Visiting Assistant Professor - TESOL/Foreign Languages/Bilingual Education

The School of Education at Manhattanville College invites applications for a faculty member at the Visiting Assistant Professor level (non-tenure track) with a specialty in TESOL/Foreign Languages/Bilingual Education. The ideal candidate will be committed to quality teaching, research, and service to the institution, program, profession, and community. In addition, candidates must exhibit an eagerness and ability to help grow graduate enrollment for these programs.

 Responsibilities  

• Teach courses in language teaching methodology and assessment
• Supervise students/supervise teachers in TESOL and World Languages
• Do Program Reviews for CAEP accreditation for TESOL and World Languages
• Recruit students in the area of language teaching (especially world languages)

 Required Qualifications 

Manhattanville College seeks an active, culturally and academically diverse faculty member.

Applicants should have an earned doctoral degree in Language Education or a related field. A record of excellence in teaching is strongly desired. The successful candidate must show a record of: (a) experience teaching at an institution of higher education, (b) experience working with accreditation in teacher education, (c) evidence of scholarship, (d) experience teaching languages in P-12 schools, (e) certification in TESOL, bilingual education and/or World Languages, (f) fluent in English and at least one World Language and (g) commitment to institutional priorities that affirm the value of diversity.

 Applications  

 Interested candidates are encouraged to submit application materials combined into one PDF document to human.resources@mville.edu in the following order: a tailored cover letter; curriculum vitae; statement of teaching philosophy; statement of research interests; statement on commitment to diversity and inclusion; brief writing sample; and the contact information of three references. Candidates expecting doctoral degree completion before August 1st, 2021 must also include a letter of reference verifying degree completion date. Only electronic applications will be accepted. The position is subject to final budgetary approval. Review of applications will begin on March 1, 2021 and continue until position is filled. 

About Manhattanville College 

Manhattanville College is an independent, coeducational, liberal arts college located about 30 miles north of New York City on a picturesque campus of 100 acres. The College enrolls a nationally and internationally diverse student body of approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students with over 40% of our students coming from historically underrepresented populations. Building on its heritage of social justice and social activism, the College prepares students through rigorous academic and co-curricular programs, for ethical and socially responsible leadership in a global community.  We achieve this through integrated learning that combines classroom rigor with experiential opportunities, leadership with service, intimate attention with global reach, progressive change with enduring values, and social commitment with ethical responsibility. The College is fully committed to an inclusive and culturally diverse faculty, staff and student community. We seek to recruit qualified and diverse candidates who will help us achieve our goal of creating an inclusive community that is welcoming to all people. 

Questions regarding the position may be directed to

 Courtney R. Kelly, Associate Professor & Chair

Literacy & English Education

courtney.kelly@mville.edu