Assistant Professor of Japanese

The Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures at Virginia Tech invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Japanese to begin August 10, 2020. As a Research I institution, Virginia Tech strongly values high scholarly productivity as well as excellence in teaching. The standard teaching load is two/two courses per academic year. Responsibilities include teaching Japanese at all levels, research and scholarship, extra-curricular programming, promoting study abroad, and university service. We are seeking a creative and dynamic teacher-scholar who is willing and able to lead the expansion of our program.

Requirements include: 1) PhD by time of appointment in Japanese Language, Literature, Culture, Language Pedagogy, Second Language Acquisition, or other related field; 2) native or near-native fluency in Japanese and English; 3) an active research agenda; 4) evidence of successful teaching experience in Japanese as a foreign language; 5) ability to teach undergraduate courses in language from the elementary to the advanced level as well as literature and culture; and 6) commitment to proficiency-based and communicative approaches to teaching language. Criminal conviction check and occasional travel to attend professional conferences and meetings are also required.

Preferred qualifications include experience in: program-building, curriculum design, the development of innovative pedagogical materials, and second language proficiency testing and assessment (such as ACTFL training/certification).

Review of applications will begin October 20, 2019. Applicant screening will continue until the position is filled.

Applications are to be submitted on-line at https://listings.jobs.vt.edu/ to posting number 511115 and must include: a letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, and a writing sample of no more than 25 pages (upload under “other” category).

For further information, contact Dr. Jessica Folkart, Chair, Japanese Search Committee, at jfolkart@vt.edu.

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