Assistant Professor, Department of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership

Assistant Professor, Department of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership

Position Number: F00274P
Position Type: Faculty
Position Category:
Driver Classification: Non Driver
City: Richmond
Division: Academic Affairs/Provost
Department: College of Education and Applied Human Sciences
Unit: Teaching, Learning, & Ed Leadership
Contact Person: Nicola Mason
Funding Source: Institutional

About the College/Department:
Eastern Kentucky University is a regional, coeducational, public institution of higher education offering general and liberal arts programs, pre-professional and professional training in education and various other fields at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Located in Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, EKU has a distinguished record of more than a century of educational service to the Commonwealth. Eastern Kentucky University is committed to access, equal opportunity, dignity, respect, and inclusion for all people, as integral to a learning environment in which intellectual creativity and diversity thrives.

Situated near the heart of the Bluegrass, Richmond is served by a network of major highways that make EKU easily accessible from all parts of Kentucky and surrounding states. Richmond is 26 miles southeast of Lexington, Kentucky. Interstate Highways I-75 (north-south) and I-64 (east-west) make the metropolitan areas of Cincinnati, 112 miles to the north, and Louisville, 110 miles to the west, within convenient distance by automobile. Richmond is also served by U.S. Route 25 from Southeastern Kentucky and Kentucky Route 52 from the east and west. The Bluegrass, Mountain, Daniel Boone, and Cumberland Parkways provide even greater accessibility by automobile since the city is located near the convergence of these arterial highways into the interstate system.

EKU is dedicated to high-quality instruction, scholarship, and service, and places emphasis on the three in that order. Through its colleges and schools, the University seeks to offer quality instruction at a variety of degree levels in general education, the arts, the sciences, business, education, pre-professional and professional areas, and applied and technical disciplines. Through consultative services, continuing education, and the extended campus, the University seeks to provide service to the community and the region. Research seeks both to advance knowledge in the subject matter areas with which the University is concerned and to support the primary function of teaching.

The College of Education and Applied Human Sciences and the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership are committed to developing cultural competency, supporting diversity, and preparing teachers to meet the demands of the world today.

Position Summary:
Join the vibrant and creative Department of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership at Eastern Kentucky University! The Department of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership at Eastern Kentucky University is accepting applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor to teach online and in person literacy courses in the undergraduate and graduate programs, beginning August 2022. Duties include coordinating the Master of Arts in Education Literacy P-12 program, overseeing the Literacy Specialist endorsement, and teaching graduate and undergraduate literacy courses. The candidate may supervise clinical experiences in area schools, advise undergraduate and/or graduate education candidates, and collaborate with other faculty to align programmatic goals with professional standards and outcomes. Professional service— including chairing EdD dissertations, publications in professional scholarly journals, and presentations at the state, regional, and national levels— are expected.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Earned doctorate in literacy or curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in reading, literacy, or language arts from an accredited or internationally recognized institution.
• Expertise in foundational/development literacy theory and diagnosis/assessment of literacy difficulties is required.
• A minimum of three years of successful teaching in K-12 environments is required.

Desired Qualifications:

• Preference will be given to those with middle/secondary grade literacy teaching experience.
• Experience teaching literacy, writing, diagnosis, or content area literacy courses at the graduate/undergraduate level both face-to-face and online is preferred.

Posting Number: F00274P
Number of Vacancies: 1
Job Open Date: 10/08/2021
Application Review Date:
Job Close Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes

Special Instructions Summary:


AA/EEO Statement:
Eastern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age (40 and over), race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information in the admission to, or participation in, any educational program or activity (e.g., athletics, academics and housing) which it conducts or any employment policy or practice.

Background Check Statement:
Offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory background check.

Document Link:

To apply, visit https://jobs.eku.edu/postings/18261

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