicates research interests and teaching philosophy, and one sample of
English-language scholarly work online at http://jobs.uiowa.edu and arrange
to have three letters of recommendation submitted online to the same link.
Refer to requisition number *63327*.  Screening begins October 20 and
preliminary interviews may be conducted by telephone or Skype. Short-listed
candidates will be asked to provide a digital sample of their language
teaching.

The Department of French and Italian, the Division of World Languages,
Literatures and Cultures, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are
strongly committed to gender and ethnic diversity; the strategic plans of
the University, College, Division and Department reflect this commitment.
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.  The University is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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