Rhodes College has an open tenure-track position described below. Please consider applying for this position or forwarding it to people with a possible interest. Sincerely - Michelle Mattson (Chair, Modern Languages and Literatures) Rhodes College Department of Modern Languages and Literatures 2000 North Parkway Memphis, TN 38112 Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Applied Linguistics to begin in August of 2009. The successful applicant will manage the Language Learning Center and teach language courses in Chinese, French, German, Russian or Spanish depending on the area of expertise. Preferred areas of specialization are SLA studies, language pedagogy, and computer-assisted language learning. The person hired into this position will help us re-configure our Language Learning Center (LLC) in a new building, oversee the operation of the center, train and supervise undergraduate employees, provide on-going training and support for the faculty in MLL on integrating new language learning pedagogies into their classes, and teach three classes a year in the appropriate language curriculum. The successful applicant must have a Ph.D. in a foreign language, CALL or instructional technology, applied linguistics, or second-language instruction by June of 2009. A record of excellence in teaching language at the American university/college level, and evidence of scholarly achievement or promise are essential. Excellent oral and written communication skills, knowledge of technology used in instruction are necessary to this position and grant writing experience is desirable. Applicants should send a cover letter outlining their qualifications and experience, a curriculum vitae, a statement on their vision of a Language Learning Center at a small Liberal Arts College in the early 21st century, evidence of teaching quality, and - under separate cover - three letters of recommendation. Please send all application materials to Dr. Michelle Mattson, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, Rhodes College, 2000 North Parkway, Memphis, TN 38112. Review of applications will begin February 15th, 2009 and continue until the position is filled. Founded in 1848, Rhodes College is a highly selective, private, residential, undergraduate college, located in Memphis , Tennessee . We aspire to graduate students with a lifelong passion for learning, a compassion for others, and the ability to translate academic study and personal concern into effective leadership and action in their communities and the world. We encourage applications from candidates interested in helping us achieve this vision. Memphis has a metropolitan population of over one million and is the nation's 18th largest metropolitan area. The city provides multiple opportunities for research and for cultural and recreational activities. Read more about Memphis.<http://www.rhodes.edu/about/369.asp> We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity <http://www.rhodes.edu/about/376.asp> in the workforce. Michelle Mattson Chair, Modern Languages and Literatures Associate Professor of German Rhodes College 901-843-3524 *********************************************** 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]) ***********************************************