Tenure Track Faculty Position (Education)

Inspired by a strong tradition of social responsibility and an enduring commitment to the advancement of women, Mount Saint Vincent University promotes academic excellence and the pursuit of knowledge through scholarship and teaching of the highest quality. Mount Saint Vincent University is committed to recruiting exceptional and diverse scholars and teachers. Recognized as a leader in flexible education, applied research, and a personalized approach to education, Mount Saint Vincent University is located on Canada’s East Coast in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Please visit www.msvu.ca.

The Faculty of Education invites applications for a tenure-track position in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at the Assistant Professor rank, starting July 1, 2024.

Applicants should hold a doctorate or be close to the completion of this degree, with expertise in two or more TESOL-related areas such as: applied linguistics, additional language pedagogy, additional language acquisition, phonology and phonetics, vocabulary acquisition and instruction, learning disabilities or challenges as it relates to language learning, socio-cultural aspects of language learning, pragmatics and discourse analysis, and the use of technology to support language learning. We are particularly interested in candidates who have a broad mastery of theory-informed scholarship in TESOL with applications to K-12 or adult language education contexts.

The successful candidate will be able to teach courses about supporting additional language learners in both the BEd and the TESOL graduate program. Experience teaching at the K-12, BEd, and graduate level, would be an asset. In addition, TESL Canada Professional Standard Three Certification would also be an asset.

Workload includes teaching, research, and collegial service. Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Agreement with the Mount Saint Vincent University Faculty Association. The position is subject to final budgetary approval.

Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy and interests, description of a program of research and research interests, one to three sample publications, and contact information for three references. The department will begin considering applications on April 15, 2024. The position will remain open until filled.

Send applications by mail or email to:

Dr. Christine Doe
Chair, Department Appointment Committee
Faculty of Education
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, NS B3M 2J6
[email protected]

Mount Saint Vincent University is strongly committed to fostering diversity and inclusion within our community and encourages applications from all qualified candidates including women, persons of any sexual orientations and gender identities and/or expressions, Indigenous persons, African Canadians, other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, and other groups that would contribute to the diversification of our campus. Candidates who identify as being from any of these groups are encouraged to voluntarily self-identify in their application materials. All qualified candidates are welcome to apply; however, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

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