Faculty Position:        ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL)

Application Review begins April 25th

Responsibilities:

• Teach the equivalent of 24 credits annually in the education program with a focus on ESL plus the equivalent of three credit hours or more in institutional service as defined by the School of Education.
• Assist in meeting various forms of accreditation (NCATE, TEAC, Northwest, USOE, etc.), and state and national teacher education standards requirements.
• Coordinate with local school district personnel to ensure that the DSU elementary education program prepares students for K-12 ESL needs.
• Supervise and mentor DSU students in field experience settings.
• Perform campus duties including holding office hours, advising students, attending faculty and other DSU meetings, and serving on university, school and department committees.
• Consult with department chair and dean in creating and delivering curriculum.
• Adhere to department, school, and university policies.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree required, (Must be completed by August 1, 2014) in English as a Second Language education.
• Minimum of three-years experience teaching ELL students in a K-12 setting.
• Demonstrated ability in successful teaching (finalists will be required to demonstrate competence by teaching a lesson).
• Demonstrated ability and interest in creative, unique, and effective approaches to teacher education.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, both orally and in writing.
• Good organization and time management skills.
• Candidates must be competent with the use of technology in instruction.

Terms of Contract:  Tenure track (9 month) faculty position.  Begins fall semester (August 2014).  Salary is based nationally competitive Dixie State University faculty salary schedule.  Excellent benefit package included.