Job: Language Coordinator, Rutgers University

[Francis Hult]

Via lgpolicy...

The Department of African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages
and Literatures in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers
University (New Brunswick) invites applications for a full time,
non-tenure track position of Language Coordinator in the
newly-established Department of African, Middle Eastern and South
Asian Languages and Literatures. This is a renewable, three-year
contractual position with full benefits. Applicants must have a Ph.D.
in Second Language Acquisition or a related field, with a
concentration on Less Commonly Taught Languages of Africa/Middle
East/South Asia, and should have a minimum of three years experience
in Second/Foreign Language Coordination in an American academy.
Candidates are expected to be competent in the use of instructional
technology and communicative,  standards-based teaching methodologies
and must be conversant with the latest methods in Second/Foreign
language assessment and should have demonstrated success in
grant-writing. Working in conjunction with the Language Institute,
scheduling office and other relevant units, the Director of Language
Instruction and Coordination will be responsible for the general
management of language instruction in the department --including
training, supervision and evaluation of language instructors;
scheduling of classes and placement tests; and campus-wide promotion
of the study of these languages. In addition, the Director of Language
Instruction and Coordination will be expected to teach 3 courses per
year in his/her primary language(s) of expertise. Applicants should
have a demonstrated record of active participation in one or more
professional organizations focused on Less Commonly Taught Languages,
eg., the National Association
of the Teaching of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLTCOL), African
Language Teachers Association (ALTA), or the American Association of
Teachers of Arabic (AATA) or the Association of Teachers of South
Asian Languages (ATSAL).  Applicants should submit a letter of
interest and updated CV, and have three letters of recommendation sent
directly to the Chair of the Search Committee, Dr. Ousseina Alidou.
Review of applications will begin on October 20 and continue until the
position is filled. Rutgers is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer.

Please mail your application to:
Professor Ousseina Alidou
Chair, Language Coordinator Search Committee
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and
Literature
54 Joyce Kilmer Avenue
Lucy Stone Hall, B301
Piscataway, NJ 08854
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