Assistant Professor. Computer-Assisted ESL Instruction The Program in English Language/Linguistics in the Department of English, University of Arizona, invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position of Assistant Professor in the field of computer-assisted English as a Second Language instruction, to begin August 2008. The selected candidate will teach courses in the MA/ESL degree program and in the interdisciplinary PhD program in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT), as well as at the undergraduate level as appropriate. (All EL/L faculty also serve in the SLAT program.) The individual selected will be expected to conduct an active program of professional research and publication, and contribute to the Department's commitment to University and community service. Given the strongly multicultural and multilingual nature of our program, we hope to attract candidates with experience and interest in working with diverse students, colleagues, and communities. We particularly encourage applications from women and underrepresented minorities. The Department is located within the College of Humanities, which also includes Africana Studies and East Asian Studies, as well as other language departments. The University of Arizona aims to be a Hispanic-serving institution, and the English Department and the EL/L program seek to expand our work with underrepresented cultures and underserved constituencies. Additional Minimum Qualifications: Evidence of effective, innovative, and theoretically informed teaching Demonstration of a highly promising trajectory in research and publication Expertise in current and emerging technologies (e.g. Web 2.0, Second Life, CAVE, Statistical NLP) and best practices in the field of computer-assisted instruction in ESL/EFL education Experience in the ESL/EFL field PhD by August 2008 Preferred qualifications: Familiarity with gaming and virtual reality technologies as applicable to ESL/EFL education Familiarity with computer-based language analysis tools for use in research and teaching Familiarity with computer-assisted instruction (local and/or remote) as applied to other second or foreign languages Ability to teach a graduate course in language assessment and testing Proficiency in a second language International experience For full details and the online application form, see the posting at https://www.uacareertrack.com (cite job #39324). Include letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, and a representative writing/publication sample in the online application. Please send three letters of reference and a transcript of graduate coursework directly to: Professor Rudolph Troike, Chair, EL/L Search Committee, Department of English, P.O. Box 210067, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0067 Review of completed applications will begin November 1, 2007 and continue until the position is filled. Interviews with finalists will be by telephone. For more information on the English Department and the EL/L and SLAT programs, go to http://english.arizona.edu/. The University of Arizona is an EEO/AA Employer M/W/D/V. *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************