>Subject: Fwd: Job Announcement
>Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:29:43 -0500
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From: "S. Tripp" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: January 13, 2008 11:38:00 PM EST
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Subject: Job Announcement
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Center for Language Research
School of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Aizu, Japan
SUBJECT: Faculty Search
Now accepting applications for tenured positions at the Assistant,
Associate, or Full Professor level, based on qualifications.
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STARTING DATE: At a mutually convenient date between April 1 and
October 1,
2008
APPLICATION REVIEW BEGINS: February 25, 2008
QUALIFICATIONS:
=B7 Doctorate (in hand or nearly complete), with specialization(s) in
applied linguistics, corpus linguistics, testing and assessment,
technical
communication, English for science and technology, computer-assisted
language learning, or related areas.
=B7 Scholarly publications, presentations, and professional
experience
=B7 Native or near-native English-speaker proficiency
=B7 Ability to teach/research academic and workplace English for
students,
faculty, and working professionals in computer science, IT, and related
technical/business fields
DUTIES: Teach four to five courses per semester (one course meets
for 90
minutes each week), develop original innovative instruction,
participate in
projects, serve on committees, conduct research, network
internationally,
and publish widely
SALARY: Based on experience, qualifications, and rank assigned
BENEFITS
=B7 Subsidized furnished housing in faculty apartments within walking
distance of the university
=B7 Large, well-equipped private office in modern building
=B7 New-employee allowance for computer equipment
=B7 Well-equipped, air-conditioned, high-tech classrooms
=B7 Annual budget for research, domestic conference travel, academic
memberships, etc.
=B7 Eligibility for one annual overseas conference trip
=B7 Internal grant opportunities for special research projects/
conferences
=B7 Consulting and other business activities permitted
=B7 Subsidies for special extra-curricular classes
=B7 Winter utilities allowance
=B7 Two bonuses per year
=B7 Full-time employment till age 65 with retirement and health
benefits
=B7 One-way transportation costs to Aizuwakamatsu
=B7 Shipping expense allowance
=B7 Scenic setting close to ski and hot spring resorts, national
parks,
rivers, lakes, mountains, museums, castle, historical district, shopping
=B7 Only two and a half hours from Tokyo by train
SUBMISSION PACKAGE:
1) Cover letter
2) CV
3) Copies of two representative papers
4) Three recent letters of recommendation
5) Photocopies of university diplomas
6) URLs of any online work or educational materials
All documents should be sent to the following address (hardcopy or
digital)
Professor Yuko Kesen
Office of Planning and Management
University of Aizu
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima 965-8580 JAPAN
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Attention: CLR Faculty Selection Committee
Email: [log in to unmask]
The University of Aizu is the first university in Japan solely
dedicated to
computer science and engineering. It has approximately 1,200 students
at th=
e
undergraduate and graduate level, and about half of its faculty are
non-Japanese, coming from roughly 12 different countries. The
University is
officially bilingual and all official meetings/documents are
conducted/printed in both English and Japanese.
The University of Aizu is located in Aizuwakamatsu City, a historic
castle
town of scenic beauty with a population of nearly 120,000. For more
information about the university, please visit our web page:
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