JOB: Tenure track (E)SL, Lille, France

[Maarten Lemmens]

LECTURER POSITION ESL LILLE, FRANCE – *DEADLINE Dec. 22, 2008*

Pending approval by the university authorities, a tenure track position 
will open up in 2009 at the University of Lille, France 
(www.univ-lille3.fr) for a lecturer ("mâitre de conférences" or MCF) 
with an *ESL profile* (English as a Second Language or in French 
"LANSAD" = "Langues pour des Spécialistes d'Autres Disciplines").

Candidates who are interested in this positions are asked to contact 
Maarten Lemmens (maarten.lemmens at univ-lille3.fr) *as soon as possible*. 
He can also provide you with more information should that be desired.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
The successful candidate has worked within field of Second Language 
Acquisition (preferably applied to English) and/or have demonstrated 
expertise in this domain, through quality publications and/or solid 
teaching experience. The candidate will engage in the further expansion 
of the ESL teaching and research group at the Université Lille 3 and be 
asked the become the coordinator for ESL in the university. He/she will 
also be responsible for the guidance of the teaching assistants.

REQUIREMENTS
1) DEGREE
The candidate must hold a PhD, or be sure to have a PhD in hand by 
December 10, 2008 at the latest, preferably in the field of (English) SLA.

2) PROCEDURE
Candidates who want to apply MUST go through an evaluation first (called 
"qualification"), which is independent of the final job application. 
Once "qualified", you can apply for any job in France for which the 
level of qualification (MCF/ or PR) holds.
Deadline for submission for the "qualification" is December 22, 2008, 
16h. (Paris time) and should be done using the on-line platform ANTARES 
(see http://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr, click on "Concours, 
emploi et carrières", then "eseignant-chercheurs" (on the left) for more 
info; to acces the on-line platform, choose "Galaxie" (or go directly to 
"ANTARES").

Initially, there is no requirement that candidates speak French 
fluently, but it is necessary that they at least have a sufficient 
knowledge to understand the procedures. The successful candidate must be 
authorized to work legally in France by Sept. 1, 2009, the start date of
the positions.

TEACHING
Normal teaching load is about 7 hours per week (2 terms of 13 weeks) and 
for this position concerns English classes for non-specialists (ESP) 
exclusively (undergraduate level).

Hiring will be done at the level of "Maître de Conférences" with a 
monthly salary scale ranging from 2,058 to 3,722 (before taxes and 
withholdings), depending on the number of years of experience at MCF 
level (i.e. most positions for which a PhD is required).


-- 
Den bästa taktiken är inte alltid att hålla sig upprätt, utan att lära 
sig falla mjukt" (Kajsa Ingemarsson, "Små citroner gula", p. 292)
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Maarten (=Martin) Lemmens
Professeur en linguistique et didactique des langues
(Spécialités: linguistique anglaise & linguistique cognitive)
Université Lille 3,
B.P. 60149, 59653 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France

  Membre de l'UMR 8163 Savoirs, Textes, Langage
    http://perso.univ-lille3.fr/~mlemmens
  Président de l'Association Française de Linguistique Cognitive
    http://aflico.asso.univ-lille3.fr/
  Editor-in-Chief "CogniTextes"
    http://aflico.asso.univ-lille3.fr/cognitextes/
  Board member of the International Cognitive Linguistics Association
    http://www.cogling.org/
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