Spring International Language Center at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, has openings for full-time faculty positions to begin teaching in June and August 2008. Applications will continue to be accepted until these positions are filled.
Qualifications, job description, benefits, and environment are detailed below. If you feel that you meet our requirements and would like to make an application, please follow the application procedure enumerated at the bottom of this page.
FULL-TIME FACULTY QUALIFICATIONS AND POSITION DESCRIPTION
Qualifications:
- Strong academic preparation: MA TESL, applied linguistics, or related field
- Knowledge of grammar, reading, writing, and listening/speaking teaching strategies and methods (ability to give clear grammar explanations)
- Teaching experience, preferably in an academic preparation program
- Cross-cultural sensitivity
- Strong classroom management skills, organizational and planning skills, ability to give clear, concise directions and explanations
- Native speaker fluency: good command of written and spoken English
- Proficiency in a second language preferred
- Overseas experience preferred
- Creativity
- Professional involvement (TESOL, affiliate TESOL's, etc.)
- Good interpersonal/communication skills
- Good computer skills and CALL experience
Responsibilities:
- 20 hours teaching per week in an Intensive English Program (IEP), ITA training, and ESL support courses for matriculated international students
- Responsibility for curriculum and materials development associated with courses taught as well as input into overall program curricula
- Attendance at staff development and in-service training meetings
- Attendance at all faculty meetings called by Director
- Attendance at receptions and culminating activities
- Textbook evaluation
- Submission of syllabi for courses taught; grades, student comments, and attendance record keeping
- Attendance on field trips as necessary, but not exceeding one per quarter
- Office hours for student advising and counseling as necessary
- Committee work
Salary and Benefits:
- Insurance: Health, Dental
- Paid Vacation (seven weeks + national holidays)
- Sick leave
- Social Security and Unemployment Insurance
- 401K Retirement/Savings Plan (eligibility after 12 months)
- Professional development funding and sabbatical leaves
- Salary commensurate with IEP experience
LOCATION
Fayetteville is a delightful college town located in the heart of the Ozark mountains. It has a temperate/moderate climate with four distinct seasons. The cost of living is moderate and the current sustained growth of the region allows for many comforts and conveniences of a much larger city without the crime, traffic or pollution. Arts, music and theater are abundant in the area.
The University of Arkansas is a mid-size comprehensive university with over 18,000 students. There are over 900 international students from mor than 100 countries pursuing both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Our IEP has a diverse population of students from 25-30 countries. Spring International is a highly rigorous intensive English for academic purposes program for those international students preparing to enter the University of Arkansas or other higher education institutions of their choice. Students may enter the University of Arkansas upon completion of the IEP in lieu of taking the TOEFL
JOB APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Applicants who meet the qualifications listed above should send us the following:
- Cover letter.
- Resumé.
- Graduate school transcripts.
- Three letters of reference.
- For overseas applicants only: video (tape, CD or DVD) of applicant teaching an ESL class.
Applicants may submit these materials electronically to silc@uark.edu or send them to the address provided at the bottom of this page. Faxed documents will be accepted with originals following in the mail. Letters of reference may come under separate cover. Preliminary interviews may be held by telephone.
Spring International Language Center is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
Leyah Malcha Bergman-Lanier, Ph.D., Director
Spring International Language Center
University of Arkansas
300 Hotz Hall
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
Tel (479) 575-7600
Fax (479) 575-7673
www.uark.edu/international