Assistant or Associate Professor of TESOL Education (Tenure-Track/Tenured)

Location: Fairfax, VA (On Site). Full-time, 9-month instructional faculty position. Not eligible for visa sponsorship. Criminal background check required.

About the Department

The Department of Teaching and Learning within the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) offers innovative, transformative, research‑based teacher preparation and educator professional learning pathways. Our nationally recognized programs integrate theory with practical, real-world experience to cultivate reflective, skilled, equity-driven professionals committed to the diverse learners in today’s dynamic educational environments. The Department of Teaching & Learning prepares educators, researchers, and leaders across the P-12 and higher education continuum. Within the Department, the ESOL and World Language Education Program prepares teacher candidates and advanced graduate students to serve multilingual English Learners (ELs) and World Language learners through nationally recognized master’s, certificate, and doctoral coursework. The program sustains critical accreditation, licensure, and school-partnership functions across Northern Virginia—which has the highest concentration of English Learners in the Commonwealth.

About the Position

The Tenure-Track/Tenured, Assistant or Associate Professor faculty position will conduct research, teaching, and service within the ESOL and World Language Education Program, with a primary focus in the fields of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and multilingual/multicultural education. The position will deliver graduate coursework, mentor doctoral students, pursue externally funded research, and support program accreditation and licensure requirements. This position is essential to sustaining research productivity, instructional capacity, and doctoral student mentorship.

Responsibilities

Teaching

• Teach courses across the ESOL and World Language Education programs (2 courses per fall and spring semester as part of a standard 40/40/20 workload), with emphasis on courses requiring specialized expertise in TESOL, multilingual/multicultural education, and P-12 ESOL licensure-aligned content
• Develop and deliver high-quality online and face-to-face instruction, which includes clinical experiences for teacher candidates

Research

• Conduct and disseminate original research
• Pursue and secure external grant funding, build and lead research teams
• Mentor and chair doctoral students’ research, theses, and dissertations
• Maintain an active national/international scholarly profile

Service