Academic Enrichment & Support Center (AESC) Multilingual Coordinator

Approximately 24 hour/week, 9-month position providing academic support to multilingual learners at Bethel University

● provide 5 hours/week multilingual writing support
● help train and support peer tutors who will work one-on-one with multilingual learners
● provide writing and speaking support for 6-12 multilingual students each semester
● provide testing support interviews and letters with recommendations to faculty
● work with individual faculty as needed to help them support multilingual learners in their classes
● help provide faculty development opportunities and workshops on teaching and supporting multilingual learners
● develop and perform outreach activities to multilingual learners
● instruct GES103/203 Writing Studio for Multilingual Learners (1 credit course offerings; GES103 in Fall; GES203 in Spring)
● chair multilingual task force that works on setting vision and adding/refining support for multilingual students
● complete program evaluation biennially (every other year)

● knowledge of the pedagogy and scholarship of linguistics, language acquisition, and/or composition and rhetoric, and anti-racist pedagogy and assessment
● ability to work effectively and empathically as a member of a diverse community of educators and with a diverse community of learners
● ability to work collaboratively with staff and faculty across disciplines.
● understanding of and commitment to Bethel’s efforts to develop as an inclusive university community

● Substantial experience teaching multilingual students in the classroom and in 1:1 settings
● postsecondary or high school experience preferred
● formal training in teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) preferred

MA in ESL/EFL/Composition/Rhetoric or Literacy or related field required; PhD preferred

Compensation:

Salary and rank commensurate with qualifications and experience

Position open:

August 2023

Questions?
Academic Affairs
College of Arts & Sciences
Bethel University
3900 Bethel Drive
St. Paul, MN 55112
651.638.6804
[email protected]

Bethel seeks to recruit, retain, support, and develop a diverse workforce that contributes to our educational and Christ-centered mission. Bethel encourages candidates to apply who can assist the University to develop a faculty that reflects the diversity of people in God’s kingdom through a variety of ethnicities, cultures, and lived experiences.

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Bethel University is a leader in Christ-centered higher education with approximately 5,000 students from 48 states and 32 countries enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, seminary, and adult education programs. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, Bethel offers bachelor's and advanced degrees in nearly 100 fields. Educationally excellent classroom-based and online programs equip graduates to make exceptional contributions in life-long service to God and the world.

Bethel employs qualified individuals regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, familial status, and status with regard to public assistance. Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.