Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 15, No. 532.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
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Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 06:28:37 +0000
From: Pier Baldini <PBaldini@asu.edu>
Subject: Job opening
I would appreciate your posting the following Job Opening announcement in
the Humanist List. It was just aproved.
Thank you very much.
Job Description: Assistant Professor in Information Literacy
The Department seeks an assistant professor who will do the following:
* teach model courses integrating technology and information literacy
skills in a language-related field;
* assist language and literature faculty and graduate students in
designing and implementing technological components in language,
literature, or culture curses;
* make connections in research between information literacy and broader
cultural concepts.
In addition to disciplinary expertise, the successful candidates will
have expertise in information literacy and information technology. They
will contribute to the implementation of a college-wide curricular
initiative dedicated to achieving information technology and information
literacy for all undergraduate college students. Faculty recruited for
this initiative will provide leadership for individual departments to
restructure degree programs and existing courses, as well as develop new
courses to help achieve the goals and competencies of this initiative. The
Department of Languages and Literatures consists of 66 faculty, 120
graduate students, and 400 majors.
Required: Ph.D. in one of the following: Chinese, French, German,
Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Comparative Literature, Linguistics,
or related fields. Native or near-native proficiency in English and one of
the above-mentioned languages; strong background in the humanities,
demonstrated experience in designing and implementing technological
components in language, culture, or literature classes; evidence of strong
research commitment integrating information literacy with broader
humanities questions.
Preferred: demonstrated ability to work in non-alphabetic script;
experience working with people of diverse language and cultural backgrounds.
A complete application must include the following: a letter of
application stating qualifications, experience, and research plans and
teaching interests; a complete curriculum vitae: graduate school
transcripts, three letters of reference, and samples of research and
writing. The deadline for applications is March 31, 2002 or every two
weeks thereafter until position filled. Position starting date is August
15, 2002.
Send to: Pier R. Baldini, Chair, Information Literacy Search Committee,
Department of Languages and Literatures, Arizona State University, Box
870202, Tempe, AZ 85287-0202. All applications acknowledged. Arizona State
University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.
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Prof. Pier Raimondo Baldini
Department of Languages & Literatures
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-0202
Phone: 480) 965-7783
PBaldini@ASU.edu
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