UW-Milwaukee - College of Letters and Science

Academic Staff Recruitmentt

Director of Language Resource Center

Position Title: Instructional Program Manager II

Minimum Qualifications: M.A. or Ph.D. in a language, SLA, or related field; native or near-native fluency in a language other than English; and a minimum of two years experience or training in instructional technology.

Preferred Qualifications: Strong administrative, organizational, and interpersonal skills; experience in a language resource center; excellence in classroom teaching; commitment to pedagogical innovation and collaboration.

Principal Duties: The Director of the Language Resource Center will:

  1. collaborate with faculty in applying technology to language instruction (Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hmong, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Yiddish);
  2. administer daily operations, budget, staff, and multiple functions of the LRC;
  3. offer and/or organize workshops in using technology in language pedagogy and assessment of proficiency, including TA orientation;
  4. evaluate, test, and implement multi-media materials for language learning;
  5. provide training and support to faculty, staff, and students in computer-based pedagogy;
  6. serve as a liaison with the College's IT group. The Director normally will teach one language course per year.

Appointment Type: Probationary (career-track) academic staff position; full time on an annual (12 month) pay basis.

Salary Range: Anticipated annual salary of $50,000 - $57,000, depending upon qualifications; salary range 5 (UWS Title & Compensation Plan).

Desired Starting Date: October 1, 2007 or as soon thereafter as possible.

To apply: Send letter of intent, curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference to:

Dr. Kathleen Wheatley
Search and Screen Chair-Language Resource Center Director
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
P.O. Box 413
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413

Phone: 414-229-5710
Fax: 414-229-4857
Email: wheatley@uwm.edu
Web: www.uwm.edu

Review of applications will begin on August 15, 2007 and continue until the position is filled.


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