UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY VISITING PROFESSOR OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES The Department of Foreign Languages at the United States Air Force Academy has an opening for a Visiting Assistant/Associate Professor of Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish, beginning July 2002. The appointment will be for one academic year (approximately July 10th 2002 - May 31st 2003), with the possibility of extending for an additional year. The Air Force Academy, located in Colorado Springs, CO., is an undergraduate institution, awarding the Bachelor of Science degree as part of its mission to inspire and develop outstanding young men and women to become Air Force officers with knowledge, character and discipline. Essential qualities expected of every faculty member include the personal attributes of integrity, cooperation, initiative, and breadth of intellectual interests. Applications are invited from qualified candidates with a commitment to total undergraduate development in the professional context of the Academy. Successful candidates will demonstrate the potential for teaching excellence and sustained intellectual contributions, and will have native/near native foreign language skills. Preference will be given to those having skills in more than one foreign language. An earned doctorate in Foreign Language Education, Linguistics, Area Studies or related field is required. Candidates MUST currently be directly affiliated with/employed by a college or university (full time) to qualify as a "Visiting" Professor. Visiting faculty members will be temporarily assigned to the Federal Government, but will remain employees of their institution of higher education. They will continue to receive salary from their home institution, which will be reimbursed by the Air Force Academy. The move from and back to their home institution will be paid for by the Academy as well. Send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references familiar with your professional work to: HQ USAFA/DFF (attn: Lt Col Wilkins), 2354 Fairchild Dr., Suite 4L8, USAF Academy, CO 80840. Applications must be postmarked by November 30th, 2001 in order to receive consideration. The Federal Government is an equal opportunity employer.