Kennesaw State University: Assistant or Associate Professor of TESOL

Kennesaw State University: Assistant or Associate Professor of TESOL
From: Dr. Bernadette Musetti
Department of Inclusive Education

Position Description
Duties include graduate level teaching, advisement, scholarship and service. Rank is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Required Qualifications
·  Earned doctorate in TESOL or related field (e.g., bilingual education, applied linguistics, second language acquisition, second language literacy, or curriculum and instruction with emphasis in second language acquisition).  If doctorate is not completed by August 1, 2009, candidate would begin employment at the Lecturer level and would move to the Assistant Professor level upon completion of the doctorate.
·  Evidence of scholarship or scholarly potential pertaining to the teaching and learning of English language learners (ELLs).  Please refer to department, college, and university promotion and tenure guidelines at:  http://www.kennesaw.edu/education/facultytenture.html.
·  Experience working with ELLs in PK-12 settings.
·  Technology skills to support teaching and research.
·  Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with colleagues in an interdisciplinary environment.
·  A willingness to travel off campus for teaching, supervision, and mentoring.

Preferred Qualifications
·  Specializations in PK-12 teacher education, language assessment, and ELL literacy.
·  At least three years of teaching ELLs in PK-12 school settings.
·  Teaching and collaborating at the university level.
·  Experience with online instruction.

All materials must be submitted electronically as Microsoft Word or PDF documents on or before January 2, 2009 to guarantee consideration. A complete application will include a letter expressing interest and addressing qualifications for the position, teaching philosophy, and scholarship activity; copies of transcripts (official transcripts are required before employment at KSU); a curriculum vita; and names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of five or more professional references.

For a detailed description of the university, college, and department, please visit KSU’s website at www.kennesaw.edu.

The search will continue until the position is filled.

Date Position Available:  August 2009

Questions about the position should be directed to  Dr. Bernadette Musetti.
Telephone:  678-797-2231