Faculty Position Opening
Assistant Professor of French Search
Michigan Technological University, Department of Humanities
The Department of Humanities invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in French to begin fall 2010. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to undergraduate instruction and a willingness to teach French language, literature and culture at all levels. Candidates will also teach in the department's interdisciplinary M.S. and Ph.D. programs in Rhetoric and Technical Communication. The usual tenure-track teaching load is 2 courses (6 hrs.) per semester. The preferred candidate will have expertise in one or more of the following areas: Francophone Studies; applied linguistics; business and professional French; multimedia instructional technologies. Candidates should have a demonstrable record of teaching excellence; scholarly promise; and native or near-native fluency in French. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in French or a closely related field, or expect to receive the Ph.D. by July 1, 2010.
The Humanities Department offers Minors and International Minors in French, German, and Spanish and a Minor in Diversity Studies. Our undergraduate programs include Communication and Culture Studies and Scientific and Technical Communication. The department's programs provide faculty with unique opportunities to teach and engage in research that benefits from an intellectually rich, multidisciplinary environment.
Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and three confidential letters of recommendation to:
Diane Shoos
Chair, French Search Committee
Department of Humanities
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Review of applications begins on November 9, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled.
Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity educational institution/equal opportunity employer. Members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
In addition to the present search, strategic faculty hiring initiatives with up to ten new positions in "Next Generation Energy Systems" and "Health: Basic Sciences, Technologies, and Medical Informatics" are under way and qualified candidates are encouraged to send a separate application, following the "How to Apply" guidelines at http://www.mtu.edu/sfhi
Michigan Tech is an ADVANCE institution, one of a limited number of universities in receipt of NSF funds in support of our commitment to increase diversity and the participation and advancement of women in STEM.