TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITION: LANGUAGE RIGHTS AND LATINO EDUCATION, LATINA/LATINO STUDIES DEPARTMENT, SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY-COLLEGE OF ETHNIC STUDIES

SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY-COLLEGE OF ETHNIC STUDIES

LATINA/LATINO STUDIES DEPARTMENT

TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITION-SEARCH #47.14

LANGUAGE RIGHTS AND LATINO EDUCATION

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 the educational experiences of K-12 Latina/Latino youth with expertise in emerging bilingualism (second language acquisition). 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 partner with existing faculty to develop a pipeline for future urban K-12 teachers to advance from the Latina/Latino Studies Department to teacher certification programs. The successful candidate will be expected to teach a course on Language and Transculturation for Latina/o Youth, along with other courses fitting their areas of expertise.

Candidates should have K-12 classroom teaching experience grounded in community responsive

pedagogy, language rights, social justice and advocacy for bilingual, bicultural parents and students. Experience in funded research is also desirable.

Qualifications:         

A successful applicant must have:

+ a Ph.D. in Education, Linguistics, Sociology, Spanish, Anthropology, Ethnic Studies, or

related field (by August 1, 2015);

+ candidates must be bilingual;

+ expertise in classroom instructional strategies for bilingual students;

+ minimum of 5 years of effective teaching experience in a bilingual/linguistically diverse

classroom at the K-12 level;

+ strong research agenda with relevance to the Latino community;

+ evidence of effective teaching;

+ track record of commitment to equity and community-engaged scholarship.

Appointment/Start Date: August 19, 2015

Application Deadline: Review of applications begins Feb 2015, and may continue until position is filled.

Application Process: to apply please send the following documents to

Professor Katynka Martinez, Chair of the Hiring Committee:

(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 will be, awarded a Ph.D. by August 1, 2015

(4) A brief teaching portfolio (e.g., sample syllabi, evaluations) and

(5) 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 Katynka Martinez, Chair

1600 Holloway Ave. EP 103A

San Francisco, CA 94132-4100

Tel 415 338 6160

Email: katynka@sfsu.edu

San Francisco State University, a large urban university, is part of the 23-campus California State

University system and serves a diverse student body in liberal arts, sciences, and professional programs. The mission of the University is to maintain an environment for learning that promotes an appreciation of scholarship, freedom, and human diversity; fosters excellence in instruction and intellectual accomplishment; and to provide broadly accessible higher education. SFSU faculty are expected to be effective in teaching; to demonstrate professional achievement and growth through continued research, publications, and/or creative activities; and to contribute their academic expertise and leadership to the campus and community.   SFSU is an Equal Opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity and encourages applications from women, members of all ethnic groups, veterans, and people with disabilities.