Assistant Professor of Equity in Teacher Education, Full-time Tenure-Track
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Assistant Professor of Equity in Teacher Education, Full-time Tenure-Track
Job no: 493281
Work type: Regular full time
Location: Glassboro, New Jersey
Categories: Faculty - College of Education
Assistant Professor of Equity in Teacher Education,
Full-time Tenure-Track
College of Education
Department of Interdisciplinary & Inclusive Education
Description:
Rowan University is a Carnegie-classified Doctoral University (Moderate Research Activity) with approximately 19,000 students. Its main campus is located in Glassboro, N.J., 20 miles southeast of Philadelphia, with additional campuses in Camden and Stratford. The University comprises seven academic colleges and five schools—the William G. Rohrer College of Business; the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering; the Colleges of Communication and Creative Arts, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Performing Arts, and Science and Mathematics; the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University; the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine; the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; the School of Health Professions; and the School of Earth and Environment—with an Honors College that spans across disciplines. Rowan is one of two public universities in the country to offer M.D. and D.O. medical degree programs. The institution is also home to the South Jersey Technology Park, which fosters the translation of applied research into commercial products and processes. Rowan has been recognized as one of the top 90 public research universities and the 7th fastest growing research institution in the nation.
The Department of Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Education operates within the College of Education, which offers undergraduate programs in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, and Special Education. The department also offers the following graduate programs: Master of Arts in both special education and learning disabilities, Master of Education in Teacher Leadership, and multiple Certificates of Graduate Study (COGS). A Special Education Assessment Center, supported by the Department, provides families with further structures to assist students with special needs. Additionally, the College of Education houses and supports the Early Childhood Demonstration Center, which serves preschool-age children and provides field and clinical experiences for early childhood candidates.
The College of Education is searching for a highly qualified and experienced educational professional to engage in collaborative equity-based research with faculty and initiate research projects for external funding, teach courses in teacher education, specifically in elementary education and/or teacher leadership programs, and to participate in service initiatives, particularly new program implementation and initiatives catered to a growing and diverse region. The successful candidate will have a research and teaching philosophy focused on equity and social justice and guided by a commitment to diversity, cultural responsiveness, constructivism, specifically sociocultural theory. Areas of expertise may include: teaching for equity, privilege, and race in teacher education. This is a full-time, tenure-track position.
Required Qualifications:
• Doctoral degree (Ph.D. or Ed.D.) in teacher education, elementary education, curriculum and instruction, teacher leadership or a closely related field from an accredited institution of higher education at the time of appointment
• Meets state licensure requirements for teacher education
• A minimum of 3 years of successful teaching in diverse settings
• Demonstrated excellence in research, teaching, and service in areas related to social justice and equity
• Strong understanding of various education systems such as public and private education centers, as well as public preschool and K-6 education programs
• Demonstrated ability in communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, including commitment to inclusion, social justice and equity in education, and culturally responsive and differentiated instruction, as well as collaboration, collegiality, and respect for all people
• Demonstrated commitment to working with multiple stakeholders, P-12 schools, and underrepresented groups of children.
• A teaching/learning philosophy consistent with the mission of the College of Education
Additional Preferred Qualifications:
• Advocacy related to access, success, and equity issues in education
• Familiarity with program recognition and the accreditation standards of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
• Experience in program development, accreditation, and leadership in teacher education programs
• Experience with socio-constructivist and student-centered practices in teaching, such as Anti-Bias Curriculum, Project Based Learning, and/or Bank Street Model
• Experience with multiple forms of assessment and the evaluation of practitioners, particularly the Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching and edTPA.
Starting Date: September 1, 2019
The application must be submitted through our online applicant tracking system at: http://jobs.rowan.edu/cw/en-us/job/493281/assistant-professor-of-equity-in-teacher-education-fulltime-tenuretrack
Deadline to apply: December 1, 2018
Please contact co-chairs of the search committee, Dr. Lisa Vernon-Dotson at vernondotson@rowan.edu or Dr. Brie Morettini at morettini@rowan.edu for specific questions regarding the position.
Submit letter of application with a statement of research and teaching interests, curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, and three letters of recommendation. Applications must include each of these documents at the time of submission.
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