A Full-time Position

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
(Refer to position number 5122 on application)
Date opened: November 30, 2007
First screening deadline: 4:30 pm on Friday, February 22, 2008
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Palomar College is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)

THE POSITION: This is a full-time, tenure-track, 10-month-per-year position scheduled to begin August 22, 2008.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The initial assignment is to teach English as a Second Language fifteen to twenty hours weekly, ten hours of which will be scheduled in the evenings at the Palomar College Fallbrook Center. Remaining hours will be scheduled in the day at the San Marcos campus and/or off-campus locations. Three additional hours weekly will be spent coordinating personnel, student-related activities, and curriculum at the Fallbrook Center. Participate fully in departmental activities and college governance and hold regular office hours. Teaching assignments may include day, evening, and/or weekend classes at the San Marcos campus and/or off-campus locations as part of contract responsibilities. Teaching assignments may also include distance education classes.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Must meet one of the qualifications listed under a) through c):
a) Master’s degree in TESL, TESOL, applied linguistics with a TESL emphasis, linguistics with a TESL emphasis, English with a TESL emphasis, or education with a TESL emphasis.
b) Bachelor’s degree in TESL, TESOL, English with a TESL certificate, linguistics with a TESL certificate, applied linguistics with a TESL certificate, or any foreign language with a TESL certificate and Master’s degree in linguistics, applied linguistics, English, composition, bilingual/bicultural studies, reading, speech, or any foreign language.
c) A combination of education and experience that is at least the equivalent of either qualification a) or b) above.
Candidates who do not possess the specific minimum qualifications as stated above, which includes degrees that have not been awarded at the time of application, are required to complete the Equivalency Qualifications Form that is included with the standard application.
2. Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds in a community college.
*Note: Only coursework completed at, and degrees awarded by, accredited institutions recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education will be considered as satisfying the Minimum Qualifications. Candidates who have earned degrees from foreign institutions are required to submit both official translations and evaluations of their transcripts that have been prepared by a certified U. S. credential review service in order for the application to be considered. Visit http://www.naces.org/ for a list of commonly-used credential review services.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Three years’ experience teaching different levels and skills of ESL (including academic reading and writing) at an accredited post-secondary institution within the previous five years.
2. Competence in English sufficient to serve as a suitable linguistic model.
3. Supervisory experience in an educational setting.
4. Experience in student assessment and placement.
5. Second language competence.
6. Experience working with immigrant population, especially Spanish-speaking adult learners.
7. Experience using computer technology in an instructional setting.
8. Experience working effectively and professionally with colleagues in a collaborative, collegial environment.
9. Commitment to a student learning-centered college.
10. Evidence of a strong commitment to remain current in ESL and its instructional program.

For more details such as how to apply, see the complete job announcement here.