The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations of the University of Chicago seeks to hire a full-time lecturer in Korean language. We have a comprehensive program in Korean-language studies, offering first- through fourth-year Korean. Responsibilities will include working with the director of the Korean-language program to develop the program, and teaching both beginning and advanced levels of the language. Applicants should have native or near-native fluency in Korean and previous language teaching experience at the college level; a Ph.D. in second-language acquisition is desirable, but not mandatory. 

Candidates are required to submit a letter of application and current curriculum vitae online at the University of Chicago's Academic Career Opportunities website https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu  posting #00263. 

In addition, the letter of application, curriculum vitae, a DVD of classroom teaching, and three letters of recommendation should be mailed in hard copy to: 

Korean Language Search Committee 

Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations 

U. of Chicago 

1050 E. 59th St. 

Chicago IL 60637 

No further materials should be submitted at this time. 

For full consideration, all application materials, both electronic upload and paper, must be received no later than April 15, 2010. 

For information on the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, go to http://ealc.uchicago.edu.  

Position contingent upon final budgetary approval.

The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer.