Institution: University of Iowa, Department of Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures
Location:   Iowa, United States
Position:   Assistant Professor, Japanese Linguistics (tenure-track)

The Department of Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures in the Division of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures at The University of Iowa invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Japanese Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, or L2 Japanese Language Acquisition position beginning August 2012. A Ph.D. is required in Japanese linguistics, applied linguistics, second Language Acquisition or related areas. Native or near-native fluency in Japanese and in English and teaching experience at the college level are required. Proficiency in North American models of language and content area pedagogy is preferred. Duties include 1) serving as the Coordinator of Japanese Language Program (with 200+ students), supervising and coordinating all levels of language courses, and guiding curriculum development and outcomes assessment; 2) teaching language courses and content area courses (i.e. Japanese linguistics, applied linguistics, Japanese language pedagogy to graduate and undergraduate students. Optional additional teaching duties would include general second language acquisition and applied linguistic courses for the FLARE Ph.D. program in second-language acquisition. Accepted candidate will teach 2 courses (or equivalent) per semester. Application review will begin on November 15, 2011.

The Department, the Division, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are strongly committed to gender and ethnic diversity; the strategic plans of the University, the College, the Division, and the Department reflect this commitment. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. The University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Contact: The salary for this position is commensurate with experience and qualifications. Interested candidates must submit an application letter and complete curriculum vitae to the Search Committee via online application at http://jobs.uiowa.edu and arrange to have three letters of recommendation submitted online to the same link. Refer to requisition number 60066. Paper applications will not be accepted.

Website: http://clas.uiowa.edu/dwllc/asll