Assistant Professor of Education

Hartwick College Teacher Education Program

Date: September 22, 2022

Title: Assistant Professor in Education (Tenure-Track)

Date needed: Fall 2023

Hartwick College, a nationally ranked, liberal arts and sciences institution, invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position in Hartwick’s Teacher Education Program beginning Fall 2023, pending final administrative approval. Minimum qualifications include a PhD or EdD in Curriculum and Instruction, or related field, and experience teaching Social Studies at the secondary level. Master’s holding candidates who are ABD will be considered, potentially at an alternative rank. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to teach courses in Curriculum and Instruction, Methods of Teaching Social Studies, and provide Student Teaching supervision. Other courses will be assigned depending on the candidate’s training, expertise and interests. Teaching load will average 20 credit hours or their equivalent per academic year, and faculty teach during the College’s distinctive four-week January Term. The successful candidate must be committed to excellence and innovation in undergraduate teaching, active engagement in scholarly or creative activities, and working closely with today’s students in a small college environment. Committee service and academic advising also are expected.

An independent, residential liberal arts college enrolling approximately 1,200 full-time undergraduates, Hartwick embraces the teacher-scholar model, with teaching excellence as the first priority, and seeks to recruit, retain and promote a diverse workforce. Located in the scenic Susquehanna River valley in Oneonta, NY, near the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains, the College features a Liberal Arts education that prepares students with 21st century skills, embeds career development, and supports them with a personal Guidance Team. 

Hartwick offers health benefits to domestic partners of benefits eligible employees and prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation/preference and gender identity/expression. Hartwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to broadening “the understanding, awareness, and appreciation of diversity among all members of the Hartwick community.” Women, minorities, and other underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.

Hartwick College is committed to providing a safe and secure educational and employment environment. Employment at Hartwick College is therefore contingent upon a successful background check on every new employee. Candidates to whom an offer of employment is made will be required to sign a Release of Information Form authorizing the College to conduct a thorough background check. Hartwick College is committed to a diverse candidate pool, values an inclusive workforce and workplace environment, and wishes to minimize or eliminate the impact of implicit bias during the search and hiring process. To apply, please submit a single pdf file of your application materials containing:

• a cover letter; a curriculum vitae; statements of teaching philosophy and research interests; evidence of teaching and scholarly excellence or the potential for it; a statement addressing how past and/or potential contributions to diversity will support Hartwick College’s Diversity Statement.

Applicants must also arrange to have three letters of reference sent directly to acadaff@hartwick.edu. The subject line should say ‘Assistant Professor of Education Reference.’

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Visit the following website to apply:
https://hartwickcollege.applytojob.com/apply/GCTWalGqZG/Assistant-Professor-Of-Education