36.2423, Jobs: Applied Linguistics: Assistant Professor (Applied Linguistics), University of Massachusetts Boston

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Subject: 36.2423, Jobs: Applied Linguistics: Assistant Professor (Applied Linguistics), University of Massachusetts Boston

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Date: 14-Aug-2025
From: Panayota Gounari [panagiota.gounari at umb.edu]
Subject: Applied Linguistics: Assistant Professor (Applied Linguistics), University of Massachusetts Boston


Job Location: Boston, MA, United States, USA
Job Title: Assistant Professor (Applied Linguistics)
Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics

Description:
Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics with specialization in
Multilingual Education
The Applied Linguistics Department at the University of Massachusetts
Boston invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position at
the rank of Assistant Professor with a start date of September 1st
2026.  We envision a colleague who will contribute through research,
teaching, and service to our commitment to engagement with and
inclusion of culturally diverse audiences in higher education and in
the New England public school community.
Required Experience and Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will have an earned Ph.D. in Applied
Linguistics or relevant field by August 31, 2026 and a clear and
relevant research agenda.
We are seeking a scholar with 3+ years of teaching experience in
higher education, as well as teaching, leadership and curriculum
development roles in a bilingual K-12 setting (dual language,
bilingual or ESL classroom). We expect the candidate to engage school
communities in collaborative teaching and research activities that
will lead to rigorous academic publications, external funding,
professional development for teachers, and policy change. The
candidate will advocate for multilingual students and minoritized
communities, as a scholar, an educator, and a community-engaged
partner by maintaining a robust research agenda, spearheading the
development of our Educator Licensure Program, and serving and
assuming leadership at the local, state, and national levels.
Application Instructions:
UMass Boston is the third most diverse university in the country, with
more than 60% of our undergraduate students coming from minoritized
communities and groups and more than half of our students are the
first in their families to attend a college or university. Thus, our
students come to us from richly diverse life experiences and
backgrounds; they bring to our classrooms and research settings the
robust range of perspectives growing out of the socio-cultural,
economic, and historical contexts in which they have lived, along with
the challenges they encounter, engage, and strive to overcome.
Given this context, please articulate your approach to teaching,
advising, and mentoring:
will engage with the diverse life experiences of students,
will reflect an appreciation for the ways in which students bring
their holistic selves into the academic setting, and
will reflect how your own life experiences and background shapes your
practices and commitments as an instructor, mentor, researcher, and
scholar.
In addition, we ask that applicants submit the following:
1. Curriculum Vitae
2. A cover letter highlighting how their teaching, research and
service aligns with the position
3. A succinct statement of their teaching philosophy, including how
their cultural, linguistic, experiential, and/or academic background
contributes to the understanding of diversity
4. Pertinent publications
5. Three academic letters of recommendation and, at least one letter
addressing community engagement.*
*List referees’ names and contact information in the portal; once
submitted, the system will send them a link to upload their letters.
The community engagement letter may be from one of your three
recommenders.
Applications must be received online by September 15, 2025. : Please
address any inquiries to Professor Panayota Gounari
(panagiota.gounari at umb.edu), Department Chair of the Department of
Applied Linguistics.
UMass Boston is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified
individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons
with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the
hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact
HRDirect at umb.edu or 617-287-5150.
The University of Massachusetts President’s Office welcomes all
qualified applicants and complies with all state and federal
anti-discrimination laws.

Application Deadline: (Open until filled)
Web Address for Applications:
https://careers.massachusetts.edu/en-us/job/527904/assistant-professor-applied-linguistics
Contact Information:
        Emily Post
        Email: epost at buyerads.com



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