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Temporary Part time Lecturer Pool - Arabic

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Position description

The Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley is generating an applicant pool of qualified part time, temporary instructors to teach Arabic language during the fall, spring, or
summer sessions, should an opening arise. The number of positions varies from semester to semester, depending on the needs of the Department. These Lecturer appointments are typically part-time, are made at the beginning of the semester, and may be renewable depending on need, funding, and job performance. The pool will remain in place for one calendar year.

Minimum full-time annual salary is $52,099. Salary is commensurate with experience and education. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): teaching one or more sections of elementary, intermediate, or advanced Arabic; holding office hours; attending weekly meetings with the Arabic language program coordinator; consulting individually with the Arabic language program coordinator; preparing course materials, and assigning grades.

Basic Qualifications (by time of application): The successful candidate must have B.A./B.S. (or equivalent degree) in Arabic Language, or related field; native or near-native proficiency in Arabic; English fluency.

Additional Qualifications (by start date): S/he must possess native or near-native competence in speaking, listening, writing, and reading Arabic, and must have the capacity to employ up-to- date and effective methods of language pedagogy.

Preferred qualifications (by start date): Experience teaching Arabic in college; experience in communicative language learning; an M.A. in the Teaching of Arabic as a Foreign Language, Applied Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, or the equivalent. Experience with computer-assisted language learning (CALL) and language instructional software is desirable.

The posting will remain open through July 7, 2017 to accommodate upcoming course needs and new applicants.

This recruitment is open until filled. Applicants should submit the following materials at https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF01082; an application letter that includes a brief statement of the candidate’s teaching philosophy; a curriculum vitae; and the names and email addresses of three professional references. Letters of reference will only be requested for finalists. All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality (http://apo.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html) prior to submitting their letters.

Please direct all inquiries to: nes@berkeley.edu

Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity statement:
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae

  • Application Letter - with a brief statement of your teaching philosophy.

Reference requirements
  • 3 required (contact information only)

Job location

Berkeley, CA