Fwd: JOB POSTING: Coordinator, Cree Language Certificate Program, Blue Quills College

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----- Forwarded message from cree at bluequills.ca -----
    Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 16:28:20 -0600 (MDT)
    From: Cree Language Certificate <cree at bluequills.ca>
Reply-To: cree at bluequills.ca
 Subject: JOB POSTING: Coordinator, Cree Language Certificate Program,  
   Blue Quills College
      To: cree at bluequills.ca

Blue Quills First Nations College in Alberta invites applications for
its
Indigenous Languages Program Coordinator position to help the College
fulfill its commitment to immersion-based language learning methodology
and research.

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JOB POSTING: INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES PROGRAM COORDINATOR

> Responsibilities

The successful candidate will: coordinate and oversee the Cree Language
Certificate Program; serve as an administrative liaison with the
College’s
various funding and academic partners in indigenous language research;
and
participate in the development and implementation of a Cree Language
Post-Graduate Diploma Program.  More specifically, this one-year term
position (with great potential for extension) will be responsible for
the
following duties:

· program coordination, including teaching, scheduling, budgeting,
curriculum development, student advising, recruitment, marketing and
public relations

· administer Blue Quills’ Indigenous Language Research Project,
including
data analysis, transcribing, translating, collating and disseminating
research reports.

· participate in the development and implementation of the proposed
Post-Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Languages including conducting
research, negotiating with external agencies and/or officials

· seek funding through grant proposal writing; and

· facilitate teamwork and elder involvement.

> Education and Qualifications

* Bachelor’s degree with acceptable specialization in a related field;
* Cree Language proficiency, both oral and written;
* proven leadership and/or project management skills and abilities;
* prior teaching experience and research capacities;
* proven team-player, with excellent interpersonal communication skills;
* computer skills and proven ability to write proposals and reports.


Competition Closing Date:  July 21, 2006
(Mark to the attention of Dr. Leona Makokis)

Cree Language Certificate Program
c/o Blue Quills First Nations College
P.O. Box 279
St. Paul, Alberta
T0A 3A0
Ph: 780-645-4455 or
1-888-645-4455 (Western Canada)
http://www.bluequills.ca/cree.htm

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