Two positions at Indiana University's CeLCAR

[Jeff Holdeman]

This is a courtesy posting.  Please respond off-list to
iaunrc at indiana.edu, not to me.

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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.


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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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