Two Language Center Positions Available

[Harold F. Schiffman]

Position 1:

Co-Director
Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region
Indiana University

Pending approval of funding for this position, Indiana University is
seeking a co-director for the Center for Languages of the Central Asian
Region; CeLCAR is a national language resource center that promotes the
teaching and learning of languages of Central Asia, Azerbaijan, and
Afghanistan.  The Co-Director will be responsible for developing and
directing a coherent set of Center projects. Together with the CeLCAR
Director of Curriculum Development, every four years the Co-Director will
write the Center's Title VI grant application to the US Department of
Education.  At present, this is the largest source of CeLCAR support.
The Co-Director will actively seek funding for appropriate projects beyond
the scope of the Title VI grant. The Co- Director will also represent the
Center's interests to the University and to outside entities. All of these
activities will be undertaken in close cooperation with the CeLCAR
Director.  The Co-Director will hold a full-time non-tenure-track
appointment in one or more departments and/or programs relevant to his or
her area of specialization.  In addition to duties at CeLCAR, he or she
will teach one class per semester.

Qualifications: Candidates must have a Ph.D. in applied linguistics or a
closely related discipline; a background in LCTL (lesson commonly taught
language) teaching; familiarity with current (e.g. communicative and
proficiency-based) approaches to language pedagogy; an understanding of
language teaching materials development; and extensive experience of
grant- writing, supervision, and academic administration. Also highly
desirable are experience with the use of technology in language teaching,
and knowledge of a Central Asian or other Turkic or Indo-Iranian language.

Application Procedure: Applications should contain a cover letter with a
detailed explanation of relevant experience, including language teaching,
materials development, and grant-writing; a current CV; contact
information for three references; and samples of work or publications.
Applications should be sent in one of the following ways: electronically
to iaunrc at indiana.edu, by fax to (812) 855-7500, or in hard copy to
Professor William Fierman, Department of Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana
University, Goodbody Hall, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. It is anticipated
that review of applications will begin on April 10, and the position will
remain open until filled.

For further information about this position, please inquire by e-mail only
(not telephone): iaunrc at indiana.edu. Indiana University is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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Position 2:

Director of Language Curriculum Development
Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region
Indiana University

Position Available: The Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region
(CeLCAR), is currently seeking a full-time experienced specialist in
materials development and proficiency-based language teaching to direct
its curricular development program for Central Asian languages funded
under a Title VI grant.  At present the Center is developing introductory
and intermediate materials for four languages--Pashto, Uyghur, Tajik, and
Uzbek. The position is a full-time, non-tenure-track appointment, with
full benefits.

Requirements and Responsibilities:  The successful applicant should have a
Master’s degree, or preferably a Ph.D., in applied linguistics or a
closely related discipline. He or she must be experienced in designing
curricular materials for less commonly taught languages (LCTLs), be
familiar with task- based, proficiency-based, and communicative approaches
to materials design, and be able to conduct workshops on a range of topics
in curriculum development and language pedagogy for center staff.  The
Director of Language Curriculum Development will provide overall direction
and supervision for each of the Center’s curriculum development language
projects noted above. The Center curriculum development staff includes
native-speaking language developers for each language, curriculum
development and computer assisted language learning (CALL) specialists,
and programming staff. The goal of each language project is to produce
proficiency-oriented course materials for beginning and intermediate
levels of language instruction, in print and electronic (CD-ROM, Web)
form, and to teach these languages during the eight-week intensive summer
language institutes held annually in Bloomington. The Director of Language
Curriculum Development will work closely with the CeLCAR Director and
Co-Director in preparing applications for funding to the US Department of
Education, and in assuring that projects funded through Title VI are
coordinated with other CeLCAR projects. (See the accompanying announcement
for the CeLCAR Co-Director position.)

Application Procedure: Applications should contain a cover letter with a
detailed explanation of relevant experience, including language teaching
and materials development; a current CV; contact information for three
references;  and samples of work or publications. Applications should be
sent in one of the following ways: electronically to iaunrc at indiana.edu,
by fax to (812) 855- 7500, or in hard copy to Professor William Fierman,
Department of Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University, Goodbody Hall,
Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. For full consideration, applications should
arrive no later than April 4, 2004.

For further information about this position, please inquire by e-mail only
(not telephone): iaunrc at indiana.edu. Indiana University is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer.