Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development

The Wheelock College of Education & Human Development at Boston University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Language Education. We are seeking a colleague with expertise in TESOL/applied linguistics. We are open to a wide range of specializations within applied linguistics (e.g., second language acquisition, instructional pedagogy, assessment, pragmatics, critical applied linguistics, bilingualism, etc.), but we seek a colleague with a primary focus on adult ESL. The ideal candidate should also be able to bridge different subfields of applied linguistics (e.g., a scholar who can cross over adult ESL and K-12 ESL, a scholar who can bridge TESOL and world language education) or whose scholarship makes connections between applied linguistics and another area of inquiry, such as immigration policy, literacy, cognition, culturally sustaining pedagogy, antiracism, LGBTQIA+ rights and Generative AI, among others. The Department of Language...

Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development invites applications for a full-time Clinical Assistant Professor in Literacy Education within the Department of Language and Literacy Education. We seek a colleague with expertise and an active program of research in literacy development and instruction , including reading foundations and supporting students experiencing reading difficulties. The ideal candidate will demonstrate deep knowledge of both research related to early reading and writing development and instruction, including supporting students with disabilities and multilingual students, and critical theories, including a demonstrated commitment to culturally and linguistically sustaining pedagogies and practices. The Language and Literacy Education Department is a community of scholars and educators with a strong social justice orientation who embrace multilingualism and multiliteracies and who share a commitment to combating deficit...