34.666, Jobs: General Linguistics: Lecturer, English as a Second Language, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:42:28
From: Natalia Sakhartova [natalias at illinois.edu]
Subject: General Linguistics: Lecturer, English as a Second Language, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA

 
University or Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 
Department: Department of Linguistics
Job Location: Illinois, USA 
Web Address: https://linguistics.illinois.edu
Job Title: Lecturer, English as a Second Language
Job Rank: Lecturer

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; English as a Second Language


Description:

The Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a full-time, 12-month Lecturer
appointment to teach 3 speaking or writing courses per academic year in the
English as a Second Language (ESL) program, such as English Pronunciation and
Oral Communication or Oral Communication for International Teaching
Assistants. The target start date of appointment is August 16, 2023. Salary is
commensurate with experience and qualifications. The successful candidate will
also be primarily responsible for the development, validation, administration
and coordination of the English Proficiency Interview (EPI), a state-mandated,
university-level speaking test for international teaching assistants. The EPI
has a long history that stretches back decades. The current EPI has both an
on-campus and an online version that is offered to approximately 600 graduate
students each year. The candidate will oversee the operational management
activities for the EPI, supervise the EPI raters and assistants, and monitor
compliance with University IRB requirements for research related to EPI/ESL. 

Required Qualifications: 
 - Master’s degree in Teaching English as a Second Language or an equivalent
terminal degree with a TESL focus is required with the completion date no
later than August 1, 2023.
 - Minimum three years experience of ESL teaching and curriculum development
at the university level.
 - Minimum three years experience in language assessment.

Preferred Qualifications: 
 - PhD degree in Second Language Studies, TESOL, Applied Linguistics or a
closely related field, with a specialization in Language Testing and
Assessment, Educational Measurement, Technology Enhanced Language Learning, or
Second Language Speaking and Writing.
 - Experience coordinating between standardized language tests and classroom
instruction.
 - Minimum one year experience in academic program administration.
 - A record of academic research and publication.
 - Experience using current technologies for testing and instruction.
 - Experience in working with international student population at the
university level.

To apply for this position, please create your candidate profile through
https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload all required application materials
through this system: Cover letter and CV, and contact information (or
Interfolio ID) for three professional references. The search committee may
contact the applicant about soliciting letters of reference at a later point,
after initial review of the files. Only electronic applications submitted
through https://jobs.illinois.edu will be accepted. 

Full consideration will be given to complete applications received by March
15, 2023. Applicants may be interviewed before the closing date, although no
hiring decision will be made until after that date. For questions regarding
the application process, please contact jobs at illinois.edu or 217-333-2137.
Questions about the position may be directed to Xun Yan, Search Committee
Chair at xunyan at illinois.edu.



Application Deadline: 15-Mar-2023 
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://jobs.illinois.edu 
Contact Information:
	Search Committee Chair Xun Yan 
	Email: xunyan at illinois.edu 


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