Job Description

Wilkes University invites applicants for an English as a Second language (ESL) Program specialist in the English Language Center (ELC). The ELC offers an assortment of programs to meet the varying needs of adult English-language learners through our Intensive English Program, University Preparatory Program, English for Specific Purposes programs, and Short term programming.


The successful candidate is responsible for teaching approximately twenty contact hours per week, three semesters a year (spring, summer and fall) in all programs in the English Language Center. A Master's Degree in TESOL, or a relevant field, with appropriate experience is required. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years of experience teaching in a University Intensive English Program (IEP), expertise in teaching English as a Second language (ESL) for credit courses in a University Pathway Program, expertise in English for Specific purposes (ESP) course development and teaching, specifically in the areas of Military English, Diplomatic English, English for Medical purposes, English for Teacher training using the SIOP method, and experience developing and teaching content in short term intensive English programs with advanced level students. Candidates must also possess expertise and experience in developing and teaching IEP, ESL, ESP and IEP short term programs remotely. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.


Wilkes University is an independent, comprehensive university dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts, sciences, and selected professional programs. The University has approximately 2,000 students at the undergraduate level and over 1,500 full time equivalent students at the graduate and first professional levels.


Its institutional focus is on developing strong mentoring relationships with each of its students and contributing vitally to economic development of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The University is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a revitalized city that is located on the lovely Susquehanna River and is within two and one-half hours driving distance of New York City and Philadelphia.

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Wilkes University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings. The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds. Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.