English Language Instructor
Description of Department:

Division of Extended Learning

The Division of Extended Learning at SUNY Oswego offers programs and services to adult and non-traditional audiences to open gateways to new careers, enhance skills, or pursue lifelong learning. The Division provides access to higher education at all levels of the educational pipeline to expand horizons and further develop students toward their highest potential.

International Language and Education Center

SUNY Oswego's International Language and Education Center (ILEC) is housed in the Division of Extended Learning. ILEC offers several programs that help speakers of other languages to increase their English proficiency. Learn more about our programs below and if you have any questions please feel free to contact us. SUNY Oswego offers a year-round English for Academic Purposes program (EAP) and a Summer Intensive English Program (SIEP).

The Division of Extended Learning's International Language and Education Center at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications to fill a part-time English Language Instructor position for the Summer Intensive English Program (SIEP). This immersive program attracts university students from around the world for short-term intensive English study on the beautiful shores of Lake Ontario.

Posting Date: February 28, 2025

Review Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Compensation: $8,000

Date of Appointment: Position begins June 17, 2025 and continues through August 4th, 2025

Description of Responsibilities:

• Deliver high quality academic English as a Second Language course to students who are participating in the Summer Intensive English Program on the SUNY Oswego Campus at Oswego, NY
• Plan, prepare and deliver lessons working on all skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation to groups of students based on ability level
• Carry out assessments
• Support students during program

SUNY Oswego works continuously to create an inclusive environment which respects, embraces, and promotes cultural safety, belonging, civil discourse, cultural humility, and other values and goals outlined in SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan. As such, the incumbent is expected to contribute to these efforts and possess communication and interpersonal skills necessary to engage effectively with an increasingly diverse community of students and colleagues.

Job Requirements:
Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree
• Strong interpersonal and verbal skills
• Effective writing and organizational skills
• Flexible problem-solving attitude
• Ability to effectively interact with a diverse population of students
• Training in teaching ESL/ESOL courses
• Newly graduated language instructors are welcome

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters in TESOL
• Experience and training in teaching ESL/ESOL courses
• Experience in higher education
• Experience teaching international student populations

At SUNY Oswego, we value the diversity found in each campus community member and strive to create a community where that diversity is embraced and enhanced. Recognizing the strength of diversity, our mission is to foster an environment that respects, embraces, and promotes cultural competence, civil discourse, and active engagement in developing an inclusive and vibrant community of scholars who act as transformational agents of change and responsible citizens of the world. For more information see SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan.

As a candidate seeking consideration, you are asked to submit a separate statement specifically addressing how your commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion has been evidenced in your career experience and professional activity, and/or community service (volunteer work, etc.), and/or professional development. (Please see Application Instructions)

Additional Information:
Oswego is committed to enhancing its diversity. SUNY Oswego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is actively engaged in recruiting, supporting, and fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students. We encourage applications from qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim SUNY status, or criminal conviction. Please click here to see our full non-discrimination policy.

In accordance with USCIS regulations, successful applicants must be legally able to work in the United States per the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Requests for reasonable accommodations of a disability during the application and/or interview process should be made to the Human Resources Office by calling 315-312-2230 or emailing hr@oswego.edu.

For Campus Safety information, please click here to see the Annual Security and Fire Report (Clery).

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Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@oer.ny.gov.

Search Chair:

Daniel Scharf, daniel.scharf@oswego.edu

Visa sponsorship not available for this position


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