VACANCY 2008-09/10
LOCATION: Albania.
INSTITUTIONAL TYPE: University.
VACANCY TYPE: Lecturer, Assistant Professor or Associate Professor.
STARTING DATE: No later than February 15, 2009.
WEEKLY TEACHING LOAD: Ideally 12 but no more than 15 lecture hours in 2-4 different courses).
SALARY: Commensurate to Rank plus relocation benefits (upon eligibility) . [Gross: 1551 € - 2,250 € per month]. Return air-fare ticket to be reimbursed.
Responsibilities: Teach academic writing to non-native speakers, mainly Composition I & II, Advanced Research & Writing, and Advanced Business English and some administrative work.
Key Qualifications: Minimally an MA in English and preferably a native English speaker. Prior teaching experience at university/college level is a major advantage. Graduate courses in composition and experience in teaching composition at an undergraduate or post-graduate level are preferred.
Deadline: December 15, 2008.
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DESCRIPTION:
The University of New York in Tirana (UNYT), Albania [http://www.unyt. edu.al
Applicants need to be available as from the Spring 2009 semester (and optionally thereafter) and demonstrate ability to strengthen the department’s teaching and research profile, to teach in fluent academic English at both an undergraduate and graduate level with high academic standards of performance and to cooperate effectively a multi-ethnic group of faculty. Cultural adaptability and the ability to collaborate well in a multi-ethnic environment are valued qualities.
UNYT is an accredited multi-ethnic, private HE institution in Tirana, Albania and one of the few universities in the region that awards degrees recognized in both the U.S. and Europe. The university was established in 2002 in partnership with SUNY/ESC, U.S.A. and, later, with I.U.K.B. (Switzerland) . With an enrolment of over 400 undergraduate and over 65 graduate students, UNYT has become the leading educational institution in Albania. UNYT strives to provide an intelligence- intensive, knowledge-intensive , skills-intensive and technology-intensiv e Higher Education that shifts efforts, intellectual assets and resources from a local to a global setting. UNYT is an equal opportunity/ affirmative action employer. All qualified individuals with the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to UNYT’s mission, core values, honour code and diversity statement are encouraged to apply.
Candidates interested at the vacancy are presented with an opportunity to engage into original research in the context of an aggressively developing post-communist democracy that aspires E.U. integration.
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Application: Preferably by e-mail.
Send a Letter of Application detailing Key Qualifications for this position, current curriculum vitae, photocopies of credentials and transcripts, a Statement of Teaching Philosophy, a short statement about the candidate’s research interests and plans, and the names, titles, positions, addresses, e-mails, and phone numbers of at least two professional referees. Please send initially a CV and Cover Letter by e-mail.
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Contact information:
A) Dr. K. Giakoumis, Deputy Rector, UNYT
University of New York Tirana
Rruga “Komuna e Parisit”, Tirana
ALBANIA
Tel.: 00355-4-273056, -7, -8 -9
Cell.: 00355 6920 70592
Fax: Tel.: 00355-4-273059
E-mail: kgiakoumis@unyt. edu.al
B) Dr. D. Mentzeniotis, Dean, NYC Athens
E-mail: dean@nyc.gr
C) Dr. A. Jaupaj, Head of English Department.
E-mail: ajaupaj@unyt. edu.al
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