As the Faculty Director, Hiring, Compliance and Faculty Relations, Dr. Dalila Ayoun is responsible for coordinating faculty recruitment efforts, supporting search committees, handling conflict of interest/commitment cases, and reviewing the career-track faculty promotion dossiers as well as applications for the Strategic Priorities Faculty Initiative. The Faculty Director collaborates with various units and leaders across the University including department heads, associate deans, deans, Human Resources, the Office of Research, Innovation and Impact as well as the University Center for Assessment, Teaching and Technology. The Faculty Director position allows Dr. Ayoun to continue her strong commitment to actively support and advocate for faculty as she has done during her tenure at the University of Arizona in various capacities such as Chair of the Grievance Clearinghouse Committee, Chair of the Committee of Academic Freedom and Tenure, Faculty Senator or as a mentor in the Mentor Institute.
Dr. Ayoun is a Professor of French Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition and Teaching in the Department of French & Italian at the University of Arizona. Her research interests lie in the second language acquisition of morpho-syntax (tense-aspect-mood/modality, grammatical gender), theoretical and applied French linguistics.
She is an internationally recognized as evidenced by her strong publication record and high visibility as current Editor-in-chief of the Journal of French Language Studies and former co-editor of the book series Studies in Bilingualism, published by John Benjamins.
Dr. Ayoun has published two monographs, six edited volumes and over thirty articles in prestigious peer-reviewed journals and academic presses, and given over forty talks and several invited plenaries at national and international conferences. Her most recent publications include an edited volume (The Acquisition of Gender. Crosslinguistic perspectives, 2022, John Benjamins) and several articles.
Phone: 520-621-3720
Email: ayoun@arizona.edu