Teaching Instructor or Teaching Assistant Professor
- Employer
- East Carolina University
- Location details
- Greenville, NC
- Salary
- Commensurate with Qualifications
- Ref
- 203531
- Posted
- Closes
- Position type
- Professor, Assistant
- Organization type
- 4-year college or university
- Languages
- Japanese, Other languages, French, Germanic, Spanish
- Field
- Cultural studies, Language teaching
- Employment category
- Full-time
- Tenure Status
- Non-tenure track
- Location
- North Carolina
East Carolina University
Teaching Instructor or Teaching Assistant Professor
Vacancy #: 936020
Recruitment Range: Commensurate with Qualifications
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Organizational Unit Overview
The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures (www.foreign.ecu.edu) is one of sixteen departments in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences at East Carolina University. It is a diverse, research-active, and collegial unit that offers a Bachelor of Arts in foreign languages and literatures with seven concentration areas: Classical Studies, French, French education, German, German education, Hispanic studies, Hispanic studies education, and Global studies; minors in Classical Studies, French, German, and Hispanic studies; a Master of Arts in Hispanic studies, an advanced language and culture option in the Master of Arts in International studies, and a Hispanic studies teaching area in the master of arts in teaching (MAT) program. The department offers Russian and Japanese in support of Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences interdisciplinary minors in Russian studies and Asian studies, and concentrations in the Bachelor of Arts in multidisciplinary studies Russian studies and Asian studies. The department also offers a variety of study abroad programs in Latin America and Europe.
Job Duties
The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track, fixed-term faculty position at the rank of Teaching Instructor or Teaching Assistant Professor (depending upon qualifications) beginning Fall 2023.
This position is for the 2023-2024 academic year, with the possibility of subsequent appointments. The full-time teaching load is typically four courses per semester. The faculty member will be primarily responsible for teaching all levels of Japanese and culture course(s). Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications, and full-time positions include benefits. The department seeks to attract a culturally and academically diverse faculty.
Contingent upon available funding.
Minimum Education/Experience
For an appointment as Teaching Instructor, a master’s degree in Japanese or a related discipline is required, or a master’s degree with 18 graduate credit hours in the teaching field.
For an appointment as Teaching Assistant Professor, a PhD in the teaching field is required.
Qualifying degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions. Native or near-native fluency in Japanese and English is required.
Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education
The ideal candidate will have experience teaching all levels of Japanese, with a particular interest in lower levels, using communicative teaching practices. Candidates should have a demonstrated commitment to teaching and willingness to do university service such as curriculum development, recruitment, and outreach.
Special Instructions to Applicant
To apply, complete a candidate profile and submit a cover letter of interest and curriculum vitae online at www.jobs.ecu.edu.
Candidates should also supply contact information for 3 current references. Letters of recommendation will be obtained through the PeopleAdmin system utilizing the requested 3 current references the candidate enters in PeopleAdmin. Candidates should be aware that recommenders will be contacted through the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system and asked to upload their letters through that interface. Letters of reference submitted via PeopleAdmin will be verified and considered toward meeting this requirement.
Official transcripts are required upon employment.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Additional Instructions to Applicant
In order to be considered for this position, applicants must complete a candidate profile online via the PeopleAdmin system and submit any requested documents. Additionally, applicants that possess the preferred education and experience must also possess the minimum education/experience, if applicable.
Applications will be considered until position is filled. Please submit an online ECU application for vacancy #936020 to ECU Human Resources at http://jobs.ecu.edu.
Eligibility for Employment
Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. ECU participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.
East Carolina University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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