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>Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 16:37:42 -0500
>From: Rita Goldberg <[log in to unmask]>
>Organization: St. Lawrence University
>To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Position announcement

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St. Lawrence University
Modern Languages Instructional Technology Specialist
Search reopened

St. Lawrence University seeks a Modern Languages Instructional
Technology Specialist to provide technological leadership, support, and
facilities management for the Department of Modern Languages and
Literatures, to begin July 1, 1999.

Reporting both to the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and
the Information Technology Division, the successful candidate will
exhibit a broad range of technological skills and a solid grasp of
technology-based language pedagogy.  In addition to supporting language
instruction, the Instructional Technology Specialist for Modern
Languages will have a role in campus-wide technology support and
planning.

Qualifications for this position include the following:
    * An advanced degree in language acquisition, a foreign language,
educational technology or a related field.
    * Strong background in one or more of the languages taught at St.
Lawrence (French, German, Japanese, Kiswahili, Russian, Spanish)
    * Experience in integrating instructional technologies into the
foreign language curriculum and in supporting technology-based
instruction in higher education
    * Experience in installing and maintaining computer and multimedia
hardware
    * Experience in designing, building, and maintaining web sites
    * Ability to manage student staff

The successful candidate will also provide evidence of excellent
communication, leadership and teamwork skills.

Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrable system-level
skills in configuring and managing Windows 95/98 and who have experience
in a scripting language such as JavaScript or Perl.

This position affords many opportunities for innovation and professional
growth in a dynamic technology environment.  St. Lawrence University was
among the first campuses in the U.S. to be fully networked, and it
offers excellent classroom and laboratory facilities.  The Carnegie
Language Center deploys a variety of electronic systems for teaching and
learning, including wired language laboratories, a multimedia computing
laboratory, and satellite-based international services.

Send letter of application, vita, three references and, if available,
samples of work accomplished to Prof. Roy Caldwell, Chair, Search
Committee, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, St. Lawrence
University, Canton, NY 13617.

Review of applications will begin March 10 and will continue until the
position is filled.

St. Lawrence University, chartered in 1856, is an independent, private,
coeducational institution of higher learning in New York State.  For
more information please visit SLUs homepage at http://www.stlawu.edu.

St. Lawrence University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment
Opportunity employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with
disabilities are encouraged to apply