Lecturer Education

Position Title: Lecturer Education

Department: Education

Campus Location: Washburn University

The screening committee will review all eligible applications submitted by June 1, 2023

Position Summary: Washburn University’s Department of Education invites applications for a Lecturer in Education to begin August 1, 2023. This is a full-time 9-month position and is a one-year appointment only.

The selected candidate for this position will have a demonstrated commitment to pursuing teaching excellence at Washburn University, including a dedication to developing inclusive teaching practices that engage students from diverse backgrounds. Class sizes at Washburn are small, and students and faculty have the opportunity to participate in community-engaged learning.

Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students and that is located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka. Washburn has a student body of over 5,500 undergraduate, graduate, and law students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.

Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a vibrant and inclusive working environment and curriculum. We offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, a supportive leadership team, and a healthy work/life balance. At Washburn, we strive to ensure a campus climate that supports the success of every employee and appreciates the unique skills and expertise each contributes to serving our students.

Essential Functions:
• Fulfill expectations for teaching and supervision (12 credit hours per semester).
• Teach and develop courses consistent with needs of the Department of Education.
• Fulfill expectations to the Department of Education, School of Applied Studies, University, and the profession (including, but not limited to, committee work, maintaining regular office hours, and meaningful participation in department-sponsored educational events).

Required Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in Education or related field.

Official transcripts required upon hire

• Expertise with diversity/equity/inclusion-based models of teaching
• Experience working with students and/or staff in PreK-6, PreK-12, 6-12, or post-secondary settings
• Proven ability to teach courses in two or more areas (including, but not limited to, educational foundations, STEM education, educational psychology, special education, literacy education, educational technology, social studies education, multi-cultural education)
• Demonstrated commitment to developing inclusive teaching practices that engage students from diverse backgrounds

Preferred Qualifications:
• Earned doctorate in Education or a closely related field
• Experience supervising pre-service teacher candidates and/or practicum students in field placements
• Evidence of successful collaboration with colleagues to develop and deliver coursework
• Evidence of successful co-teaching including co-planning, co-development of integrated content, co-assessment, co-evaluation procedures, and/or conferencing with students
• Experience teaching in hybrid, in-person, or online environments at a post-secondary institution
• Evidence of successful collaboration with pre-k, elementary, middle, and/or secondary faculty and staff within the school setting
• Experience working with school-university partnerships (such as PDS partnerships)

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