Three Assistant Professor of Education Positions

The School of Learning and Teaching (SLT), a unit within the College of Education (COE) at Pacific University, Oregon, invites applications for appointment to one or more of three 10-month, Extended Term or Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor positions based on the Eugene and Forest Grove campuses. Alongside teaching duties, the selected candidates will work collaboratively to facilitate and maintain embedded reciprocal initiatives/programs with our diverse P-12 partner schools and districts, engage in the school’s mission to diversify the teaching force and address barriers to becoming a teacher, advance a scholar-practitioner line of inquiry, and serve on professional, institutional, and organizational committees. The School of Learning and Teaching is committed to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in all areas of faculty effort, including pedagogy, service, and scholarship.

The selected candidates will join a thriving community of teacher-scholar practitioners who are committed  to advancing equity and scholarship within the field of education, and who strive to advance the College’s  goals of visionary practice, principled advocacy, and ethical action at a community level. The School of Learning and Teaching provides innovative and effective programming that offers undergraduate and graduate programs to both preservice and in-service students. Programs run on a 12-month calendar across a range of delivery formats (in-person, hybrid, and online asynchronous/synchronous). Course times are in the day, evening, and on occasional Saturdays.

We are seeking candidates for three positions with demonstrated expertise and experience in the areas listed below. 

Extended Term-Track or Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor in Early Childhood/Elementary Education - Forest Grove Campus:

https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=26722&clientkey=ABFDAFED645B6920CFDB8559C078F8A5

Extended Term-Track or Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor of Elementary Education - Eugene Campus:

https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=26727&clientkey=ABFDAFED645B6920CFDB8559C078F8A5

Extended Term-Track or Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor in Middle/Secondary Education - Forest Grove Campus:

https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=26728&clientkey=ABFDAFED645B6920CFDB8559C078F8A5

Primary Qualifications: Preference will be given to individuals that meet three or more of the following (Please see individual job postings at https://www.pacificu.edu/about/directory/finance-administration/human-resources/employment/current-open-positions ):

PK-8 teaching (Elementary and/or Middle Grades) with an anti-racist and social justice lens Grade 6-12 teaching (Middle Grades and/or High School)with an anti-racist and social justice lens Expertise in Elementary Education, ESOL, and/or Dual Language Instruction  Foundations of Education (e.g. historical, sociological, or psychological) and Multicultural Education informed by critical pedagogy, equity, diversity, and inclusion STEM/STEAM        Literacy and Child Development Experience with community activism/movements and as an advocate for Equity, Diversity, and  Inclusion (EDI) professionally, and beyond Demonstrated leadership experience and commitment to community outreach and developing  initiatives, programs, and pathways in school and community contexts (e.g., with community  colleges, PK-12 schools, and community partners) Bi-Cultural, Bilingual and/or Second Language Proficiency Strong relational skills and experience mentoring and supervising diverse teacher candidates and/or students, particularly at the undergraduate level

Additional Qualifications: One or more of the following is also desirable:

Additional content specialty area: e.g. Special Education and/or inclusive teaching, Educational Technology, Educational Psychology, Ethnic Studies/Multicultural Education, Bilingual Education, or other content area taught within SLT Knowledge of, and commitment to BIPOC, Latinx, and LGBTQIA+ communities Educational Research that centers social justice and community  Experience with edTPA Hybrid teaching (e.g. online synchronous & in-person) experience)

To apply for one or more of these positions, please visit https://www.pacificu.edu/about/directory/finance-administration/human-resources/employment/current-open-positions 

DISCOVER PACIFIC UNIVERSITY:

Pacific University achieves educational excellence by being committed and responsible to achieving  diversity, equity, and inclusion within leadership, staff, and the student body.

Pacific University is a small but diverse community, where students thrive in a personal academic  environment. Our Eugene campus is nestled near the confluence of the Willamette and MacKenzie rivers at the southern end of the Willamette Valley and 50 miles from the Oregon Coast. The Woodburn Campus is situated in the fertile Willamette Valley, in a community of 25,000 residents, 25 miles south of downtown Portland and 15 miles north of Salem.  The historic main campus is located in Forest Grove, located 25 miles west of downtown Portland.

Tracing its roots back to 1849, when it began as a school for orphans of the Oregon Trail, Pacific has long  been devoted to making a difference in people’s lives. We recognize that Pacific University campuses are  located within the stolen homelands of the Tualatin Kalapuya people, today frequently members of the  Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (CTGR). For more information please visit  the following guide on the Indigenous History of Oregon. In 1880, Pacific leased land to house the nation’s  second federally funded, off-reservation Indian training school, which moved to Salem in 1885. We  acknowledge Pacific’s role in the coercive assimilation of Native people and are still working towards  accountability and creating just systems. We express our respect to those with ancestral connections to this  land as well as to all displaced Indigenous people in what is known today as Oregon.

Today, students study in a unique combination of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs in  the liberal arts and sciences, optometry, education, health professions, and business. We are proud that approximately 50% of undergraduate students are of color, and we are actively working to build an  inclusive, diverse learning community that also includes leadership, faculty, and staff of color. Pacific  University has campuses in Forest Grove, Hillsboro, Eugene, and Woodburn, OR, as well as an office in  Honolulu, HI. In addition, a variety of Pacific University clinics throughout the Portland area serve patients  and provide students with practical experience.

At Pacific University, students and faculty engage in discovery through close, nurturing relationships that  provide extraordinary learning experiences. International study, service learning, internships and co-curricular activities have been integral parts of the education of nearly 25,000 alumni worldwide who share  in the Boxer spirit.