The Department of Slavic and Eastern Languages and Literatures is seeking appropriate candidates for a full-time lectureship in Arabic, to commence in September 2012 (pending final authorization). This contractual appointment will run on a non-tenure track basis with three-year renewable terms, actual title and salary open to negotiation. 

A typical full-time course load for an appointment of this kind in the College of Arts and Sciences involves several courses per semester (nine to twelve hours), including practica, and participation in program activities and teaching–materials development. 

Candidates for this position must have had experience with the proficiency-communicative approach, recognize dialects as legitimate language forms, and be able to teach at least one colloquial dialect in addition to Modern Standard and Classical Arabic at all levels and content courses such as Newspaper/Media Arabic and Business Arabic.

Candidates must also have experience in curriculum development and supervision, along with full competency to teach language and content courses at all levels.

Qualified candidates must have a completed doctoral degree in a related field at the time of appointment, a developed scholarly background in language, literature, or linguistics, and have native or near-native proficiency in the target language and in English. Excellence in teaching, flexibility of coverage, and dedication to instructional service will serve as major criteria in selecting the successful candidate.

The successful appointee will function as a language coordinator and master teacher and will support the work of the principal full–time professor in this area as well as supervise the teaching by part-time language faculty.

At this stage of the search we need only

• letter of application 
• full curriculum vitæ 
• personal statement outlining teaching philosophy and experience. We shall then request transcripts and references and teaching evaluations from only a selection of candidates.
  

Send all inquiries and applications to:

Prof M.J. Connolly, Chairman

Department of Slavic and Eastern Languages 

Boston College 

140 Commonwealth Avenue / Lyons Hall 210