NOTICE OF VACANCY
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures
Liberal Arts
Search# 5253
Position:
Clinical Associate Professor
Appointment:
Non-Tenure, full time, academic year
Salary:
Competitive; commensurate with qualifications and experience
Effective Date:
May 1, 2010
Application Deadline:
Review begins February 15, 2010
Minimum Qualifications:
Earned MA in Chinese, Foreign Languages or related field; native/near-native fluency in Chinese; minimum 18 months experience teaching Chinese language at the college-level.
Preferred Qualifications:
Near-native fluency in Shanghainese; demonstrated ability to teach all levels of Chinese and Shanghainese, including business Chinese, media Chinese, and classical Chinese; knowledge of classical Chinese literature with specialization in more than one epoch; demonstrated ability to advise students in both academic and cultural activities; demonstrated knowledge of program promotion, public events, and recruitment.
Description/Duties:
Teach undergraduate classes in Chinese language, culture, and literature on campus or via telecommunication; assist in course development/program building; advise students; coordinate Chinese preceptors; and serve on department, college, and university committees.
Application:
Letter of application, vita (include home and office telephone numbers, fax, and e-mail), three recent confidential letters of recommendation, and supporting materials should be sent to: Dr. Christopher Lupke, Dept. of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Washington State University, PO Box 642610, Pullman, WA 99164-2610
University:
Washington State University is a comprehensive land-grant research institution with ten colleges, a graduate school, and an enrollment of approximately 18,600 students. WSU offers 300 fields of study including more than 150 majors plus many minors, options and certificate programs. Bachelor’s degrees are available in all major areas, with master’s and doctoral degrees available in most. The University in Pullman is one of the largest residential universities in the West and is located in the Palouse region of southeastern Washington, eight miles from the University of Idaho at Moscow and 80 miles south of Spokane, Washington. The university’s web page (www.wsu.edu) offers information about WSU and the surrounding area.
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.
WSU is committed to excellence through diversity, has faculty friendly policies including a partner accommodation program, and a NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant (see http://www.excelinse.wsu.edu/).
WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Washington State University is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521(v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or hrs@wsu.edu.
