Job: SLA and Language Pedagogy at Portland State University

[Lynn Santelmann]

Second Language Acquisition and Language Pedagogy
Position Available in the Department of Applied Linguistics,
Portland State University

Position Description:

The Department of Applied Linguistics at Portland State University invites
applications for a full-time tenure-track position at the
Assistant/Associate Professor level. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in
Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Language Education, or a closely related
field, with a specialization in second language acquisition and language
pedagogy. Secondary specializations drawn from the following are desirable:
language testing, program design and evaluation, classroom-based research,
instructional technology. Responsibilities include supervision of thesis
research, both quantitative and qualitative. Establishing and sustaining
funded research activities is important. We encourage applications from a
diverse community of international scholars conducting research inside and
outside the United States.

Application Information:

The position will be available beginning Fall 2001. Candidates should
submit a letter of application including statement of research and teaching
interests, curriculum vitae, representative publications, and names and
addresses (including fax and e-mail) of at least three references. Review
of applications will begin November 15, 2000. The position will be open
until filled. Applicants who do not already hold a Ph.D. degree must offer
evidence that the degree will be granted by August 2001.

Applications should be sent to:

Applied Linguistics Search Committee
Department of Applied Linguistics
Portland State University
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751

Information about the Department of Applied Linguistics:

The Department of Applied Linguistics offers an undergraduate minor, a BA
in Applied Linguistics, a Certificate in TESL, and a MA:TESOL degree. The
program is growing, especially at the graduate level, and is in the process
of establishing a laboratory school for ESL adults. Portland State
University is one of seven universities in the Oregon State System of
Higher Education, and is located in the center of the Portland metropolitan
area. The university has more than 15,000 students enrolled in programs
from the undergraduate to the doctoral level.

Portland State University is an Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunity
Institution.
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Lynn Santelmann, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Applied Linguistics
Portland State University
P.O. Box 751
239 East Hall
Portland, OR 97201

Phone: (503) 725-4140
Fax: (503) 725-4139
e-mail: santelmannl at pdx.edu
www.ling.pdx.edu
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