Franklin College Switzerland seeks candidates for the position of

Assistant Professor in Italian Studies. This is a full-time, continuing

position in an extended contract system and begins August 2011, pending

funding.

The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in Italian Studies,

preferably with a specific interest in language pedagogy and language

acquisition. Candidates should have extensive experience teaching

undergraduate Italian-language courses and should be innovative teachers

and program coordinators. Our future colleague will help shape a dynamic

Modern Languages Department that integrates language learning with

culture and literature across the four languages of instruction:

Italian, French, German, and Spanish. Preference will be given to

candidates able to work across multiple languages. The successful

candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate courses in Italian

language and culture, lead academic travel, and maintain an active

research agenda.

Conference call interviews, followed by on-campus interviews for

finalists. Please submit electronically a letter of application, a cv,

and recent teaching evaluations to italsearch@fc.edu by November 10,

2010. For more information see www.fc.edu; please direct all questions

to Professor Fabio Ferrari, search committee co-chair, at

fferrari@fc.edu

Franklin College Switzerland is a private liberal arts college located

in Lugano, accredited in both the US and Switzerland. Franklin College

Switzerland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Franklin College Switzerland,

Fabio Ferrari

Via Ponte Tresa 29,

6924 Sorengo,

Schweiz / Svizzera / Switzerland

fferrari@fc.edu