MIT’s English Language Studies (ELS) program in the Department of Comparative Media Studies/Writing at MIT is seeking a full-time lecturer to teach English language and academic/professional communication skills to bilingual graduate students and undergraduates starting September 1, 2023. Responsibilities include providing all individual students critical commentary, holding office hours, participating in ELS meetings and associated activities, using the Canvas course management system, and other duties as assigned.
Lecturers will teach three class per semester in subjects such as the high-intermediate “Foundations of Academic and Professional Writing” and “Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation,” the undergraduate “Expository Writing for Bilingual Students,” advanced classes such as “Advanced Workshop for Writing in Science and Engineering” or “Advanced Speaking and Critical Listening Skills,” or other electives.
Required Qualifications:
Applicants should have three or more years of experience in teaching expository writing and listening, speaking, and pronunciation to ESOL students at the graduate or undergraduate level and should have an MA or higher in TESOL, applied linguistics, or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge—e.g., course work or undergraduate degree—of a science, engineering, or other STEM-related field and experience teaching bilingual students studying these fields at the university level. Knowledge—e.g., course work or undergraduate degree—of architecture, urban planning, media studies, or business and experience teaching bilingual students studying these fields at the university level.
Interested applicants should submit a CV, cover letter, 1-2 prior course syllabi, and 1-2 examples of activities or assignments designed by the applicant.
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