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TEACHING JOBS IN AFRICAN
LANGUAGES
Columbia University
Teaching Jobs in African
Languages at Columbia University
The Language Resource Center at
Columbia University invites applications for the position of
part-time lecturer in the following languages; Wolof, Zulu,
Hausa, Pulaar, Bambara. These positions are funded by an
external grant for a period of four years beginning with the
academic year 2005-2006. Renewal in 2009 will depend on program
growth and their successful integration and coordination with
the work of other programs directly related to the African
continent. Columbia University is one of the nation's leading
research universities and is home to the Institute of African
Studies, one of the nation's leading centers of intellectual
discourse on Africa in a wide range of disciplines including
anthropology, demography, economics, history, literature,
politics, religion, and sociology. Columbia currently offers
regular instruction in Kiswahili and has offered courses in
several other African languages in the past.
Hausa Duties: teaching four
sections of Hausa to be distributed as follows: one section of
Elementary I and Intermediate I Hausa in the Fall semester, and
one section of Elementary II and Intermediate II Hausa in the
Spring semester.
Credentials: M.A. degree
preferred, evidence of excellence in language teaching; native
command of Hausa and English; ability to work independently and
willingness to develop the curriculum; excellent oral and
written communication skills.
Send letter of application,
current curriculum vitae, and e-mail address to:
Dr. Stephane Charitos, Director,
Language Resource Center, 353
International Affairs Building, MC 3880, Columbia University,
NY, NY,10027.
For more information, call (212)
854-6341 or email sc758@columbia.edu.
Search will remain open until the
position is filled, but applications received by April 15, 2005
will be given priority consideration.
Dr. Stephane Charitos, Director
Language Resource Center 353 IAB, MC 3880 Columbia University
NY, NY10027
