PAAL Open Positions
Search for an Adjunct Swahili Lecturer 6/7/2011
The Program of African and Asian Languages at Northwestern University seeks applicants for an adjunct lecturer position to teach one section of first-year Swahili during the Fall quarter of the 2011-12 academic year.
Preference will be given to candidates with a PhD in foreign language pedagogy, second language acquisition and related fields, and who have experience in teaching college-level Swahili. Experience with or willingness to learn to use the Northwestern University web-based course management system is a job requirement. The adjunct lecturer will teach one 50-minute class session three days a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday), assess and provide feedback on predesigned written assignments and tests through the course web site, coordinate teaching and assessment with the instructor of the other two Fall first-year sections, conduct oral proficiency assessments, hold office hours, and submit the final course grade for his or her section.
Northwestern University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities upon request.
Send a letter of application, CV, teaching video clip (digital or on DVD) and two recent references to: Swahili Search Committee, Program of African and Asian Languages, Kresge Hall 4-400, 1880 Campus Drive, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208-2209. Review of applications will beginimmediately. Send queries to Dr. Richard Lepine, Swahili Coordinator, at lepine@northwestern.edu.
