TESOL​/ELT Assistant or Associate Professor

Position: Assistant or Associate Professor

Faculty Unit: Education and Social Work

Program: TESOL & EIL

Closing Date: Review of applications will begin August 1, 2026

Job Type: Full-time

Job Category: Faculty

Status: Open

• A doctorate in Applied Linguistics, TESOL, Education or related field is required, specializing in any of the following areas:
  English language pedagogy, language acquisition, language testing, language technology. Foreign equivalent degree from a nationally accredited institution accepted.
• Brigham Young University–Hawaii seeks candidates that support its mission ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) and who are committed to strengthening its students both spiritually and intellectually.
• As an educational institution affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU–Hawaii prefers to hire qualified members of the Church in good standing, as authorized under 41 C.F.R. § 60-1.5 (a)(6). To be eligible for employment, applicants who are members of the Church must hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend and receive a clearance from the Church’s Ecclesiastical Clearance Office.

• Teaching requirement is 30 semester credit hours per year over three semesters in some (but not all) of the following subject areas/courses:
  • Advanced I & II English as an International Language Courses
  • TESOL & Linguistics courses
• Scholarship, creative endeavor, ongoing professional development, and university service are required.
• BYU-Hawaii’s primary focus is undergraduate learning and teaching. The individual should be fully committed to student learning ().

• Salary range: 103-120K
• A limited relocation expense package is provided.
• Annually renewable contract eligible for Continuing Faculty Status (BYU-H equivalent of “tenure-track”).
• Standard BYU-Hawaii benefits package for regular full‑time employees.

Starting Date:
Winter 2027 (start date is flexible)

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