Assistant or Associate Professor of Education, Youth and Social Innovation
- Employer
- University of Virginia
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Date posted
- Oct 14, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Education, Other Education, Teacher Education
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Assistant or Associate Professor of Education, Youth and Social
Innovation
The Department of Human Services in the School of
Education & Human Development (SEHD) at the University of
Virginia seeks energetic and creative applicants for a faculty
position focused on youth development. This individual will have
affiliations with the undergraduate Youth and Social Innovation
(YSI) program and the graduate program in Educational Psychology –
Applied Developmental Science. This is a tenure-eligible position
that will be filled at the rank of Assistant or Associate
Professor.
The individual in this position will:
sustain an active program of scholarship on positive youth
development in family, school or community contexts, with a focus
on race, ethnicity, identity, diversity, equity or justice; publish
research results in high-quality peer-reviewed journals appropriate
to the discipline; teach undergraduate and graduate courses;
include graduate and undergraduate students in research activities;
make appropriate service contributions to the program, school, and
profession; and incorporate an equity and justice frame in
research, teaching, and service.
Required
qualifications:
The University of Virginia expects all current and new employees (UVA Health System and Academic), to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
If hired to work within the University Health System, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination or be willing to receive the vaccination. Employees may request a medical or religious exemption from vaccination.
If hired to work on the Academic side of the University, excluding the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, UPG, and the Health Systems Library, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination or be willing to submit to mandatory, weekly prevalence testing. Employees that are working 100% remotely will not be subject to weekly prevalence testing; however, if the employee works on UVA Grounds (including the Medical Center) even intermittently, then they are required to be tested for COVID-19 once per week on an indefinite basis and follow masking mandates.
NOTE: Some medical and safety-sensitive positions require vaccination and are not eligible for an exemption. For more information on how the vaccination and testing requirements will apply to you at your work location, see the UVA New Hire Vaccination Requirements webpage. The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.
- Doctoral degree in Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Social Foundations of Education or a closely related field by the start date of the position
- An emerging or established program of scholarship on positive youth development in family, school or community contexts, with a focus on race, ethnicity, identity, diversity, equity or justice
- Evidence of an explicit commitment to integrate principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion into teaching, research, and service activities.
- A research program that complements our faculty’s existing areas of strength (e.g., mental health; family context; youth leadership development youth-led or youth-serving organizations)
- Experience teaching courses on youth development that include a focus on racial and ethnic identity development
- Experience working with and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in research and/or practice initiatives.
- Cover letter which speaks to how your interests and qualifications align with this position, as well as how you address diversity, equity and inclusion in your work
- CV
- Statement of Teaching Philosophy
- Statement of Research interests
- Two publications
- Contact information for three references
The University of Virginia expects all current and new employees (UVA Health System and Academic), to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
If hired to work within the University Health System, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination or be willing to receive the vaccination. Employees may request a medical or religious exemption from vaccination.
If hired to work on the Academic side of the University, excluding the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, UPG, and the Health Systems Library, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination or be willing to submit to mandatory, weekly prevalence testing. Employees that are working 100% remotely will not be subject to weekly prevalence testing; however, if the employee works on UVA Grounds (including the Medical Center) even intermittently, then they are required to be tested for COVID-19 once per week on an indefinite basis and follow masking mandates.
NOTE: Some medical and safety-sensitive positions require vaccination and are not eligible for an exemption. For more information on how the vaccination and testing requirements will apply to you at your work location, see the UVA New Hire Vaccination Requirements webpage. The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.
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