Division of Education. Reading Specialist. Full-Time. Tenure Track, Beginning Fall 2021.

Spring Hill College, a Jesuit, Catholic, liberal arts college, invites applications for a full-time faculty position in the Division of Education starting in August 2021. This is a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant or associate professor.

Candidates must hold a terminal degree in Reading Education (preferred) or a terminal degree in Education AND 30 hours of graduate-level courses in Reading Education (required). A minimum of three years of K-6 teaching experience is also required. LETRS training and a familiarity with the standards and programming of the Alabama Reading Initiative will be a plus for hire consideration. The candidate must exhibit potential for teaching excellence, knowledge of emerging trends in the Science of Teaching Reading (STR), and a willingness to support the Jesuit mission (http://www.shc.edu).

The ideal candidate will be able to do the following: teach four classes per semester; serve as an advisor to Elementary Education students; take on administrative tasks if experiences align (course release or overload provided, if appropriate); provide service to the division and college; and engage in discipline-related scholarship. Faculty may be required to teach evening classes as well as online and hybrid courses. This is a full time position with the possibility of a remote appointment.

To apply for this position, please submit a letter of interest, current CV, graduate transcripts (unofficial transcripts will suffice until an offer of employment is made), and names of three references as documents attached and sent to the following email: jgood@shc.edu.  The position will remain open until filled with first consideration to responses received by March 1, 2021.

Founded in 1830 and located in Mobile, AL, Spring Hill College is a private, Jesuit, student-centered, liberal arts institution with an enrollment of approximately 1,100 students. Rooted in its Jesuit Catholic heritage, Spring Hill College forms students to become responsible leaders in service to others and is committed to the spiritual, social, and intellectual growth of each individual. The division encourages interest by those from diverse backgrounds with the desire and ability to instill in our students the dignity of life of each person to promote solidarity with the entire human family.

Spring Hill College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.