Assistant Professor of French: Illinois College, a dynamic liberal arts college with approximately 1000 students on a historic campus in Jacksonville, IL, invites applications for a full-time, position in French beginning fall 2010. We are a faculty committed to excellence in teaching and scholarship. We are equally committed to offering students the opportunity of a liberal arts education and the academic support they need to achieve.

We seek a candidate with knowledge of second language pedagogy to teach all levels of French and to rebuild the program. Faculty in other departments are interested in developing interdisciplinary connections. The new faculty member must be able to use his or her research and teaching areas to interest students in the French language and in French and Francophone cultures. This is a non-tenure-track position, renewable for at least four years. PhD preferred; ABD seriously considered; native or near-native fluency required. All research specializations will be considered.

Please send a letter of application, CV, statement of teaching philosophy, teaching evaluations, and three confidential letters of reference to Dr. Bernd Estabrook, search committee chair, and Elise Meyer, Illinois College, 1101 W. College Ave., Jacksonville, IL, 62650. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. Illinois College is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications by women and underrepresented minorities.