Assistant/Associate Professor of TESOL and Special Education

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Assistant/Associate Professor of TESOL and Special Education Company: Lesley University

Location: Cambridge

Posted on: September 12, 2020

Job Description:

Assistant/Associate Professor of TESOL and Special Education

Department: Language and Literacy & Special Education

Locations: Cambridge, MA

Type: Full-time

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Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Lesley University is highlyregarded for its graduate and undergraduate programs in education,the arts, and applied social sciences. Lesley fosters a highlycreative environment in which innovative ideas thrive, theory isintegrated with practice and its 7,000 students and 92,000 alumniare empowered to improve and enrich communities.

We offer a competitive benefits package that includes health,dental, life, and long-term-disability insurance. In addition, weoffer generous amounts of vacation and holiday time, as well as atuition remission policy that enables employees to expand theirknowledge and skills.

Job Description:

This is a shared position between the Language and Literacy andSpecial Education departments.

The Language and Literacy Department offers Master's degree(M.Ed.) and licensure/certificate programs in English as a SecondLanguage (ESL)/TESOL and Bilingual Education as well as Literacyand Specialist Teacher of Reading. In these programs, teacherslearn to respond to the language and literacy needs of culturallyand linguistically diverse students, expand the communication andliteracy skills of students, connect reading and writing across thecurriculum, use assessment to inform their teaching and guidestudent learning, and collaborate with and lead colleagues to usecutting edge literacy practices and innovations.

The Special Education Department offers Master's degrees (M.Ed.)and licensure/endorsement programs in Inclusive Special Education(Moderate Disabilities Pk-8, 5-12, and Severe Disabilities),Transition Specialists, and Teaching Students with Autism. In theseprograms, teachers learn teacher candidates are prepared to beknowledgeable, reflective, caring, and exemplary educators who arelife-long advocates, allies, and scholars in the field of specialeducation. Programs seek to prepare educators who are committed toinclusion, and who partner with and empower their students withdisabilities to live self-determined lives as contributing membersof a democratic society.

The Graduate School of Education at Lesley University seeks anoutstanding practitioner-scholar with successful experienceteaching bilingual learners and special education students inpreK-12 settings, thorough knowledge of second language learningdevelopment, and special education. The successful applicant mustdemonstrate a commitment to research that creates useable knowledgein and for practice. A strong candidate will be a provencollaborator with a demonstrated commitment to issues of socialjustice and equity in higher education. The candidate will workclosely with colleagues in the Language and Literacy and SpecialEducation Departments and with adjunct faculty, administrators, andteachers from area partner schools.

Responsibilities will include teaching courses in languagedevelopment and diversity, assessment for identification ofdisabilities, assessment of language development, Augmentative andAlternative Communication (AAC), and working with culturally andlinguistically diverse families in special education teams andsettings. Courses taught will include face to face on campus, offcampus weekend cohorts, as well as on-line courses. This may alsoinclude teaching elementary and secondary versions of astate-required Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) course to bothpre-service and in-service teachers. Opportunities to work withgraduate students at the Masters and Doctoral level will be part ofthis role.

Additional interest or expertise in one of the following areaswould be valued: the integration of content and language learningfor the special education classroom; Spanish or Portuguese languageand literacy development; expertise in technology-enhancedinstruction and/or Assistive Technology (AT).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Teach contracted courses according to university guidelines.

Ability to use a variety of digital platforms and tools in thefunctions of the role.

Participate in and make meaningful contributions to theuniversity, school, department, and program meetings.

Maintain a record of active scholarship.

Participate in university and school service appropriate to theappointment.

Requirements:

Must have, or will have by August 1, 2020, a Doctorate with aconcentration in a related educational field.

Strong preparation to teach TESOL and Special Education coursesat the graduate level.

Successful Higher Education teaching experience.

Ability to collaborate in the design of courses and programs inTESOL/ESL/Bilingual Education and Special Education programs.

Experience working with PreK-12 teachers.

Demonstrated level of competence with respect to knowledge ofbasic tenets of social justice education.

Ability to appropriately and effectively understand and adapt tocultural differences within group environment and awareness ofgroup norms/dynamics that stem from identity based difference.

Adept at using skills necessary for creating an environment thatallows for inclusion and effective intercultural engagement.

Fluency in a language other than English

Must be authorized to work in the United States. If you hold avisa, your visa status must allow you to work at LesleyUniversity.

Preferred:

A minimum of three years of successful preK-12 teachingexperience with second language learners and/or special educationin the United States.

A scholarly record in language, learning development, andspecial education to warrant appointment at the assistant orassociate level, including publications, presentations, and otherforms of contribution to the field.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Additional Information:

Compensation commensurate with experience.

Background checks are required for all positions.

Lesley University is committed to promoting equal opportunityfor all current and prospective faculty, students, and staff, andproviding an educational and working environment that is free fromdiscrimination.

Application Instructions:

A cover letter and a CV/resume.

Applications will be reviewed upon the establishment of anappropriate pool of candidates.

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