Tenure-track position as Assistant Professor in Reading Education

EFFECTIVE DATE: Fall Semester 2013

POSITION: Tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor in Reading Education

RESPONSIBILITIES: Teach graduate and undergraduate courses in Reading Education and other related areas according to expertise; supervise internships and practica; advise graduate and undergraduate students; conduct and publish independent and collaborative research; develop proposals for extramural funding; take an active role in partnerships with school systems and academic life in the department.

Auburn University's Reading Education Program, situated in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching, prepares individuals who can provide essential literacy tools for lifelong learning. The program includes courses that focus on evidence-based theory and practice based on scientific studies of reading. Course curricula are matched to Alabama state standards, which emphasize the objectives of the Alabama Reading Initiative. The Department of Curriculum and Teaching is a supportive and collaborative academic environment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required: Doctorate (or ABD) in Reading Education or a related field; evidence of at least 3 years successful full-time teaching experience in K-12 schools in the U.S.; proficiency teaching with technology; excellent communications skills.

Preferred: Evidence of superior teaching; demonstrated interest in teaching university reading education courses; experience in supervising internships or clinical field experiences; experience teaching via distance technologies; active involvement in national or international professional organizations for literacy educators and researchers.

RANK/SALARY: Assistant Professor (tenure track, nine-month contract) at a salary commensurate with experience and other qualifications. Individuals hired ABD will be hired as instructors until they receive their terminal degree, no later than 8/16/2013.

APPLICATION PROCESS: Send letter of application, resume or vita, official undergraduate and graduate transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and other supporting application materials to the search committee chair at the address below. The candidate selected for this position must meet eligibility requirements to work in the U.S. when the appointment begins and for the proposed term of employment. Review of applications will begin November 1, 2012 and continue until the position is filled.

Reading Education Search Committee

Dept. of Curriculum and Teaching

5040 Haley Center

Auburn University, AL 36849-5212

For more information, please visit our website at: http://education.auburn.edu/employment/#ct

WOMEN AND MINORITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Auburn University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Last Updated: Oct 19, 2012