EPPIC Part-Time Teaching Support

Penn State University; University Park (TX); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Penn State University’s English for Professional Purposes Intercultural Center (EPPIC) in the Department of Applied Linguistics invites applications for a part-time academic language specialist. The role supports multilingual students and scholars, conducts needs analyses, and designs instructional materials.

Candidates should have an MA in TESL or related field and prior university teaching experience in academic speaking and writing in English as an additional language.

Qualifications

• MA in TESL or related field is required.
• Experience teaching academic speaking and writing to graduate students.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct language support to multilingual students and scholars.
• Conduct needs analyses for language support projects.
• Design instructional materials for English language learning.
• Collaborate with the EPPIC team on assigned projects.

Skills

Needs analysis

Academic English teaching

University teaching

Education

MA in TESL or related field

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

TheEnglish for Professional Purposes Intercultural Center (EPPIC)in the Department of Applied Linguistics at The Pennsylvania State University invites applications forpart-time academic language specialist positions.

EPPIC isan academic support and researchcenter in Penn State’shighly-rankedDepartment of Applied Linguistics that provides advanced English language communication support services to multilingual students, scholars, faculty, and staff across Penn State’s global community.EPPICconductsresearch in applied linguistics, language for specific purposes (LSP), analysis ofspoken and writtenacademic discourseacross disciplines, and draws on Vygotskyan Sociocultural Theory in its approach to teaching.

Responsibilities of the academic language specialist position includeproviding direct language support tomultilingual students and scholars,conductingneeds analysis, designing instructional materials,andcollaborating with the EPPIC team onassigned projects. Candidatesshould have an MA in TESL or a related field, andpreviousexperience teachingboth academic speaking and writing in English as anadditionallanguage to graduate studentsin a university setting.

The position will entail 10-15 hours per week starting in September 2026. Review of applications will beginimmediatelyand continue until the positions are filled.

(Hourly pay rate: $21.00, with possibility of higher rate of pay depending on qualifications).

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