Position: Assistant Professor of Italian
Institution: Franklin College Switzerland
Location: Switzerland
Date posted: 10/15/2007
Position: Assistant Professor of Italian
Institution: Franklin College Switzerland
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
Applications are invited for a full-time faculty appointment in Italian in the Department of Modern Languages at Franklin College Switzerland. The ideal candidate will have the ability to teach undergraduate courses at all levels in Italian language, and literature in both Italian and English translation. Experience welcome in teaching first-year seminar. Start date is the fall semester, 2008. Required credentials: earned doctorate in field; evidence or promise of excellence in teaching; demonstrated ability and commitment to scholarly research; active support of the liberal arts; ability to lead travel/study program; ability to help develop a major program in Italian Studies. International experience a plus.
To assure full consideration, please submit application letter, C.V., course evaluation summary, a sample of scholarship, and contact information for three references to the Dean of Arts and Humanities, Franklin College Switzerland, Via Ponte Tresa 29, 6924 Sorengo, SWITZERLAND. Fax: (+41.91) 994.41.17 or e-mail with Word attachment to: italsearch@fc.edu. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and will be accepted until December 1, 2007.
Franklin College is a US accredited, undergraduate liberal arts college with an internationally focused educational mission. It has a diverse student body from over fifty different nations and is located in Lugano, an important banking and financial center in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland, one hour from Milan. Language of instruction is English. Further information: http://www.fc.edu/
