Assistant Professor

NEIU•Chicago, IL

5d•$65,000 - $68,000•Onsite

About The Position

Northeastern Illinois University’s Departments of Linguistics and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) invite applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics and Language Pedagogy. The position serves both the Linguistics and TESOL programs and requires a Ph.D. upon appointment. The successful candidate will anchor the phonetics, phonology, and language-structure curriculum while maintaining an active research program that engages undergraduate and MA students. The successful applicant is expected to teach courses including Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology, Phonetics and Phonology, Advanced Phonetics and Phonology, Teaching Pronunciation, English Pedagogical Grammar, Structure of Modern English, and Principles of Linguistics for Teachers. The role also includes supervising undergraduate and MA-level thesis and capstone projects, teaching electives, and potentially developing courses in the candidate’s areas of expertise in Linguistics and TESOL. The candidate will direct MA theses and capstone papers, supervise clinical and school-based practicum placements, mentor undergraduate and graduate students, and contribute to departmental, university, and community service. Candidates must be able and willing to teach face-to-face courses, potentially at multiple NEIU campuses, and hold face-to-face office hours on campus. The position requires a background check. Applicants must currently reside in and be physically present in the United States and have valid U.S. work authorization. Applications from individuals outside the United States who would require consular processing to obtain an H-1B visa cannot be considered.

Requirements

Ph.D. required upon appointment.
Demonstrated expertise in phonetics and phonology, including applied and instructional dimensions.
Ability and willingness to teach face-to-face courses, potentially at multiple NEIU campuses, and hold face-to-face office hours on campus.
Valid U.S. work authorization and current residence and physical presence in the United States.
Successful completion of a background check.

Nice To Haves

Work engaging second-language pronunciation and phonological acquisition.
Work engaging pedagogical grammar and the structure of English.
Work engaging language and multilingualism in immigrant-serving communities.
Work engaging language and disability, psycholinguistics, or signed languages.
Experience applying phonetics and phonology in clinical (teaching-practicum) or school-based settings.
A record of mentorship within teacher licensure or ESL and bilingual endorsement programs.
Speech-language pathology (SLP) experience.

Responsibilities

Teach courses in phonetics, phonology, pronunciation, pedagogical grammar, English structure, and linguistics for teachers, as well as electives.
Teach undergraduate and MA-level thesis and capstone projects.
Maintain an active research program engaging undergraduate and MA students.
Develop courses in areas of expertise in Linguistics and TESOL, as appropriate.
Direct MA theses and capstone papers.
Supervise clinical and school-based practicum placements.
Mentor undergraduate and graduate students.
Contribute to departmental, university, and community service.
Teach face-to-face courses, potentially at multiple NEIU campuses, and hold face-to-face on-campus office hours.