--- Forwarded Message from Felix Kronenberg <[log in to unmask]> --- >User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/11.4.0.080122 >Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 10:13:02 -0700 >Subject: position/internship announcement >From: Felix Kronenberg <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >Thread-Topic: position/internship announcement >Thread-Index: Aci3eBjLVyyU6CNrEd2zzQAbY7SHLQ== >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> Dear all, I am very happy to be able to announce a new paid internship position at Pomona College. It would be ideal for a graduate student conducting research in the field of language learning and technology and a good stepping stone for someone who wants to become a language lab/center director. We have built our new language center over the past two years and are very excited about its completion this late spring. Please share this information with your colleagues and students, and encourage suitable candidates to apply. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. See the job announcement below. More info can be found on the job web site: http://www.pomona.edu/HR/staffjobs.shtml Best, Felix -- Dr. phil. Felix A. Kronenberg Foreign Language Resource Center Dept. of German and Russian Mason Hall, 550 Harvard Ave. Pomona College Claremont, CA 91711 phone: (909) 621 - 8620 fax: (909) 607 - 7026 http://flrc.pomona.edu/ http://german.pomona.edu/ http://bootcamp.pomona.edu/ Full description from the web site: Language Technology Intern at The Foreign Language Resource Center (FLRC) P1735 Salary: Dependent upon qualifications Temporary, part-time, 9-month position (20 hours per week, some evening hours, mid-August through mid-May) The Foreign Language Resource Center (FLRC) is part of the Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International Relations at Pomona College. It explores advances in language technology and promotes creative, sustainable language production by faculty and their students, both inside and outside the classroom. The FLRC offers specialized equipment on-site and also functions as a meeting and coordination space to support those engaged in studies of target languages and cultures. The Language Technology intern reports directly to the FLRC head. The intern provides administrative and technical support to the FLRC and serves as a first point of contact. Ideal candidates will demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills as this position interacts with faculty, staff, and students with various levels of experience in target languages and technology. The intern assists the FLRC head in day-to-day administration of the center by supervising a staff of student workers, organizing and completing assigned projects independently, and by maintaining FLRC security. Flexibility, a willingness to collaborate with others, and professional discretion are expected. The FLRC intern is part of a larger team of language professionals at Pomona College and complements services offered by the Oldenborg Center and modern language faculty. As such, opportunity exists to contribute to ongoing projects and research. Maintain language learning resources in the FLRC and assist faculty and students in their use. Assist FLRC head in ensuring FLRC is appropriately staffed during business hours. Supervise student worker staff in the FLRC. Monitor equipment check-out program. Oversee and assist faculty and students with web-based and technology-enhanced projects and class assignments. Assist FLRC head with yearly boot camp training program; additional duties as assigned. Experience in a college setting and some college coursework are required; B.A. preferred. Demonstrate proficiency with Macintosh and Windows operating systems, networking, and software. Working knowledge of one or more of the modern foreign languages taught at Pomona College (Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish); proficiency in such language preferred. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in collaborative environment. Excellent verbal communication skills to collect and relate information with accuracy and diplomacy. The ideal candidate seeks hands-on experience in the emerging field of language technology as part of graduate studies in foreign languages or a closely related field. Please download an application and include a cover letter, resume, transcript of college coursework, and provide three professional references with full contact information to: Pomona College, Attn: Human Resources, 550 N. College Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711 or email to: [log in to unmask] Full consideration is given to applications received by June 2, 2008. http://flrc.pomona.edu; http://oldenborg.pomona.edu ------------------------------------------------------------- This message has been scanned by Postini anti-virus software. *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning Technology (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]) ***********************************************