FACULTY POSITION BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND LANGUAGE POLICY (Assistant/Associate Professor--Tenure Track), LATINA/LATINO STUDIES DEPARTMENT, SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY

BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND LANGUAGE POLICY

Position/Rank and Salary: Assistant/Associate Professor (Tenure Track).  Salary to be negotiated and commensurate with experience.

The Latina/Latino Studies Department invites applications for a tenure-track faculty member who specializes in bilingual education and language policy. We are particularly interested in applicants who examine the critical role language plays in the educational progress of Latinos, including issues of bilingualism and bi-literacy, language policy, identity, and social justice. We seek a candidate who can develop a pipeline for future urban K-12 teachers to advance from the Latina/Latino Studies Department to teacher certification programs, particularly the BCLAD program in SFSU’s School of Education. We are interested in a candidate well-grounded in critical pedagogy, language rights, social justice and advocacy for bilingual, bicultural parents and students in public school.  The candidate’s research agenda should integrate culturally relevant pedagogy with literacy and bilingual education.   Teaching responsibilities will include developing courses such as “Educating Bilingual Students” and  “Language and Identity in the Latino Community” and teaching an existing course “LTNS 280 Language and Transculturation.” Additionally, the prospective faculty member will collaborate with faculty on curriculum development, perform academic advising, and serve on various levels of committees in support of the University, College and Department. The candidate will also maintain regularly scheduled office hours, support a research agenda, and continue their professional development.  Experience in funded research is desirable. 

Qualifications: A successful applicant must have:

+ a Ph.D. in Education, Linguistics or related field (by August 1, 2014); 

+  candidate must be fluent in Spanish and English;

+  expertise in instructional strategies for bilingual students;

+  minimum of three years of teaching experience in a bilingual/linguistically diverse classroom at the K-12 level in an urban school setting;

+ a strong research agenda with relevance to the Latino community;

+ evidence of effective teaching. 

Applicants should be strongly committed to social justice and community-engaged scholarship.

Appointment/Start Date: August 19, 2014

Application Deadline: Review of applications begins November 2013, and may continue until position is filled.

Application Process: to apply and view complete details for job posting # (###).  Please attach four documents to the online Faculty Profile Application: (1) a letter of interest, (2) a Curriculum Vitae to include contact information for four professional references, (3) Verification that the candidate has been or shortly will be awarded a Ph.D. and (4) "Other Document" should be attached as one document which combines the following: a brief teaching portfolio (e.g., sample syllabi, evaluations) and a sample of written work.  Three recent (no more than two years old) letters of recommendation should be mailed to:

Latina/Latino Studies Hiring Committee

c/o Teresa Carrillo, Chair of Latina/Latino Studies

1600 Holloway Ave.  EP 103A

San Francisco, CA  94132-4100

Tel.  415 338 2700

Email  Tisa@sfsu.edu