Appalachian State University Reich College of Education Department of Leadership and Educational Studies Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations

Appalachian State University

Reich College of Education Department of Leadership and Educational Studies

Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations

The Department of Leadership and Educational Studies in the Reich
College of Education at Appalachian State University invites
applications for a tenure-track nine-month faculty position at the
rank of Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations beginning
August 2013. Responsibilities include teaching graduate and
undergraduate courses in Educational Foundations with main campus and
off-campus assignments, graduate and undergraduate student advisement,
engagement in scholarly activity, and internal and external service
responsibilities. Instructional duties include teaching three courses
in social and philosophical foundations of education each semester
with a specific focus on critical social justice.

Required Qualifications

• An earned doctorate in Foundations of Education with specializations
in social foundations of education, critical race studies and
qualitative research methods
• Demonstrated teaching/research interest and expertise focused on
critical social justice education within the context of an
undergraduate teacher education program
• Minimum two semesters of teaching experience within a university
teacher education program.
• Demonstrated commitment to and analysis of conditions required for
human agency, social justice, and democratic life
• Demonstrated record of successful scholarly activity
• Demonstrated record of research and/or service focused on issues of
access and equity in K-
12 and higher education around issues of race and class
• Demonstrated commitment to the education of individuals for teaching
and educational
leadership positions
Preferred Qualifications
• K-12 teaching and/or counseling experience

Appalachian State University is a member institution of the
sixteen-campus University of North Carolina System located in Boone,
North Carolina. The University has approximately 17,000 students and
has been ranked by US News and World Report as one of the top 15 among
southern regional universities since the rankings first appeared in
1986. Degrees granted are primarily in bachelors and masters programs
in both liberal arts and applied fields. Appalachian has both a
traditional residential campus and a variety of distance education
programs. Additional information about the Social and Philosophical
Foundations of Education program, the university, and the surrounding
area is located at: http://www.appstate.edu/

Application Process

Candidates may apply by:
• Submitting a letter that includes a rationale for interest in and
qualifications for the position
with explicit responses to the required qualifications
• Submitting a current curriculum vita
• Names of three references with addresses, e-mail addresses and phone numbers

Initial screening of applications will begin immediately, and will
continue until the position is filled.

The search committee co-chairs, Dr. Peter Nelsen and Dr. Gayle Turner,
request you send application materials in electronic format to:
nelsenpj@appstate.edu. Please use the subject line “Foundations
Position” in your correspondence.

Appalachian State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer. The University has a strong commitment to the
principles of diversity and inclusion, and to maintaining working and
learning environments that are free of all forms of discrimination.
Individuals with disabilities may request accommodations in the
application process by contacting Dr. Peter Nelsen. Any offer of
employment to a successful candidate will be conditioned upon the
University's receipt of a satisfactory criminal background report.
Documentation of identity and employability of the applicant will be
required before the hiring process can be finalized.