Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Position Number: F00352P
Position Type: Faculty
Position Category: Fulltime Faculty
Driver Classification: Non Driver
City: Richmond
Division: Academic Affairs/Provost
Department: College of Education and Applied Human Sciences
Unit: Teaching, Learning, & Ed Leadership
Contact Person: Nicola Mason
Funding Source: Institutional

About the College/Department:
Eastern Kentucky University is a regional, coeducational, public institution of higher education offering general and liberal arts programs, pre-professional and professional training in education and various other fields at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Located in Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, EKU has a distinguished record of more than a century of educational service to the Commonwealth. Eastern Kentucky University is committed to access, equal opportunity, dignity, respect, and inclusion for all people, as integral to a learning environment in which intellectual creativity and diversity thrives.

Situated near the heart of the Bluegrass, Richmond is served by a network of major highways that make EKU easily accessible from all parts of Kentucky and surrounding states. Richmond is 26 miles southeast of Lexington, Kentucky. Interstate Highways I-75 (north-south) and I-64 (east-west) make the metropolitan areas of Cincinnati, 112 miles to the north, and Louisville, 110 miles to the west, within convenient distance by automobile. Richmond is also served by U.S. Route 25 from Southeastern Kentucky and Kentucky Route 52 from the east and west. The Bluegrass, Mountain, Daniel Boone, and Cumberland Parkways provide even greater accessibility by automobile since the city is located near the convergence of these arterial highways into the interstate system.

EKU is dedicated to high-quality instruction, scholarship, and service, and places emphasis on the three in that order. Through its colleges and schools, the University seeks to offer quality instruction at a variety of degree levels in general education, the arts, the sciences, business, education, pre-professional and professional areas, and applied and technical disciplines. Through consultative services, continuing education, and the extended campus, the University seeks to provide service to the community and the region. Research seeks both to advance knowledge in the subject matter areas with which the University is concerned and to support the primary function of teaching.

Position Summary:
The Department of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership at Eastern Kentucky University is accepting applications for a tenure-track, assistant professor to teach in-person and online education classes at the undergraduate, graduate, and/or doctoral level beginning August 2023.

This position will teach within the professional core for education majors and literacy specific courses, including literacy assessment, language arts foundations for elementary and middle grades, language arts methods, and children's literature.
This is a tenure track position with service and research responsibilities. The selected candidate will chair and serve on various committees across the department, college, and university; oversee clinical experiences; advise students; serve and chair dissertations; and facilitate the annual summer reading institute for practicing Eastern Kentucky teachers.

Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:

• PhD or EdD in literacy education, curriculum & instruction, or comparable degree from an accredited or internationally recognized institution
• Three years of teaching experience in an elementary, middle, or secondary grade public school classroom is required.

Candidate should be able to demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and social justice in education in teaching, scholarship, and service.

Desired Qualifications:
Desired Qualifications:

• Prior experience in higher education is preferred.
• Priority will be given to applicants who have established or are establishing an active program of literacy research with an interest in disseminating their work to broader public audiences as well as to scholarly peers, and whose work will contribute to innovations across Eastern Kentucky University.

Posting Number: F00352P
Number of Vacancies: 1
Job Open Date: 08/23/2022
Application Review Date:
Job Close Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes

Special Instructions Summary:


AA/EEO Statement:
Eastern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age (40 and over), race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information in the admission to, or participation in, any educational program or activity (e.g., athletics, academics and housing) which it conducts or any employment policy or practice.

Background Check Statement:
Offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory background check.

Document Link:

To apply, visit https://jobs.eku.edu/postings/21387 jeid-ef461242408b59488a8e70058122fc4d