"Linguistics and Language Development - Lecturer Pool (LLD 100 WB)"

Department Summary

The Department of Linguistics and Language Development at San José State University invites applicants to join our pool of professional writing instructors. The Department teaches, in addition to its courses in linguistics and TESOL, upper-division writing courses (LLD 100WB) for students in the College of Business.

Brief Description of Duties

Teach upper-division writing (LLD 100WB). With relevant education, experience, and / or a terminal degree candidates may later teach lower-division and upper-division GE courses and / or linguistics major courses.

Successful candidates will demonstrate awareness of and address the needs of a student population of great diversity — including age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation — through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies and advisement. Faculty at SJSU shall organize all their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS). All classes must be offered and meet as scheduled throughout the entire semester or term, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (i.e., asynchronous, synchronous, bichronous, in-person, or hybrid).

Required Qualifications

• MA in TESOL, Composition Studies, Rhetoric / Composition, English, or related field
• Ability to teach and evaluate post-secondary learners
• Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated teaching excellence in a two- or four-year college/university environment

Compensation

Compensation and salary range placement are determined by qualifications and experience. To learn more about range placement, please see University Policy S21-2.

Anticipated starting salary:

L-A / Range 2 - $5507 - $5959
L-B / Range 3 - $6221 - $7481
L-C / Range 4 - $6825 - $9431
L-D / Range 5 - $8593 - $10347

Range salaries above are the anticipated monthly salary rate of full-time AY faculty--part-time rates are prorated. There are 6 monthly payments per semester (full-time AY annual salary = rate x 12). See the Faculty Salary Schedule for more information.

Application Procedure

Click Apply Now to complete the SJSU Online Employment Application and attach the following documents:

• CV
• Cover Letter
• List of at least three (3) or as many as five (5) references

This is a continuing open position.