English Language Lecturer Position (full-time)

 
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LECTURER POSITION (Full-time) - American Language Institute at NYU Shanghai

New York University’s American Language Institute (ALI), a unit in NYU’s School of Professional Studies, and NYU Shanghai seek talented, innovative, and collaborative instructors of English as an additional language (EAL) for the academic, professional, and comprehensive English courses taught at the American Language Institute at NYU Shanghai (ALI Shanghai) in Pudong, Shanghai, China.

The American Language Institute (ALI) in New York—one of the first English language centers in the world—offers programs in academic, professional, and comprehensive English. The ALI is expanding its operations abroad, bringing high quality, rigorous programs to students on site around the world. The first ALI global site, the NYU SPS ALI Tokyo Center, was launched in 2013 in Japan. Building upon this success, the American Language Institute at NYU Shanghai launched in Fall 2015, bringing over sixty years of English language teaching expertise to China.

NYU Shanghai and the ALI in New York partnered to establish ALI Shanghai. NYU SPS ALI in New York oversees all academic aspects of the program (curriculum, instructor selection and supervision) and ensures that ALI Shanghai quality standards conform to NYU SPS standards. NYU Shanghai employs instructors and handles the management, logistics, and space for ALI Shanghai.

Reporting to the ALI Shanghai Academic Director, ALI Shanghai language lecturers will be responsible for teaching EAL and/or language teacher education courses at ALI Shanghai. In addition, each full-time language lecturer will be responsible for administrative coordination of one of the programs listed below. The full-time language lecturers will be granted three-year, renewable contracts with NYU Shanghai, who will provide visa sponsorship if necessary.

ALI Shanghai offers programs for students and professionals:

• The Academic English Program (AEP) enables Chinese learners of English to meet U.S. college and graduate school entrance threshold levels of English with academic course offerings as well as a gap-year program.

• The Professional English Program (PEP) is designed for professionals aspiring to greater levels of English proficiency in order to more fully and successfully participate in an increasingly globalized business world.

• The Comprehensive English Program (CEP) offers courses to help adult learners develop general English proficiency and to attain the level necessary for the Academic English Program and the Professional English Program.

We are seeking individuals who enjoy the challenge of being part of something new—people who would look forward to working closely with colleagues in Shanghai, in Tokyo, and in New York to make this entrepreneurial effort a successful enterprise.

Tentative ALI Shanghai Winter and Spring 2016 Course Offerings:

• Professional English Program

o Business Presentations

o Email Writing

o Participating in Successful Business Meetings

o English for Music

o English for Travel

o English for Hospitality & Tourism

o English for English Teachers

o Pronunciation Trouble Spots

o Getting Down to Business: Understanding and Using American Business Idioms

o Everyday Language: Vocabulary Building and Idioms

o Discussing Global Business Topics

o Communicating Effectively in a Global Business World

o Writing Clearly and Effectively for the Workplace

o Speaking with Confidence and Fluency

o English Foundations

• Academic English Program

o Writing Boot Camp

o The College Admissions Essay

o Academic Reading and Writing

o Academic Listening and Speaking

o Presentation Skills

o Grammar and Accuracy

o Research Skills

o American College/Graduate School Experience

o Intercultural Communicative Competence

• Comprehensive English Program

o Elementary Comprehensive English

o Intermediate Comprehensive English

Qualified applicants will

1. Hold a master’s degree in TESOL, Applied Linguistics, or closely related field;

2. Have at least three years of academic English and/or adult professional English teaching experience;

3. Have superior proficiency in English; and

4. Possess professional level English writing and communication skills.

Priority will be given to candidates who

• Bring innovative and collaborative approaches to their work;

• Are versatile in teaching students at different proficiency levels and different skills;

• Have teaching experience outside the USA;

• Have personal experience learning a foreign language as an adult;

and

• Have expertise in one or more of the following areas:

o EAL curriculum/materials development

o Academic English curriculum/materials development

o Professional English (business writing, networking & presentations, leading successful meetings and negotiations, etc.) instruction

o Pronunciation instruction

o Language teacher education

o Language proficiency assessment and placement

o Course management systems and distance learning platforms

o Online and blended course development and delivery

Full Time Instructor Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the academic director and other faculty in the smooth delivery of English language instruction according to NYU–SPS ALI standards.

• Teach 15 contact hours per week during the fall, spring, winter, and summer terms in one or more of the ALI programs or in classes serving NYUSH students, faculty, or staff.

• Serve as AEP, PEP, or CEP program coordinator.

• Serve as faculty for model lessons during open campus sessions.

• Help prepare for and participate in student placement testing and registration activities, student orientation, and other program-related activities. These activities take place during the week or two prior to the beginning of classes.

• Administer level assessments for prospective students as needed throughout the terms.

• Participate in program, curriculum, and course materials development for face-to-face, blended, and online instruction.

• Coordinate instruction and materials with other instructors, including part-time instructors.

• Observe part-time faculty.

• Participate in instructor meetings and in-service training activities.

Contract: The initial contract will be for a period of three years and is renewable.

Approximate start date: January 2016.

To apply, please visit our website at https://shanghai.nyu.edu/about/work/faculty-positions for instructions and other information. If you have any questions, please e-mail Luis R. Peña, Progam Manager, at luis.pena@nyu.edu. Applicants are asked to submit the following documents:

• Cover letter summarizing qualifications for and interest in the position;

• Current curriculum vitae;

• One-page teaching philosophy statement; and

• Names and contact information for three (3) references, which should be individuals who are well acquainted with your previous work as a professional ESOL instructor and/or language teacher educator.

About NYU Shanghai:

NYU Shanghai is the newest degree-granting campus within the NYU Global Network University. It is the first Sino–U.S. higher education joint venture to grant a degree that is accredited in the US as well as in China. All teaching is conducted in English. A research university with liberal arts and science at its core, it resides in one of the world's great cities with a vibrant intellectual community. NYU Shanghai recruits scholars who are committed to NYU’s global vision of transformative teaching and innovative research.

New York University has established itself as a Global Network University, a multi-site, organically connected network encompassing key global cities and idea capitals. There are three degree-granting campuses in New York, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi, which are complemented by eleven additional academic centers across five continents. Faculty and students circulate within the network in pursuit of common research interests and cross-cultural, interdisciplinary endeavors, both local and global.

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