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Position: Tenure Track Assistant/Associate Professor of Educational Linguistics

The Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for a tenure track position (assistant or associate) in our division of Educational Linguistics. The candidate should have an earned doctorate in educational or applied linguistics, second language studies, or a related field. Ideal candidates will have expertise in language learning and teaching in one or more of the following settings: K-12 schools, higher education or community programs, in national or international contexts. Candidates should have an active program of research focused on second language studies, second language acquisition/socialization, or TESOL and English as a global language, with one or more of the following additional emphases: technology and new media, heritage language teaching and learning, critical language awareness, corpus analysis, sociocultural and cognitive perspectives on language and literacy, and multilingualism in educational policy and practice.

We are interested in a scholar whose abilities and interests relate to students at both doctoral and master's levels, and who can offer courses, as well as supervise, guide, and conduct research germane to the interests of professional language educators and educational researchers. We anticipate that the appointment would be made at the assistant/associate professor level, and will begin July 1, 2012. We will begin reviewing applications on October 3, 2011 but will continue to consider new applications until the position is filled.

Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, select publications and names of three references by October 3, 2011 using the form below. Address all correspondence to Chair, Search Committee, TESOL.

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