Lecturer in Modern
Korean Language
The Department of East
Asian Languages and Civilizations of the University of Chicago is accepting
applications for a one-year, renewable Lecturer appointment in modern Korean
language to start in academic year 2019-20, with a start date of September 1,
2019.
Responsibilities
include both teaching and service duties.
Teaching consists of six language courses across three quarters at all
levels of the language. Service duties
may include training of course assistants; outreach and cultural activities; or
overseeing placement of non-heritage speakers.
Applicants
are required to have at least one year of previous language teaching experience
at the college or post-secondary level. A M.A. degree or equivalent is
required. A Ph.D. in a related field is desirable. Applicants must demonstrate
sufficient proficiency for teaching Korean in a university context, e.g.
through an ACTFL-certified result at the Superior level or higher, or through
receipt of an advanced degree earned in a Korean-language context.
To apply for this
position you must submit your application through the University of Chicago
Academic Career Opportunities website, https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu and select requisition #03994; quick link: https://tinyurl.com/y7nwkjk2. Applicants must upload a
cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, sample syllabi, and the
names and contact information of three references whose recommendation letters
will be solicited automatically by the Academic Career Opportunities
application system.
Upon request, applicants
should be prepared to provide a video demonstrating their classroom teaching.
Application
deadline: All applicant materials,
including letters of recommendation must be received by January 9, 2019.
This
position is contingent upon budgetary approval. This position will be a part of
the Service Employees International Union.
For information on the Department of East Asian Languages and
Civilizations, please go to https://ealc.uchicago.edu.
The University of Chicago is an Affirmative
Action/Equal Opportunity/Disabled/Veterans Employer and does not discriminate
on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a
disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or other protected
classes under the law. For additional information please see the University’s
Notice of Nondiscrimination at http://www.uchicago.edu/about/non_discrimination_statement/. Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to
complete the application process should call 773-702-0287 or email ACOppAdministrator@uchicago.edu with their request.
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