UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Japanese Instructor 

The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures http://www.cas.sc.edu/dllc/ invites applications for an Instructor of Japanese to teach all levels of Japanese language beginning August, 2012.  This one year appointment is on a nine-month basis, and is renewable. Candidates must have an MA in Japanese or the equivalent, experience teaching Japanese to speakers of English, as well as near-native command of Japanese and English. ABDs or PhDs preferred.

Please apply for the “Japanese Instructor” position on-line at the USC Job site http://hr.sc.edu/employ.html by completing the online application and attaching a CV, a teaching statement, and three letters of recommendation.  Teaching evaluations and a demonstration video may be requested later.  The candidate selected for this position must be able to meet eligibility requirements to work in the United States.  

The University of South Carolina is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status. 

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Spanish Transatlantic Studies
Associate Professor

The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and the Spanish Program (http://www.cas.sc.edu/dllc/) at the University of South Carolina invites applications for a tenured Associate Professor position in Spanish. We are looking for a dynamic scholar with an international reputation and an outstanding record of teaching and publication. The ideal candidate should be an expert in bridging traditional Hispanic/Spanish studies and new fields of inquiry on Latin America and/or the Spanish speaking diaspora in the United States. We expect this hire to play a leadership role in the program and the department as we develop our new doctoral program focused on the interaction between Spain and Latin America. Teaching responsibilities include two courses per semester, with assignments in a broad range of undergraduate and graduate courses in Spanish.

Applicants should submit a letter of application, current CV, and the names of three references (with their academic addresses, emails and phones) to:

Recruitment Coordinator/Associate Professor of Spanish.
ATTN: Terri Lucas USC Dept. of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
1620 College St. RM 917
Columbia, SC 29208
For full consideration by the search committee, applications should be received no later than September 1, 2012.

The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures is proud to be home to the tenth ranked public PhD in Comparative Literature in the nation (NRC 2010) and to a new PhD in Spanish. We are also home to internationally known scholars in language acquisition, children’s literature, Chinese, Classics, French, German, Russian, and Arabic. The department provides instruction in 14 languages and offers undergraduate majors in 6 different programs, teacher certification in 4 language programs, and Master’s degrees in Comparative Literature, French, German, and Spanish. It also works as an active partner with the MA and PhD programs in the College’s Linguistics Program. The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures is a campus leader in the study and use of instructional technology, and the home of innovative programs that move learning beyond the traditional classroom.

The University of South Carolina has been designated as one of only 73 public and 32 private academic institutions with "very high research activity" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The Carnegie Foundation also lists USC as having strong community engagement. The University has over 30,000 students on the main campus (and over 43,000 students system-wide), 350 degree programs, and a nationally-ranked library system. Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, has a population of over 750,000 in the greater metropolitan area.

The University of South Carolina is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Colonial Spanish American Literature
Assistant/Associate Professor

The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and the Spanish Program (http://www.cas.sc.edu/dllc/) at the University of South Carolina invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor position in the field of Colonial Spanish American Literature. We are seeking a scholar with evidence of a strong research agenda, and with native or near-native fluency in Spanish who will be expected to develop our recently created PhD in Spanish and its focus on transatlantic and cultural studies. Teaching responsibilities include two courses per semester, with assignments in a broad range of undergraduate and graduate courses in Spanish. Required qualifications are a Ph.D. in Spanish by August 2013, and evidence of successful college/university teaching.

Applicants should submit a letter of application, current CV, three letters of recommendation and recent student evaluations to:
Recruitment Coordinator for Colonial Spanish American Literature
ATTN: Terri Lucas
USC Dept. of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
1620 College St.
Columbia, SC 29208

For full consideration by the search committee, applications should be received no later than November 1, 2012.

The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures is proud to be home to the tenth ranked public PhD in Comparative Literature in the nation (NRC 2010) and to a new PhD in Spanish. We are also home to internationally known scholars in language acquisition, children’s literature, Chinese, Classics, French, German, Russian, and Arabic. The department provides instruction in 14 languages and offers undergraduate majors in 6 different programs, teacher certification in 4 language programs, and Master’s degrees in Comparative Literature, French, German, and Spanish. It also works as an active partner with the MA and PhD programs in the College’s Linguistics Program. The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures is a campus leader in the study and use of instructional technology, and the home of innovative programs that move learning beyond the traditional classroom.

The University of South Carolina has been designated as one of only 73 public and 32 private academic institutions with "very high research activity" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The Carnegie Foundation also lists USC as having strong community engagement. The University has over 30,000 students on the main campus (and over 43,000 students system-wide), 350 degree programs, and a nationally-ranked library system. Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, has a population of over 750,000 in the greater metropolitan area.

The University of South Carolina is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status.