"Ast Inst/Inst/Ast Prof - Fixed Term-LCTL"

Working/Functional Title

Ast Inst/Inst/Ast Prof - Fixed Term-LCTL

Position Summary

The Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL) and the Indian and South Asian (ISA)Programs at Michigan State University are currently establishing a pool of fixed term instructors. These positions will be filled per course/per semester, on an as-needed basis. Applicants in this pool are reviewed when the department has an immediate need to fill a vacancy.

Duties: responsibilities include working closely with the LCTL or ISA coordinators to teach one to three courses in the LCTL or ISA, attending training meetings and biweekly progress meetings. Instructors will also be evaluated by the LCTL or ISA Teaching Coordinator.

Required Degree

Doctorate

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree for Ast. Instructor rank,
• Master's degree for Instructor rank,
• Doctorate for Ast Professor rank,
• Native or near-native literate speaker of a Less Commonly Taught Language, including, but not limited to: Bengali, Hindi, Indonesian, Khmer, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Urdu, and Uzbek.

Desired Qualifications

Experience teaching in US setting Master’s degree or PhD.

Required Application Materials

Qualified applicants should submit
a) a cover letter
b) current curriculum vitae
c) a 1-page summary of your philosophy of diversity, equity, and inclusion as it pertains to intellectual leadership in the areas of teaching/curriculum development, research/creative activities, service, outreach, advising, and/or administration. The statement should also include an explanation of related past or planned activities/endeavors as well as how the candidate will advance our goals of inclusive excellence. Guidance for writing diversity statements. https://cal.msu.edu/documents/cal-guidelines-for-the-writing-of-diversity-statements/
d) 3 letters of recommendations

Special Instructions

Review of applications will as needed and will be on-going. Applications must be submitted electronically to the Michigan State University Human Resources website http://careers.msu.edu . Posting number 1004733.

For more information, contact Emily Uebel, Less Commonly Taught Languages Program Coordinator, heidric6@msu.edu or Rajiv Ranjan, Indian and South Asian program coordinator, rranjan@msu.edu.

Review of Applications Begins On

12/02/2024

Website

lilac.msu.edu