The Program in Middle East/South Asia Studies at the University of
California, Davis seeks a lecturer in Hindi/Urdu to start a new Hindi/Urdu
program beginning with first year Hindi/Urdu in 2006-2007. The lecturer
will teach one course in each of three terms, September 25-June 14,
with the possibility of renewal. Candidates should be fluent in both
Hindi and Urdu, able to teach both Perso-Arabic and Devanagari scripts,
and have experience teaching Hindi/Urdu at the first year level. The
ideal candidate should also have experience teaching other levels of
Hindi/Urdu, skills using digital teaching materials, an interest in
developing new teaching materials to supplement standard texts, and
a commitment to building all curricular and extra-curricular aspects
of a new Hindi/Urdu program. Applicant must have an M.A. or a Ph.D.,
or be A.B.D. Please send an application consisting of a cover letter,
a c.v., one or two sets of teaching evaluations, sample teaching materials,
one or two syllabi, a list of any Hindi/Urdu-related activities that
you may have organized with students, and a list of three references
to address below. The University of California, Davis is an affirmative
action/equal opportunity employer. Review of applications will
begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Contact Information:
Suad Joseph
Director, Middle East/South Asia Studies Program
University of California
One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616
