Job: Assistant or associate professor (tenure-track), second lang uage literacy, San Jose State University -- DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 1 M ARCH 2001

[Scott McGinnis]

Rank of Job: Assistant to Associate Professor
Areas Required: Second Language Literacy
Other Desired Areas:
University or Organization: San Jose State University
Department: Linguistics & Language Development
State or Province: CA
Country: USA
Final Date of Application: March 1, 2001
Contact: Thom Huebner huebner at email.sjsu.edu

Address for Applications:
One Washington Square
San Jose
CA 95192-0093
USA

QUALIFICATIONS:	

Required: doctorate in Applied Linguistics or related field.
Expertise in second language literacy and in the pedagogy of
developmental reading and writing.  Familiarity with multicultural
K-12 classrooms in the U.S.  Demonstrated potential for continued
scholarly activity.

Tenure Track. Ph.D. in applied linguistics or related field.  ABD
applicants will be considered at the assistant professor rank if
doctorate is completed by August 2001.  Salary commensurate with
qualifications and experience.

Preferred: Demonstrated ability to teach in an institution of higher
education.  Experience teaching in a K-12 setting.  Experience in
program development.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The department offers a B.A. and M.A. in Linguistics and an M.A. in
TESOL.  Duties include teaching introductory and advanced courses in
applied linguistics to students in these programs, as well as
developmental reading and writing.  The normal teaching load is four
three-unit courses per semester plus advising and committee work.
Excellence in teaching and continued scholarly, professional activity
will be a requirement for retention and promotion.


Interested candidates should submit a letter of application,
curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness, three letters
of recommendation, and representative publications to:  Thom Huebner,
Chair, Department of Linguistics & Language Development, San José
State University, San José, CA 95192-0093.