A commitment to undergraduate teaching, a record of successful teaching at an American college or university, and fluency in Chinese are required. Applicants should send a letter of interest, describing their teaching and research interests, CV, a brief writing sample, and three letters of reference to U Ba Win, Provost, Simon's Rock College of Bard, Great Barrington MA 01230. Specialization in modern Chinese Literature desirable. In the progressive Lutheran tradition, the university seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care. Send letter including a statement of teaching interests, research agenda, and availability for interview at the Chicago AAS convention, CV, official graduate transcript, evidence of teaching effectiveness, sample syllabi, and three letters of recommendation to Rochelle Snee, Chair, Department of Languages and Literatures, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447.
Review begins immediately upon receipt of application.
The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University invites applications for a new full-time position in Taiwanese Language, Culture and Communication, beginning September 2001. Applicants must have native or near-native command of the language as well as experience in teaching Taiwanese or modern Chinese as a second language at the college level. Experience in designing course curricula, and the use of computers in teaching language is desirable. Salary is determined according to a scale set internally by the university. Preferred applicants should have a Ph.D. degree in the relevant field with teaching experience in the communicative approach.