Faculty job opening at LLC :Associate Professor for Language, Literacy, and Culture Ph.D program

[Balosa, David]

Faculty job opening at llc
Associate Professor for Language, Literacy & Culture Ph.D. Program University of Maryland, Baltimore County

http://www.umbc.edu/llc/faculty_job.html

The interdisciplinary Language, Literacy and Culture (LLC) Ph.D. Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) invites applications for a tenured Associate Professor beginning August 23, 2011. LLC is an interdisciplinary program of the study of language, culture, human interaction and communication with faculty from seven departments: Africana Studies; American Studies; Education; English; Gender and Women’s Studies; Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication; and Sociology and Anthropology.

Applicants must have an earned doctorate in one of the participating disciplines or a closely related field, administrative experience, and a successful research and teaching agenda in one of the following areas:

    * Language, literacy, discourse or applied linguistics
    * Media, multiliteracies, or globalized communication
    * Identity, culture, ethnicity, race or area studies

Major responsibilities include teaching core and seminar courses, research, academic advising, and chairing and serving on Ph.D. dissertation committees.

Since its beginning in 1998, the program has awarded 45 Ph.D.s, and it currently has over 60 students. Through courses and seminars, internships and research, students in the program investigate ways in which social structure, social and cultural assumptions, and language use affect interactions among members of different social and cultural groups and impact upon educational and training programs, communications systems, and public policy formulation.

Located between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., UMBC is a highly ranked public Carnegie Research University (High Research Activity), widely recognized for its commitment to excellence in both undergraduate and graduate education. With over 12,000 students, UMBC is especially proud of the diversity of its student body, and we seek to attract an equally diverse applicant pool for this position. We have a strong commitment to increasing faculty diversity.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest addressing qualifications and curriculum vitae, and have three letters of reference sent to

Pam Gemmill, LLC Program, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250 (gemmill at umbc.edu).

Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2010 and continue until the position is filled. Please address questions to Jodi Crandall, Chair, LLC Search Committee (crandall at umbc.edu). More information about the university and the program can be found at www.umbc.edu/llc

UMBC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
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David Balosa
ESL & Literacy Instructor
LaSalle University
University Ministry & Service
215-224-1189
5218 N. Carlisle Street, Philadelphia, PA 19141
balosa at lasalle.edu