Tenure track opening in Technology and Language Learning & Teaching

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University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Department of Second Language Studies

Assistant Professor

The Department of Second Language Studies, University of Hawaii at
Manoa, seeks to fill a vacancy at the assistant professor level.  The
Department offers a Master of Arts in Second Language Studies, a PhD
program in Second Language Acquisition and an Advanced Graduate
Certificate in Second Language Studies. A BA with an ESL
specialization is available through the University's Interdisciplinary
Studies Program. Faculty have interests in a wide range of domains in
second and foreign language research. For more information, visit our
website: http://www.hawaii.edu/sls

Assistant Professor Position #82454. tenure track, full time 9-month,
pending position availability and funding, to begin August 1, 2009.

Minimum qualifications: Applicants should have major research
interests & instructional competence in technology and language
learning & teaching (e.g., computer-assisted language learning;
computer-mediated communication; electronic and multimodal literacies;
distance learning; emerging technologies; language courseware design
and evaluation); doctorate in second language acquisition, applied
linguistics or closely related field by August 2009; demonstrated
ability to conduct relevant research; second or foreign language
teaching experience; and evidence of excellent teaching ability at the
university level.

Desirable qualifications: Publication in journals and books; teaching
experience in a second language studies or equivalent graduate
program; ability to win competitive research funding; interest in the
Asia-Pacific region, including Asian and Pacific languages; and
teacher education experience.

Duties:  Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in the area of
specialization in the Department of Second Language Studies; conduct
and publish research; participate in departmental, college,
university, and community service.

Annual 9-month Salary Range:  commensurate with qualifications and
experience.

E-mail inquiries:

Dr. Lourdes Ortega <lortega at hawaii.edu>

To apply:  Applicants should submit letter of application in which you
address how you meet the qualifications for the position, a research
statement, your curriculum vitae, a list of courses taught, and sample
publications.  In addition, letters of reference should be submitted
directly by three recommenders. Hard copies of all application
materials should be sent by October 15, 2008 to:

Dr. Lourdes Ortega

Search Committee Chair

Department of Second Language Studies
570 Moore Hall
1890 East-West Road
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii  96822
USA

Closing date: October 15, 2008.

The University of Hawai'i is an equal opportunity and affirmative
action employer.

-- 
Richard R. Day, Ph.D.
Chairman and Professor
Department of Second Language Studies
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 U.S.A.
http://www.hawaii.edu/sls
Chairman & Co-Founder, Extensive Reading Foundation
www.erfoundation.org
Co-Editor, Reading in a Foreign Language
nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl