Assistant/Associate Professor in College of Education - Early Childhood Education

Assistant/Associate Professor in College of Education - Early Childhood Education

College/School/Unit: College of Education
Department: Curriculum & Instruction
Posted: Sep 19, 2022
Apply By: Open until filled

Description

The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education - Department of Curriculum and Instruction seeks applicants for the position of assistant or associate professor with a specialization in Early Childhood Education to begin in Fall 2023. The department is committed to an intellectually diverse and inclusive working and learning environment. We are seeking candidates whose research, teaching, and service have prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity, inclusivity and excellence. This is a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track/tenured appointment.

Home to the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, the College of Education is ranked among the top public colleges of education in the country, promotes the shared values of equity, excellence, innovation, empowerment, community-focus, and endeavors to bridge research and practice. We view inclusiveness and excellence as interconnected in the work of our faculty. The College of Education values candidates who have experience working with diverse and underserved populations and who show a demonstrated commitment to improving access and conditions in educational and health settings for children, adults, families, schools, and communities.

Successful candidates will teach undergraduate courses in our teacher certification programs (PK-6) and graduate courses in our Early Childhood Education and Curriculum and Instruction graduate programs. They will be a talented, experienced scholar who can contribute theoretically, methodologically, and pedagogically to a department faculty committed to reversing systematic, institutional racism and working towards equity, cultural responsiveness, and social justice in teaching and learning. We are especially interested in experienced scholars who do community-oriented work with communities experiencing institutional racism, migration due to climate change, economic/political oppression and globalization, being unhoused, and/or other kinds of injustices. We are interested in a range of theoretical lenses including but not limited to: post-humanist, critical pedagogy, critical race theories, post-structuralism, sociocultural psychology, and place-based, Indigenous knowledges. We are also interested in scholars whose work may intersect across disciplines including Children's Media, STEAM, Developmental Psychology, Learning Sciences, Fine Arts, Literacy, Bilingual/Multilingual Education, Prevention Science, Dis/Ability Studies, Mathematics, Gender and Sexuality, Sociology, and Environment Education. Above all, we seek an innovative scholar who has experience teaching young children and working with their families and communities who will both contribute to and lead department, college, university, national and international efforts to better understand and improve the early learning experiences of young children across diverse populations. Applicants should also have a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring with a focus on enhancing equity and inclusion in the field and in practice.

As a leading college of education in Texas and beyond, we are agents of change committed to transforming education and health research, practice, and policy to ensure the thriving of children, families, schools, and communities. In our efforts to align our college to address the most pressing challenges in the fields of education and health, we have launched a new strategic vision known as Reimagine Education (see https://education.utexas.edu/about/office-dean/reimagine-education). In advancing this effort, we have organized our academic and research aspirations around three Signature Impact Areas: Advancing Equity and Eliminating Disparities in Health and Education, Attending to Place and Context, and Thriving through Transitions.

The University of Texas at Austin is the flagship state university of Texas. It values and supports interdisciplinary research and provides outstanding access to opportunities for collaboration with world-renowned faculty and with colleagues across departments and colleges that also prioritize equity. As a venue for research, Texas is one of the most diverse states in the country with an increasingly culturally pluralistic population, with students in the K-12 system and in general. Austin, Texas is an exciting, welcoming, and inclusive city with the reputation as the Live Music Capital of the World. Hiring is contingent upon funding.

The University of Texas System Administration is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and is committed to the recruitment and selection of highly qualified employees without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, veteran status, sexual orientation, age, or disability. With this in mind, we encourage all to apply. To learn more about the University's commitment to diversity, please visit The University of Texas at Austin's Division of Diversity and Community Engagement.

The University of Texas at Austin complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• A doctorate in Early Childhood Education or a related field
• Potential for/demonstrated excellence and national leadership in research, teaching, and service
• Experience teaching young children (ages 0-8) and working closely with families and communities
• Potential for/demonstrated commitment to social justice and equity as well as privileging marginalized communities' (within the U.S. and/or internationally) voices, knowledge(s), and concerns
• Potential for/demonstrated record of securing extramural research funding
• Experience or capacity to teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students from diverse backgrounds and advance the College's mission of equity and excellence

Application Instructions

Only electronic applications will be considered. Review of applications will begin October 15, 2022. Applicants should upload the following items to Interfolio:

• Letter of Application
• Curriculum Vitae
• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) statement detailing how your teaching, service, and/or scholarship has or will help to address education and health disparities.
• A list of three references (including institution, position title and contact information)
• An example of scholarly writing that shows future research direction.

Reference letters will be requested for candidates selected as finalists. Questions about the position can be directed to Dr. Jennifer Keys Adair, ECE Search Committee Chair via email: jenniferadair@utexas.edu

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.


To apply, visit https://faculty.utexas.edu/career/103487



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