Assistant Professor - Modern Languages

State University New York - Cortland, NY

Full-time - Entry Level

Cortland, NY

Educational Services

About the position

The Department of Modern Languages at SUNY Cortland is seeking two tenure-track Assistant Professors in TESOL, starting in August 2025. This role involves teaching undergraduate and master's level courses, maintaining an active research agenda, and contributing to the department and university through service and student support.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and master's courses in TESOL, including linguistics, English grammar, second language acquisition, and second language literacy, both in person and online.
• Maintain an active scholarship/research agenda.
• Advise students and provide scheduled office hours for support outside of the classroom.
• Engage in service to the department, school, and university.

Requirements

• Ph.D. or doctoral candidate (ABD) in TESOL, Applied Linguistics, or a closely related field.
• Native or native-like fluency in English.
• Demonstrated experience in using technology in teaching and learning.
• Demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Nice-to-haves

• Relevant teaching experience at the college level, including teaching online, asynchronous courses.
• Background in literacy education.
• Teaching experience in the U.S. at a K-12 public school system.
• Proficiency in a language other than English.