I am posting this position for Hiroko Yamashita, who is chair of the
serach committee. Please contact her with any questions - not me.
Thanks, Ruth
Position: Director of Foreign Language Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology seeks to hire a Director of Foreign
Language Technology for its state-of-the-art Foreign Language
Technology Center to start on or before December 1, 2006. Rank: staff
or faculty, depending on qualifications. Qualifications include an
M.A. or Ph.D. in educational technology, foreign language pedagogy,
second language acquisition, linguistics, or a related field.
Required are thorough understanding of FL educational technology;
experience in creating FL courseware; experience in teaching a
foreign language; and experience in grant writing. Experience in
supervising a FL lab/technology center preferred.
The Foreign Language program at RIT has grown approximately forty
percent in the last five years, and further rapid expansion is
expected. The Director will report to the Chair of the Foreign
Language Department and will work closely with FL faculty in order to
best serve students that flourish in a technology-rich environment.
The Director's primary responsibilities include: overseeing the
Center and creative expansion of its use, facilitating the use of
technology in FL teaching by creating or acquiring technology-based
instructional materials, by engaging in creative new uses of software
and hardware for FL learning, by providing training to faculty and
students, and writing grants. The Director will also serve as liaison
to the office of Information and Technology Services, the Library,
and other related offices at the university. S/he has a clear vision
of the goals and methods of FL pedagogy and the effective integration
of technology into FL teaching and learning. The successful candidate
also will have strong interpersonal, communication, organizational,
and administrative skills.
The University places a high priority on the creation of an
environment supportive of the promotion of ethnic minorities, women,
and persons with disabilities.
Review of applications will begin at once and continue until the
position is filled. Applicants must send letter, curriculum vitae,
names of three references, a statement on the use of technology in
foreign language teaching and learning, and a sample of instructional
materials, by US priority mail to Professor Hiroko Yamashita, Chair
of Foreign Language Technology Director Search Committee, College of
Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology, 92 Lomb Memorial
Drive, Rochester, NY 14623-5604.
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