University of Calgary
Faculty of Humanities
The Department of French, Italian and Spanish and the Department of
Germanic, Slavic and East Asian Studies at the University of Calgary
announce the opening, starting July 1, 2003, of two tenure-track
professorial positions in the general area of second-language acquisition
and pedagogy. One position will be at the senior level and the other at the
assistant professor level; one position requires native or near-native
fluency in French, Italian and/or Spanish, the other in German. These
positions are being created as part of the major commitment by the Faculty
of Humanities to the area of second language learning and are being made in
conjunction with the recently created Language Research Centre.
Areas of research expertise can include all aspects of second-language
acquisition, but especially curricular and pedagogical design and the
application of new technologies in this learning.
The appointment at the senior level will include an initial secondment (with
teaching release for up to two half-course equivalents per academic year) to
the Language Research Centre. Among the duties associated with this
secondment will be the development of graduate and post-degree continuous
learning programmes in the area of language learning as well as the crafting
of externally fundable research projects that are related to the mandate of
the Research Centre.
Launched with the help of a grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation
and another from the Alberta Science and Research Investment Program, the
Language Research Centre at the University of Calgary is a joint initiative
of the Faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences with support from the
Faculty of Education. It conducts research in several key areas relevant to
second-language learning, including the use of technology in second language
learning, the connection between language and culture, the role of writing
in language acquisition, immersion education, government language policies,
minority languages, distance learning, and dialectology.
The requirements for both positions include a PhD or equivalent degree. Of
crucial importance is an active research programme in the area of second
language learning. For the senior position, administrative experience along
with a successful record in research grant applications are core requirements.
Applications, to be received by November 15, 2002, should include a cover
letter, a complete curriculum vitae, information concerning teaching
effectiveness and (for the junior appointment) transcripts related to the
candidate's graduate studies. Applicants should also arrange for three
confidential letters of reference or their placement dossier to be received
by that date. All material should be addressed to:
Dr. Douglas C. Walker,
Associate Dean (Development and Research)
Faculty of Humanities
University of Calgary
2500 University Dr. N.W.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
The University of Calgary respects, appreciates and encourages diversity.
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