English Education - Assistant / Associate Professor

California State University, Fresno

College of Arts & Humanities

Department of English

http://fresnostate.edu/artshum/

Department of English - Adolescent Literacies
Assistant / Associate Professor

Tenure Track
Fall 2023 (August 2023)

The Department of English in the College of Arts and Humanities at California State University, Fresno seeks applicants for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate in Adolescent Literacies. The successful applicant will support undergraduate and credential programs for the preparation of culturally and linguistically sustaining secondary English teachers serving the greater California Central Valley. Responsibilities include teaching and advising undergraduate, credential, and graduate students; conducting scholarly and applied research, and engaging in service activities. Primary teaching responsibilities include courses in the English Studies major and credential programs, including secondary English Teaching Methods; Literacy Studies; and Rhetoric, Grammar and Writing Instruction (a service-learning class). Other teaching responsibilities may include supervision of student teachers, courses in the English core, General Education courses, and topics seminars in area(s) of specialty. Specialties of particular interest are adolescent literacies, multilingual writing pedagogies, service learning, and universal design for learning, including work with emergent bilingual students. Typical course load in English is 3/3 (4-unit courses). Per union negotiated contract, new tenure-track faculty also receive one course release per semester for the first two years and all faculty receive excellent comprehensive benefits and access to competitive research support.

Our Students:

California State University, Fresno is committed to serving our students with a focus on inclusion. Fresno State has been recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI); an Asian American/Native American/Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI); and has been designated to the Community Engagement Classification by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Qualifications:

Required Education (from an accredited institution or foreign equivalent.):

An earned doctorate (Ph.D.) in English Studies, Rhetoric and Writing Studies, or other closely-related disciplines from an accredited institution (or international equivalent).

Applicants nearing completion of the doctorate (ABD) may be considered. For employment, the doctorate must be completed by 8/1/2023.

Required Experience:

Demonstrated commitment to working effectively with faculty, staff, and students from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds;

Evidence of successful teaching experience

Clear research agenda in writing pedagogies and English Language Arts Education

Commitment to working effectively with faculty, staff, and students from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, and to engage with diverse communities in the San Joaquin Valley region.

Preferred Experience :

Minimum 3 years documented experience teaching secondary Language Arts in a public school (grades 6-12)

Documented experience supporting pre-service educators

Established publication and presentation record in the field

Experience and expertise with service learning

Evidence of work with culturally and linguistically sustaining pedagogies, universal design for learning, critical and creative literacies, and/or connected learning approaches to teaching

Application Procedures:

To ensure full consideration, applicants should submit all application materials by the review date. The committee may elect to review applications submitted after this date. All positions automatically close on March 31, 2023. Apply online at http://careers.fresnostate.edu

Application Review Date: Friday, December 2, 2022

Attach the following:

1. Cover letter specifically addressing required experience and preferred qualifications
2. Current curriculum vitae
3. Names and contact information of three professional references.
4. Statement addressing your commitment to working with faculty, staff, and students from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds (e.g., a diversity statement).

Short-listed candidates will be asked to submit additional documentation, including three current letters of recommendation, a writing sample of up to 20 pages, and a teaching portfolio prior to their initial phone interviews. Finalists will be required to submit official transcripts prior to virtual campus visits. For inquiries, contact Dr. Ginny Crisco: vcrisco@csufresno.edu .

Committee Information:

Search Chair: Ginny Crisco
Department of English
College of Arts & Humanities
Email: vcrisco@csufresno.edu

Search Committee Members:
René Rodríguez-Astacio: renerodriguez@csufresno.edu
John Beynon: jbeynon@csufresno.edu

Department of English
College of Arts & Humanities

About Fresno State:

California State University, Fresno is an engaged University. We focus on broadening students' intellectual horizons, fostering lifelong learning skills, developing the leaders of tomorrow, promoting community involvement, and instilling an appreciation of world cultures. We nurture cultural competence by celebrating the rich diversity of the campus community and welcoming the participation of all. Members of the University community work effectively with faculty, staff, and students from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds. For information on the University's commitment and dedication to creating a university known for its integrity, civility, equity, respect, and ethical behavior, visit: http://www.fresnostate.edu/academics/diversity

The campus is ranked 36^th in the nation by Washington Monthly ; ranked 3^rd by U.S. News & World Report in graduation rate performance for public institutions; and, ranked 41^st in the nation in MONEY Magazines 50 Best Public Colleges . The campus is classified as an R2 “Doctoral Universities – High research activities” university per Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Tenure-Track Faculty members gain a clear path to tenure through the University's Probationary Plan Process. For additional information, please visit: www.fresnostate.edu/academics/facultyaffairs/procedures/facultyrtp/ . We value our commitment to the success of our faculty by providing services from the Center for Faculty Excellence to Research and Sponsored Programs.

About the Department and Program:

Our English Education program consists of an undergraduate major in the College of Arts and Humanities and a fifth-year credential program offered in partnership with the Kremen School of Education and Human Development. We believe the best English classrooms are communities in which teachers and students work together to analyze, construct, and apply meaning. Class sizes are typically 25 or less for undergraduate courses, 15 or less for graduate courses. Faculty members have ample opportunity to design new courses in response to changes in the field, student interests, and their own scholarly leanings.

English Department faculty are scholars of literature, rhetoric, and teacher education, as well as award-winning creative writers. Our faculty include Fulbright recipients, NEH Summer Scholars, research fellows, and MLA Delegates. Our department is home to several thriving literary journals and hosts multiple conferences and literary readings. We also have a strong tradition of serving in leadership positions in the faculty union.

The English Department serves as a base for a number of student-led organizations, including the Students of English Studies Association (SESA), which organizes an annual symposium of student research; the 30-year-old Chicanx Writers and Artists Association (CWAA), and the newer Hmong American Ink and Stories (HAIS) club. Having hosted the 2007 national MELUS conference, the English Department launched the Undergraduate Conference on Multiethnic Literatures of the Americas (UCMLA) in 2009. Since then, UCMLA has provided a platform for presentation of undergraduate scholarship in the field, gathered graduate students, faculty, and staff together in event planning, and brought to campus such writers and scholars as Cherríe Moraga, Roxane Gay, Maxine Hong Kingston, Ishmael Reed, Gary Okihiro, Erica L. Sánchez, and Gerald Vizenor.

Across campus there are numerous opportunities for collaboration with other departments and programs, including American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies, Africana Studies, Armenian Studies, Chicano and Latin American Studies, and the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department. The Fresno State Library houses the national MELUS archives. The Arne Nixon Center for Children’s Literature is home to one of the nation’s best collections of LBGTQ literature for young readers.

English Department faculty and students are actively engaged with local communities. A newly developed service-learning class for English Studies offers students experience working with local community literacy projects. The department organizes a Young Writers Conference that for over 40 years has drawn 400+ high school students and educators from all over the region annually. English Department faculty and students are also well-represented in the CSU Summer Arts program, currently hosted by Fresno State’s College of Arts and Humanities, which brings an annual arts program of master classes and a festival of the arts to the Fresno community.

Territorial Acknowledgement:

The Fresno State campus sits in the midst of the San Joaquin Valley, a valley rich in the traditions and representation of Native American peoples and cultures. We are grateful to be in the traditional homelands of the Yokuts and Mono peoples, whose diverse tribal communities share stewardship over this land.

Other Campus Information:

Salary placement commensurate with experience within ranks established by the CSU Salary Schedule .

In compliance with the Annual Security Report & Fire Safety Report of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, California State University, Fresno has made crime-reporting statistics available to applicants, students, and employees online at www.fresnostate.edu/police/clery/index.shtml. Print copies are available by request from the Campus Police Department.

A background check (including criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily for this position. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn, or employment may be terminated based upon the results of the background investigation.

The person holding this position is considered a "limited reporter" under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements outlined in CSU Executive Order 1083 Revised July 21, 2017, as a condition of employment. You can obtain a copy of this Executive order by accessing the following website: http://www.calstate.edu/eo/EO-1083.html.

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California State University, Fresno is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, or protected veteran status.

Advertised: 14 Oct 2022 Pacific Daylight Time
Applications close: 31 Mar 2023 Pacific Daylight Time