University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
(College of Letters and Science, Milwaukee WI 53201-0413)

Director of Language Resource Center

http://www.uwm.edu

The UW-Milwaukee College of Letters and Science invites applicants
for a full-time (12 month) position as Director of the Language
Resource Center (Instructional Program Manager II).

The Director will: 1) collaborate with faculty in applying technology
to language instruction (Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek,
Hebrew, Hmong, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Latin,
Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Yiddish); 2)
administer daily operations, budget, staff, and multiple functions of
the LRC; 3) offer and/or organize workshops in using technology in
language pedagogy and assessment of proficiency, including TA
orientation; 4) evaluate, test, and implement multi-media materials
for language learning; 5) provide training and support to faculty,
staff, and students in computer-based pedagogy; 6) serve as a liaison
with the College's IT group. The Director normally will teach one
language course per year.

The successful candidate must have an M.A. or Ph.D. in a language,
SLA, or related field, native or near-native fluency in a language
other than English, and at least two years experience or training in
instructional technology.  Strong administrative, organizational, and
interpersonal skills; experience in a language center; excellence in
classroom teaching; and a commitment to pedagogical innovation and
collaboration are highly desirable.

Review of applications is ongoing until the position is filled. Send
letter of intent, curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference to
Dr. Kathleen Wheatley, Search and Screen Chair-Language Resource
Center Director, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, P.O. Box 413,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413.

UWM is an AA/EEO employer and educator strongly committed to
maintaining a climate supporting equality of opportunity and respect
for difference based on gender, culture, ethnicity, disability,
sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, religion, national
origin or ancestry, age, and lawful activities. We particularly
encourage applications from individuals who would enhance and
diversify our workforce.

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