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Position Vacancies
Lecturer Positions in Chinese at UC
Davis
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC) at the University of California, Davis, invites applications for two full-time positions of Lecturer
of Chinese beginning July
1, 2008. These
are one-year renewable appointments. Primary
duties are modern Chinese (Mandarin) courses at various levels as
assigned. One of the positions may also involve teaching Chinese
literature and culture courses and/or classical Chinese in accordance with
departmental needs. The current teaching load is 11-12 class meeting hours per
week or 7-9 courses for the three-quarter academic year. Salary is commensurate
with qualifications and experience.
Requirements include an MA or above in either Chinese linguistics,
second-language acquisition or pedagogy, literature, or other relevant fields,
native or near-native proficiency in Mandarin and English, excellence in
teaching all levels of Mandarin. The department prefers candidates with college
teaching experience in the U.S.,
good knowledge on current developments of second language pedagogy, and the ability
to apply modern technology in classroom teaching.
Application materials
should include a cover letter describing your qualifications (including a brief
description of teaching methods found to be successful), curriculum vitae, a
demonstration on video tape or CD of recent classroom teaching, samples of
student evaluations, and three letters of reference. Send complete
application to: Prof. Chengzhi Chu, East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis,
CA 95616-8601
by January 20, 2008. Positions will remain open until filled. The University of California
is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. The positions are covered by a Collective
Bargaining Agreement.
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