Job Opportunity: Asst Professor in ESOL/TESOL

University at Buffalo

Assistant Professor of English for Speakers of Other Languages/Teaching
English to Speakers of Other Languages

Position Summary

The Department of Learning and Instruction in the Graduate School of
Education at the University at Buffalo (UB), The State University of New
York (SUNY), seeks a scholar in English for Speakers of Other Languages
(ESOL)/Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) for a
tenure-track position. Candidates will be considered at the Assistant
Professor level.

The successful candidate must have:
  • ability to sustain a research program related to English as a New Language
  • (ENL), English Language Learners (ELLs), and/or the teaching of ELLs
  • ability to seek and obtain external funding
  • ability to provide quality instruction in face-to-face, hybrid, and online
  • learning environments
  • commitment to strong university advising, particularly related to graduate
  • students

Preference will be given to candidates with K-12 teaching experience in
environments that included both ELLs and students with disabilities.
Although the specific area of research is open, we are particularly
interested in candidates who are engaged in research on one or more of the
following topics:

  • interventions for ELLs with learning disabilities
  • ways schools address the needs of underserved populations (including
  • programmatic, curricular and/or instructional approaches at the
  • intersections of ELL education and exceptional education)
  • learning assessments, assessment administration, and impact of assessment
  • on ELLs and/or students with disabilities
  • issues of equity and access that arise for ELLs and students with
  • disabilities

For more information, please see attachment or visit the UB Website (posting number 1500783)

Posted: November 17, 2015, 8:47 PM