9 December: fyi -- ESL, Lille

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LECTURER POSITION ESL LILLE, FRANCE ??? *DEADLINE Dec. 22, 2008*

Pending approval by the university authorities, a tenure track position
will open up in 2009 at the University of Lille, France
(www.univ-lille3.fr) for a lecturer ("mâitre de conférences" or MCF) with
an *ESL profile* (English as a Second Language or in French "LANSAD" =
"Langues pour des Spécialistes d'Autres Disciplines").

Candidates who are interested in this positions are asked to contact
Maarten Lemmens (maarten.lemmens@univ-lille3.fr) *as soon as possible*. He
can also provide you with more information should that be desired.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
The successful candidate has worked within field of Second Language
Acquisition (preferably applied to English) and/or have demonstrated
expertise in this domain, through quality publications and/or solid
teaching experience. The candidate will engage in the further expansion of
the ESL teaching and research group at the Université Lille 3 and be asked
the become the coordinator for ESL in the university. He/she will also be
responsible for the guidance of the teaching assistants.

REQUIREMENTS
1) DEGREE
The candidate must hold a PhD, or be sure to have a PhD in hand by
December 10, 2008 at the latest, preferably in the field of (English) SLA.

2) PROCEDURE
Candidates who want to apply MUST go through an evaluation first (called
"qualification"), which is independent of the final job application. Once
"qualified", you can apply for any job in France for which the level of
qualification (MCF/ or PR) holds.
Deadline for submission for the "qualification" is December 22, 2008, 16h.
(Paris time) and should be done using the on-line platform ANTARES (see
http://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr, click on "Concours, emploi et
carrières", then "eseignant-chercheurs" (on the left) for more info; to
acces the on-line platform, choose "Galaxie" (or go directly to
"ANTARES").

Initially, there is no requirement that candidates speak French fluently,
but it is necessary that they at least have a sufficient knowledge to
understand the procedures. The successful candidate must be authorized to
work legally in France by Sept. 1, 2009, the start date of
the positions.

TEACHING
Normal teaching load is about 7 hours per week (2 terms of 13 weeks) and
for this position concerns English classes for non-specialists (ESP)
exclusively (undergraduate level).

Hiring will be done at the level of "Maître de Conférences" with a monthly
salary scale ranging from 2,058 to 3,722 (before taxes and withholdings),
depending on the number of years of experience at MCF level (i.e. most
positions for which a PhD is required).

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