25.3722, Jobs: English; Applied Linguistics: Rank Open, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Subject: 25.3722, Jobs: English; Applied Linguistics: Rank Open, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:51:10
From: Lynn Schaefer [slcl-hr at illinois.edu]
Subject: English; Applied Linguistics: Rank Open, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

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University or Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 
Department: Department of Linguistics
Job Location: Illinois, USA 
Web Address: https://jobs.illinois.edu/
Job Title: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in ESL Testing/Assessment
Job Rank: Rank Open

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics 

Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

The Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign invites applications for an Assistant, Associate, or Full
Professor (tenure-track/tenured) position in ESL testing/assessment, with a
target start date of August 16, 2015. The position will be a full-time, nine
month appointment, paid over twelve months. Salary will be commensurate with
experience. The candidate must demonstrate strength in language
testing/assessment. The candidate’s record should provide clear evidence of a
strong research program and an excellent research trajectory, and demonstrated
strength in obtaining external funding. 

Primary teaching responsibility for will relate to language
testing/assessment, with other graduate/ undergraduate courses to be
determined in consultation with the department head. The candidate will
contribute to the intellectual missions of the MA, MATESL, and PhD programs in
linguistics and the broader applied linguistics university community.

The candidate will also manage the university-wide English Placement Test
(EPT), which is administered to incoming international graduate and
undergraduate students who need ESL courses.

Required Qualifications
- A Ph.D or Ed.D in hand by the beginning of appointment, with specialization
in ESL testing/assessment
- Demonstrated evidence of a strong research program, including a publication
record and active research agenda related to ESL testing/assessment
- Evidence of excellence in teaching

Preferred Qualifications
- Research/publication in the area of Computer-Assisted Language Testing
- Research agenda that complements existing strengths of our faculty’s
research in diverse areas of applied linguistics, in particular second
language pedagogy, second language studies/acquisition, sociolinguistics and
discourse studies, and the Teaching of English as a Second Language
- Experience managing English Placement Tests

Evidence of active research agenda and strong commitment to innovative
teaching in an interdisciplinary context is expected at the assistant
professor level. At the associate level, a successful candidate will present
an established record of scholarly publications, grants and/or awards, and
demonstrated excellence in teaching and student mentoring at both the
undergraduate/graduate levels. A successful candidate at the full professor
level will fulfill the criteria for the previous ranks and also be of national
or international stature in the field.

To apply, create your candidate profile at the website below and upload your
application materials:

Applicants for Assistant Professor: application letter, CV, research
statement, teaching evaluations or other evidence of excellence in teaching,
up to three publications, and the names and contact information (or Interfolio
ID) for three professional references. References will be contacted
electronically by the department after submission of the application. 
Reference letters must be received by December 8, 2014.  

Applicants for Associate or Full Professor must submit a letter of application
and curriculum vitae. The online application will require the contact
information for three professional references. References will be requested
only for those who are invited for an interview. 

Only electronic applications submitted through the application website (below)
will be accepted.  For full consideration, all required applicant materials
must be received no later than December 1, 2014. For further information
contact Lynn Schaefer (email below) or visit
http://www.linguistics.illinois.edu.  

Illinois is an EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu

Application Deadline: 01-Dec-2014 

Web Address for Applications: http://jobs.illinois.edu 
Contact Information:
	Lynn Schaefer 
	Email: slcl-hr at illinois.edu 

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