35.1722, Jobs: Mandarin Chinese; Applied Linguistics: Associate / Assistant Professor in Chinese Language, National Institute of Education

[The LINGUIST List]

LINGUIST List: Vol-35-1722. Mon Jun 10 2024. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 35.1722, Jobs: Mandarin Chinese; Applied Linguistics: Associate / Assistant Professor in Chinese Language, National Institute of Education

Moderator: Francis Tyers (linguist at linguistlist.org)
Managing Editor: Justin Fuller
Team: Helen Aristar-Dry, Steven Franks, Daniel Swanson, Erin Steitz
Jobs: jobs at linguistlist.org | Conferences: callconf at linguistlist.org | Pubs: pubs at linguistlist.org

Homepage: http://linguistlist.org

Please support the LL editors and operation with a donation at:
           https://funddrive.linguistlist.org/donate/

Editor for this issue: Erin Steitz <ensteitz at linguistlist.org>

LINGUIST List is hosted by Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences.
================================================================


Date: 07-Jun-2024
From: Hui Mei Yee [huimei.yee at nie.edu.sg]
Subject: Mandarin Chinese; Applied Linguistics: Associate / Assistant Professor in Chinese Language, National Institute of Education


University or Organization: National Institute of Education
Department: Human Resource Department
Job Location: Singapore, Singapore
Web Address: https://www.ntu.edu.sg/nie
Job Title: Associate / Assistant Professor in Chinese Language
Job Rank: Asst/Assoc Professor

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics

Required Language(s): Chinese, Mandarin (cmn)

Description:

Overview

The Asian Languages and Cultures (ALC) at the National Institute of
Education in Singapore comprises the Chinese, Malay, and Tamil
Divisions. ALC’s vision is to work towards the mission of NIE and
establish ALC as a Centre of Excellence for Chinese, Malay and Tamil
Languages, Literature, Culture and Education. We aim to nurture
excellent teacher-researchers devoted to the development and promotion
of mother tongue language education, Asian values and cultures as
pillars of Singapore’s national identity and harmony. Mother tongue
language teachers who enroll in our programmes can expect to receive a
firm academic foundation with current knowledge in education research.
ALC’s research places emphasis on high-impact interdisciplinary
content, pedagogical innovation, challenging existing theories and
extending the prevalent boundary of Asian studies.

ALC invites suitably qualified applicants to apply for a faculty
position in its Chinese language and culture division. The Chinese
division of ALC provides training for Chinese language teachers
through both pre-service and professional development programmes in
Singapore.

Requirements

 • Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in Applied Linguistics, with
a strong interest in second language acquisition, curriculum
development, and the pedagogy of teaching listening, speaking,
reading, and writing skills both as a mother tongue and as a second
language to children and adolescents
 • Extensive experience and expertise in research in the above fields
 • Native or near-native competence in oral and written Chinese and
English
 • Demonstrate strong ability for effective undergraduate and graduate
level teaching
 • Sufficient knowledge of the Singapore curriculum and the Singapore
education system
 • Sufficient knowledge of the Global Chinese curriculum and the
education system for international schools (preferred).

Responsibilities

 • Lead or collaborate on funded research projects and maintain a
strong research and publication record
 • Teach undergraduate and postgraduate level courses in curriculum
development and pedagogy in the Chinese language
 • Supervise and mentor undergraduate student teachers in their school
teaching practice
 • Supervise Masters and PhD dissertation work
 • Undertake any administrative duties required as exigencies of the
service
(For Associate Professor level) Mentoring of young faculty members and
serve in the NIE / NTU committees, and offer professional services to
schools, the Ministry of Education and other public education-related
organizations on a request basis.

Application

Please submit your application together with the following documents
to us through the link below:
 • A cover letter
 • A Curriculum Vitae that includes work experience, qualifications,
teaching experience, research accomplishments, full publication list
(in APA format), and service records
 • A statement of research interests (maximum 2 pages)
 • A statement of teaching philosophy and experience, evidence of
teaching excellence, and student feedback on teaching (maximum 2
pages)
 • Three sample publications (in English and/or Chinese)
 • Names, addresses, email addresses and brief biography of three
academic referees

Please note that shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an
interview, present a job talk, and to conduct a lesson in their area
of expertise for our students at NIE.

Other Information
More information on ALC can be found at https://www.ntu.edu.sg/nie/abo
ut-us/academic-groups/asian-languages-and-cultures.

Note to applicants
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified (via
email).

Mailing Address for Applications:
Web Address for Applications: https://ntu.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Career
s/job/NTU-Main-Campus-Singapore/Associate-Assistant-Professor-in-Chine
se-Language--ALC---NIE-_R00017472
Contact Information:
        Dr Qingming Luo
        Email: qingming.luo at nie.edu.sg



------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please consider donating to the Linguist List https://give.myiu.org/iu-bloomington/I320011968.html


LINGUIST List is supported by the following publishers:

Cambridge University Press http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics

De Gruyter Mouton https://cloud.newsletter.degruyter.com/mouton

Equinox Publishing Ltd http://www.equinoxpub.com/

John Benjamins http://www.benjamins.com/

Lincom GmbH https://lincom-shop.eu/

Multilingual Matters http://www.multilingual-matters.com/

Narr Francke Attempto Verlag GmbH + Co. KG http://www.narr.de/

Wiley http://www.wiley.com


----------------------------------------------------------
LINGUIST List: Vol-35-1722
----------------------------------------------------------