Remote Adjunct: Linguistic Foundations of English Acquisition

Lesley University; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 18,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Lesley University in Cambridge, MA seeks an adjunct faculty member to teach Linguistic Foundations of English Acquisition remotely for Fall 2026 Term II. The course builds on prior content and focuses on multilingual learners' oral language and literacy development within a graduate independent study framework.

The successful candidate will hold a PhD or terminal degree in Education, Literacy, or a closely related field, and demonstrate strong supervisory, teaching, and mentorship skills while

Qualifications

• PhD or terminal degree in Education, Literacy, or a closely related field (required).
• Strong supervisory, teaching, and mentorship skills.

Responsibilities

• Teach Linguistic Foundations of English Acquisition remotely for Fall 2026 Term II.
• Serve as teaching assistant in the master’s course and as research assistant on a new educational linguistics study.
• Write a benchmark paper and design an intervention aligned with the dissertation trajectory.
• Produce discussion syntheses linking class readings to literature and research documentation.

Skills

Supervisory

Teaching

Mentorship

Education

PhD or terminal degree in Education/Literacy/related field

Job description

Lesley University in Cambridge, MA seeks an adjunct faculty member to teach Linguistic Foundations of English Acquisition remotely for Fall 2026 Term II. The course builds on prior content and focuses on multilingual learners' oral language and literacy development within a graduate independent study framework.

The successful candidate will hold a PhD or terminal degree in Education, Literacy, or a closely related field, and demonstrate strong supervisory, teaching, and mentorship skills while