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>Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:36:27 -0500
>From: "Kenyatta S. Whitfield" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Director - Penn Language Center
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Director - Penn Language Center
University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences
Penn Language Center
The School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) is the liberal arts core of the
University of Pennsylvania. SAS is at the foundation of the scholarly
excellence that has established Penn as one of the world's leading research
universities. Ten of its 26 departments are ranked in the top ten nationally for
faculty distinction according to the National Research Council, and SAS
faculty are regularly recognized with academia's highest honors, including in
recent years the National Medal of Science, the MacArthur Fellowship, the
Pulitzer Prize, and the Nobel Prize. SAS is the academic home to over half of
Penn's students and provides 60 percent of the courses taken by students in
Penn's undergraduate professional schools. The School of Arts and Sciences
occupies over one million square feet of space in 39 buildings that range in
age from two to 249 years.
SAS seeks a Director to coordinate the language program of the Penn
Language Center (PLC). The PLC offers instruction in approximately forty less-
commonly taught languages, coordinating language programs and training for
language teachers. The PLC also provides leadership and training in the use of
new technologies in language instruction for all language teachers in the
School. In partnership with faculty, the PLC is a center for externally-funded
programs in language-related research projects.
Duties:
Hire, train, and evaluate PLC teachers; plan curricula; consult with
departments and other schools within the University; and conduct workshops
for language teachers. Design programs in language pedagogy and second
language acquisition using new technologies for teachers in the PLC and other
languages and literatures departments. Oversee the PLC staff and budget.
This is a Limited Service position which means that although this is an ongoing
position the incumbent works 10 out of 12 months in a year.
Qualifications:
Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, or a language-
related discipline. Experience as a language coordinator. Experience in the
development and implementation of language teaching technology. Minimum
one year of administrative or supervisory experience.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is
filled. To apply for this position, please submit resumes online at:
http://jobs.hr.upenn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=187016
Alternatively you may search by reference number 071223690 at
http://jobs.hr.upenn.edu/
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http://www.hr.upenn.edu/
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