2023-2024 Lecturer in Japanese
Position overview
Position title: LecturerPosition description
The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures (ALC) at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) invites applications for a part-time lecturer position in Japanese language starting Fall 2023. Percentage and duration of employment will vary according to number of courses assigned.
Qualified candidates must have native or near-native proficiency in Japanese and English. Candidates should have an M.A. or Ph.D. degree in applied linguistics, Japanese language/linguistics, education, language pedagogy, and/or other language education-related areas. Three years or more of experience in teaching all levels of Japanese language courses at the college level is desirable. Experience in instructional technologies and development of online (hybrid) materials is highly desirable.
Complete application must include: 1) cover letter; 2) teaching statement; 3) curriculum vitae; 4) sample sets of student evaluations, 5) names of three references, 6) sample lessons for an intermediate class and for an advanced class; 7) Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; and 8) video demonstration of recent classroom teaching (link must be included in CV).
Qualifications
Qualified candidates must have native or near-native proficiency in Japanese and English. Candidates should have an M.A. or Ph.D. degree in applied linguistics, Japanese language/linguistics, education, language pedagogy, and/or other language education-related areas.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V. Include a link to a video demonstration of recent classroom teaching.
Cover Letter
Statement of Teaching
Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our EDI Statement FAQ document.
Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form
Sample Lessons - Sample lessons for an intermediate class and for an advanced class.
Sample Course Evaluations - Sample sets of student evaluations.
- 3 required (contact information only)
Names of references are requested. If selected to move forward in the review process, references may be contacted for letters.
Help contact: jtang@humnet.ucla.edu
About UCLA
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