30.4608, Jobs: Portuguese; Spanish; Language Acquisition: Director of Language Programs, University of California, Los Angeles

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Subject: 30.4608, Jobs: Portuguese; Spanish; Language Acquisition: Director of Language Programs, University of California, Los Angeles

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Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 10:54:06
From: Cobey Chang [cobey at humnet.ucla.edu]
Subject: Portuguese; Spanish; Language Acquisition: Director of Language Programs, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

 
University or Organization: University of California, Los Angeles 
Department: Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Job Location: California, USA 
Web Address: https://www.spanport.ucla.edu/
Job Title: Department of Spanish and Portuguese: Academic Administrator
Job Rank: Director of Language Programs; Other

Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition 

Required Language(s): Portuguese (por)
                      Spanish (spa) 

Description:

Summary: Reporting to the Chair of the Department, the Director of Language
Programs, will work closely with the faculty- lead Committee on Undergraduate
Studies to support the language component of the majors and minors, direct the
Spanish and Portuguese L2 and heritage language programs, train and mentor
graduate teaching assistants; administer and score placement and exemptions
exams, build collaborations with campus professional schools s wanting Spanish
language components and expand language curricular offerings through on-line
programming. Teaching in the upper division undergraduate level is optional.

Qualifications:
The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in Spanish-Second Language
Acquisition/ Applied Linguistics/Foreign Language Education or related field
at the time of hire. The individual must have experience coordinating or
directing a large language program and supervising graduate teaching
assistants, native or near-native proficiency in both Spanish and English and
proficiency in Portuguese is desirable. Additionally, the candidate should
have expertise in curriculum development and assessment with demonstrated
administrative skills working with language instructors at various levels. The
candidate should also have demonstrated success meeting the needs of diverse
student populations and/or reaching out to diverse communities

Other desirable experience:
- At least 3 years of demonstrated experience in developing face-to-face
and/or online courses or programs,
- Demonstrated effectiveness in leadership and TA supervision in Spanish
Language Programs at the post-secondary level,
- Research focus or interest in Applied Linguistics, teaching methodologies,
or related area,
- Demonstrated effectiveness in college-level teaching, including Spanish
hybrid and/or online courses,
- Knowledge of the ACTFL proficiency scale for foreign languages and its
application in language program.

Applicants should submit the following to the application link provided below:
- A cover letter;
- Curriculum vitae;
- Statement of relevant experience, teaching and research interests;
- A statement of past, present, and planned contributions to equity,
diversity, and inclusion; and
- 3 letters of recommendations.

The deadline for applications is January 20th, 2020. Please direct queries
concerning the position to the department’s Academic Personnel Officer,
Jessica Gonzalez, at the contact information below.

Review of applications will begin February 17, 2020 and will continue until
the position is filled. The position will begin on or about July 1, 2020.

We encourage applications from women, minorities, and individuals with a
strong record of mentoring students from under-represented groups.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For
the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action
policy see: UC

Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy –
http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct

UCLA is a tobacco-free workplace. Policy is posted at:
http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000371/SmokingPolicy



Application Deadline: 20-Jan-2020 
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF05113 
Contact Information:
	Academic Personnel Analyst Jessica Gonzalez 
	Email: jessica at humnet.ucla.edu 
	Phone: 310-794-3401 


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