Five Colleges, Incorporated: Employment Opportunities

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Every fall, Five Colleges, Incorporated compiles a list of searches that will be carried out during the fall and spring to fill faculty positions at all the campuses.

Faculty and administrative positions at the campuses:

Amherst College
Hampshire College
Mount Holyoke College
Smith College
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Also see the Academic Career Network

Five Colleges, Incorporated and its member institutions are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers.

Five College positions are posted here when available. Check back to review new listings.

Visiting Lectureship in Arabic Language

Mount Holyoke College and The Five College Center for the Study of World Languages invite applications for a 1-year lectureship in Arabic language beginning fall 2010 (an initial 3-year appointment is possible for an exceptionally qualified candidate). The successful candidate will be prepared to offer courses in elementary, intermediate and/or advanced Modern Standard Arabic using the Georgetown series. The Arabic lecturer will play a vital role in our innovative learning model that accommodates the needs of students spread among the five campuses. A strong commitment to undergraduate teaching in language is expected.

The Arabic lecturer will be based on the Mount Holyoke College campus and will report to the Five College Center for the Study of World Languages on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, which is the organizational unit overseeing the Arabic language program throughout the consortium.

Qualifications: Native or near-native fluency in Arabic and English. The academic field of specialization may be Arabic languages, Middle Eastern Studies, linguistics, ESL, second language acquisition, language education, or another related field. Ph.D. preferred. Master’s degree required. Send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, 3 letters of recommendation, and a personal statement outlining philosophy of language acquisition to: Arabic Search, c/o Five Colleges, Incorporated, 97 Spring Street, Amherst, MA 01002.

Review of applications will begin February 15, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled.

Five College Recruitment Outreach
In consultation with the Affirmative Action officers and the Human Services directors, Five Colleges strives to attract a diverse group of applicants for administrative and staff positions at the five campuses.

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