> *Director of the Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures > (CSLC) * > > The College of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame is=20 > creating a new Center whose mission is to advance language learning > and=20 > the understanding of world cultures. The Director will play a > leading=20 > role in enhancing teaching and assessment practices, building upon > the=20 > achievements of individual language programs, and facilitating the=20 > discussion of issues vital to the teaching of language and culture. > The=20 > Director will also participate in the final planning and > implementation=20 > of the CSLC; collaborate with departments, centers, and institutes=20 > involved in the study of language and culture across campus; > promote the=20 > professional development of faculty and graduate students; provide=20 > support for less commonly taught languages; expand undergraduate > peer=20 > tutoring; and represent the University at academic and professional=20 > conferences. The teaching load is expected to be one course per > year=20 > beginning in the second year. > */ /*Ph.D. (in hand by time of appointment) in a language, Second=20 > Language Acquisition, or a related field; native or near-native > fluency=20 > in a language other than English; training or experience in SLA and=20 > pedagogy; and previous experience in administration and classroom=20 > language teaching required. Experience in grant writing and > training in=20 > instructional technology preferred. Twelve-month faculty > appointment,=20 > 3-5 year term, indefinitely renewable pending favorable reviews; > begins=20 > July 1, 2008. Salary highly competitive. > Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three > letters=20 > of recommendation by November 30 to David Gasperetti, Department of=20 > German and Russian Languages and Literatures, 318 O=92Shaughnessy > Hall,=20 > University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Applications will > be=20 > acknowledged by a letter from the chair of the search committee. > The=20 > University of Notre Dame is an affirmative action employer with a > strong=20 > commitment to fostering a culturally diverse atmosphere for > faculty,=20 > staff, and students. Women, minorities, and those attracted to a=20 > university with a Catholic identity are encouraged to apply. > Information=20 > about the University, including our mission statement, is available > at=20 > http://www.nd.edu. *********************************************** 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]) ***********************************************