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California State University, Dominguez Hills

Assistant or Associate Professor (Academic Year)
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Position Number: 1540573
Location: Carson, CA
Position Type: Liberal Arts - English and Literature

Assistant/Advanced Assistant/Associate Professor
College of Arts & Humanities

https://www.csudh.edu/hr/job-opportunities/

Position Announcement

The Department of English at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) invites applications for a Tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor (Academic Year) with the appointment starting in Fall 2020.

At CSUDH, we celebrate and respect diversity in all forms that include every race, religion, gender, ethnicity, veterans, people with varied abilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. CSUDH is seeking applications from candidates who can demonstrate experience in teaching and working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and contribute to the University's mission, vision, and core values. https://www.csudh.edu/president/strategic-planning/mission-vision-and-core-values/

Department of English
The Department of English offers a varied and soundly based program that unifies the study of composition, language, and literature. Within the major, students may concentrate their program of study in literature, language, and linguistics, or English education. Linguistics courses at California State University, Dominguez Hills are taught by a dynamic group of faculty members who bring a diverse range of professional interest, strengths, and experiences to the Department of English. The department serves a strongly multicultural and multilingual undergraduate student body, primarily from the Los Angeles metropolitan area. In addition, the English Graduate Program currently includes certificates in Composition and Rhetoric and TESL.

For more information see: http://ww4.csudh.edu/english/index

The Position
The California State University, Dominguez Hills Department of English is hiring an Assistant/Advanced Assistant/Associate Professor of English with a specialty in Applied Linguistics. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in both our B.A. program in Language and Linguistics and our M.A. program in Teaching English as a Second Language. She/he will be expected to maintain an active research agenda and serve on department, college, and/or university committees. The normal teaching load if 4-4, with a reduced 3-3 load for the first two years and additional opportunities for reduced teaching load in future years.

Responsibilities
In addition to having a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics or Linguistics, the ideal candidate will offer innovative approaches to teaching language pedagogy ad theory. The candidate will have demonstrated ability to teach second language pedagogy, second language acquisition, and ESL composition. These areas of expertise will enhance the English Department's efforts to improve student success not only within our own majors but within other majors that we support, such as Liberal Studies. Given our multicultural student population, status as a Hispanic-serving institution, and location in the culturally diverse Los Angeles metropolitan area, we are especially interested in candidates whose research emphasizes global or multilingual/translingual perspectives and who can contribute to the programs' growth in these areas. The college and the English department aim to increase diversity and inclusion of the campus community. Candidates who can contribute to this goal are encouraged to apply and identify their strengths and experiences in this area.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications

Applicants must have experience in working with students from diverse age, socioeconomic, cultural, and academic backgrounds.

ABD in Applied Linguistics or Linguistics, completed by the time of appointment.

A promising research agenda likely to lead to publications in one or more of the following areas: second language pedagogy, second language acquisition, ESL composition, multilingualism, sociolinguistics.

Preferred /Desired Qualifications

Ph.D. in Linguistics or Applied Linguistics.

Demonstrated record of excellent teaching in areas of academic preparation for a minimum of two years.

Professional experience that demonstrates ability to work with and teach non-traditional students.

Demonstrated record of administrative service, ideally involving either building partnerships with other academic programs or contributing toward managing a composition program.

A demonstrated record of peer-reviewed scholarship and research, along with the ability to teach advanced courses: ESL/EFL reading, World Englishes, literacy studies, discourse analysis, phonology, syntax.

Employment Requirement - Background Check
Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

How to Apply
The position is open until filled. Review of applications will begin in November, 2019. For full consideration, please submit your completed application no later than November 1, 2019 by visiting California State University, Dominguez Hills employment website for full details at New & Returning Applicants at https://www.csudh.edu/career-center/.

Closing Statement
California State University, Dominguez Hills, is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, or protected veteran status.

Individuals with disabilities requesting accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may call the Human Resources' Office (310) 243-3771.

Clery Act crime statistics for CSUDH are available at http://www.csudh.edu/dhpd/, or by calling University Police at (310) 243-3639.

Upon appointment, all candidates must furnish proof of eligibility to work in the U.S.

The California State University is Smoke and Tobacco Free. Smoking, Vaping and other Tobacco use are Not Permitted anywhere on University property. Education Code 42356, CCR Title 5, Article 9.

For more information see: https://www.csudh.edu/breathe-freely/policy/