Teaching academic writing and speaking courses to international graduate and professional students and contributing to new English Language Support Office.

 

The Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines is a comprehensive writing program serving students at all levels across the seven colleges of the Ithaca campus.  The English Language Support Office (ELSO) focuses on writing and speaking support for international graduate and professional students.

 

Teaching will focus on international graduate and professional students who use English as an additional language. Primary responsibilities will be teaching courses focused on further developing students’ academic writing, presentation skills, and conversational English as well as conferencing with students. Depending on interest and expertise, the position may include tutoring, training peer tutors, and facilitating faculty development or assessment of student learning or program effectiveness. These are non-tenure track, renewable 3-year positions that report to the ELSO Director. Positions begin July 1, 2015.

 

Submit a vita, statement of teaching philosophy, three letters of reference, and a letter of application summarizing relevant teaching experience electronically at

https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/4415. Inquiries may be directed to ELSO Director Michelle Cox (michelle.cox@cornell.edu). 

 

PhD preferred but not required. Experience teaching academic writing and/or speaking to international graduate students is essential. A background in TESOL and writing studies is preferred. Candidates may apply from any field of study, particularly applied linguistics or composition-rhetoric. Desired areas of specialty: English for academic purposes, writing in the disciplines, science writing, second language writing pedagogy.