Full-Time Faculty Position in Developmental English/ESL, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Job Description

The English and Communication Studies Department seeks a full-time faculty member with an interdisciplinary background in developmental English and / or English as an additional language to oversee the College English preparation courses and curricula.

The candidate should demonstrate research and teaching experience in related fields, which may include rhetoric, writing studies, language acquisition, or linguistics.

The successful candidate will also demonstrate a strong commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice.

The successful candidate will be expected to pursue an active research agenda in their fields of expertise. Additionally, they will be required to serve the college and their discipline in various capacities.

The candidate will be expected to work with culturally and linguistically diverse students in an institution with strong emphasis on globalization and experiential learning.

Interest and experience in interdisciplinary collaboration is highly desirable.

Successful candidates will excel in the following competencies :

Globalism

• Possess expertise in guiding students to discover how rhetorical theory and related writing pedagogy can challenge or solidify accepted norms and values and uncover moments of cultural evolution and revolution.
• Demonstrate a history of scholarship and progressive pedagogy that examines human experience through key works of writing from diverse historical, racial, ethnic, religious, aesthetic, economic, social and cultural perspectives;

while also encouraging them to challenge essentializing tendencies and debates that might circulate and solidify around the reception of these works.

Demonstrate ability to create a dynamic classroom where students can effectively communicate across cultural and linguistic boundaries and balance differing worldviews based upon a deep knowledge and awareness of other people, countries, cultures, and beliefs through the careful study of rhetoric and writing.

Instructional Design

• Demonstrate ability to adapt course materials to adjust to new innovations within and outside of the discipline.
• Possess experience utilizing a variety of instructional delivery methods and emerging technologies to improve student learning.
• Possess a willingness to embrace innovative pedagogical, collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches, where appropriate.
• Demonstrate instructional variety and flexibility to accommodate students with different learning styles, experiences, and abilities.
• Demonstrate experience in creating engaging curriculum and classroom environments that will reinforce and further develop advanced skills in critical reading, thinking, presenting, writing, and communication skills.

Learning Enrichment

• Possess a passion for expanding students' horizons, curiosities and imagination through rhetoric and wide-ranging curricular innovations that focus on diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Demonstrate the vision to deliver and advance the mission of the English and Communication Studies Department and the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences to develop reflective, critical and engaged citizens of the world.
• Demonstrate interest in developing a wide-ranging curriculum that takes advantage of areas of expertise while contributing to the ECS Department's vision.
• Possess experience encouraging student interaction, collaboration, teamwork and cooperation in the learning process.

Professionalism

• Maintain active participation in professional practices and scholarship, and a willingness to mentor faculty both within the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences and across the College.
• Demonstrate expertise in current critical, theoretical, and pedagogical trends and practices in the field.
• Demonstrate ability to represent FIT with innovative scholarship presented at local, regional, national, and international professional organizations and through peer reviewed publications.
• Demonstrate ability to support FIT's goals and mission of promoting issues of sustainability, pluralism, and diversity through rhetorical study.
• Demonstrate the ability to collaborate with colleagues to increase the visibility and profile of writing and rhetorical scholarship at FIT.
• Maintain positive, helpful, supportive, respectful, collegial, and teamwork-oriented relationships with other professionals.

Technology

• Demonstrate ability to utilize innovative instructional technology and to select the most appropriate technologies to enhance student-learning outcomes.
• Demonstrate expertise in using social and emerging media to create engaging and evolving methods of instruction and student-centered interaction.
• The preceding description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required of the position;

other duties may be assigned consistent with the classification of the position.

Requirements :

Minimum Qualifications :

Candidate must possess a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition, Literacy Studies, Developmental English, TESOL, Applied Linguistics, or a related field.

ABDs will be considered with the understanding that successful defense of the dissertation / thesis is required prior to the start of employment.

• Candidates must have experience teaching developmental English, basic writing, and / or English as an additional language in a higher education setting.
• Experience teaching diverse student populations with varying levels of language knowledge and skills.
• Candidates must also exhibit a record of academic research and publication, professional activities, successful college-level teaching, and familiarity with both online and hybrid learning environments.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Experience working in an interdisciplinary and diverse environment.
• Experience with curriculum development.
• Experience teaching in different platforms : face-to-face, online, and blended.
• Familiarity with Universal Design for Learning.
30+ days ago