Le Département d’études françaises, hispaniques et italiennes de l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique (Vancouver, Canada) sollicite des candidatures pour un poste de “Lecturer in French” avec une entrée en poste au 1er juillet 2025.
The profitable candidate will likely be anticipated to show undergraduate language programs in French in any respect ranges, and have interaction in revolutionary curriculum growth. Different duties might embrace: scholar advising, recruitment and placement, TA coaching and supervision, course coordination, and repair on administrative committees as assigned by the Head. The total-time educating load for a Lecturer in Arts is 24 credit per yr (sometimes expressed as eight 3-credit programs throughout the 12-month interval of appointment) and repair assignments.
This can be a full-time place for an preliminary time period of three years, together with a probationary first yr. Lecturer positions are appointments with out assessment (i.e. non-tenure observe), renewable for successive phrases, topic to availability of funds and demonstration of excellence in educating and repair, in accordance with the Collective Settlement between UBC and the UBC College Affiliation.
Necessities
Necessities: Ph.D. diploma in French Research, Utilized Linguistics, French as a Overseas Language or a related area. Candidates with an M.A. diploma mixed with important educating expertise in French on the college stage can even be thought-about. Candidates will need to have distinctive written and verbal communication expertise in French, in addition to a superb command of English, and should have the ability to exhibit established competence in overseas language pedagogy, technology-assisted instruction, and data of present points and strategies in educating French as a second language. A superb understanding of the Frequent European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and the way it pertains to language programs in a Canadian Increased Schooling context is an asset (CEFR-informed educating and evaluation practices). Candidates ought to exhibit good communication, teamwork, and organizational expertise.
Extra details about the UBC Division of French, Hispanic and Italian Research could also be discovered at https://fhis.ubc.ca.
Software course of
Purposes are to be submitted earlier than October 15, 2024, by way of this on-line kind:
https://fhis.air.arts.ubc.ca/lecturer-in-french-2025-start-application-form/
Candidates needs to be ready to add within the following order and in a single PDF (most measurement 15MB):
– a letter of utility;
– a curriculum vitae;
– a two-page assertion of educating philosophy;
– a one-page assertion about their expertise working with a various scholar physique and their contributions or potential contributions to creating/advancing a tradition of fairness and inclusion;
– two pattern course syllabi designed by the applicant (at the least one in every of which have to be for a French language course on the CEFR B1/ACTFL Intermediate Excessive-Superior Low/300-level);
– proof of educating effectiveness (e.g., scholar evaluations, peer evaluations of educating).
Purposes could also be submitted in English and/or French. Solely accomplished purposes will likely be thought-about by the search committee.
As well as, candidates ought to prepare to have three confidential letters of reference despatched instantly by their referees, by the above deadline, by way of e-mail to fhis.search@ubc.ca with the topic line “Lecturer – French”. Enquiries could also be made to the Head of the Division of FHIS, Dr. Anne Salamon, at fhis.search@ubc.ca.
Evaluate of purposes will start quickly after October 15, 2024, and can proceed till the place is crammed.
This place is topic to closing budgetary approval. The anticipated pay vary for this place is $6,867 – $8,583/month. Wage will likely be commensurate with {qualifications} and expertise.
