23.2558, Jobs: Applied Ling: Asst Prof, U of Pennsylvania

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Subject: 23.2558, Jobs: Applied Ling: Asst Prof, U of Pennsylvania

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Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 17:18:13
From: Elizabeth Deane [bettyd at gse.upenn.edu]
Subject: Applied Linguistics: Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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University or Organization: University of Pennsylvania 
Department: Education/Educational Linguistics
Job Location: Pennsylvania, USA 
Web Address: http://www.gse.upenn.edu
Job Rank: Assistant Professor  

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics 

Description:

The Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania invites 
applications for a tenure track position at assistant professor level in our 
division of Educational Linguistics. Candidates should have an earned 
doctorate in educational or applied linguistics, second language studies, or a 
related field. 

We are looking for scholars who have an active program of interdisciplinary 
research in second language acquisition, TESOL, or multilingual education 
policy and practice, with specialization in one or more of the following areas:
- English as a global language
- Technology and new media
- Language assessment
- Bilingualism and biliteracy 
- Corpus analysis 
- Language planning and policy
- Heritage language teaching and learning
- Indigenous language revitalization
- Language ideology
- Sociolinguistics
- Super-diversity
- Critical language awareness  

Ideal candidates will also have expertise in language learning and teaching in 
one or more of the following settings: K-12 schools, higher education or 
community programs, in national or international contexts. We are interested 
in scholars whose abilities and interests relate to students at both doctoral 
and master's levels, and who can offer courses, as well as supervise, guide, 
and conduct research germane to the interests of professional language 
educators and educational researchers. 

The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity affirmative action 
employer; women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

We anticipate that the appointment will be made at the assistant professor 
level, to begin July 1, 2013. We will begin reviewing applications on October 
1, 2012 but will continue to consider new applications until the position is 
filled.

Please apply online at 
https://www.gse.upenn.edu/faculty_research/positions/apply-ELX, submitting 
a letter expressing your interest and general qualifications, curriculum vitae, 
and reprints of publications and relevant manuscripts.  Please address all 
correspondence to Chair Elizabeth Deane at the mailing address below.
In order to be considered, letters from three references should be forwarded 
to the mailing address below.

Application Deadline: 01-Oct-2012 
Mailing Address for Applications:
	Chair, TESOL Search Committee Elizabeth Deane 
	Graduate School of Education 
	University of Pennsylvania 
	3700 Walnut Street 
	Philadelphia, PA 19104 
	USA  
Web Address for Applications: http://www.gse.upenn.edu/faculty_research/positions/apply-ELX 
Contact Information:
	Elizabeth Deane 
	Email: bettyd at gse.upenn.edu 

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