Monday, September 23, 2013

POSITION AVAILABLE The Department of Teacher Education, Miami University

The Department of Teacher Education at Miami University is seeking
a Chair committed to building a culture of excellence and
collaboration through consultative decision making. The Chair is
expected to foster exemplary teaching, research and creativity while
promoting global awareness, diversity, and social responsibility
throughout the teacher preparation curriculum.
Position Duties:

The Chair is responsible for the planning and administration of a
department consisting of 25 faculty, five staff, and ten graduate
assistants. Primary department budget responsibilities reside with the
Chair under Miami’s Responsibility Centered Management system. The
Chair oversees two grant-funded centers. Other duties include
mentoring, development and evaluation of faculty; building
cutting-edge partnerships designed to achieve professional impact;
developing and expanding on-line and hybrid course offerings;
overseeing internal program assessments and external assessments under
NCATE/CAEP; facilitating collaboration with the College of Arts and
Science, College of Creative Arts, and other EHS departments to
maintain a strong teacher preparation program; and recruiting an
active, culturally and academically diverse faculty of the highest
caliber, skilled in the scholarship of teaching, discovery,
application, and integration of knowledge.

Required Qualifications:

Applicants must possess an earned doctorate related to a field in the
department from an accredited institution of higher education,
teaching and research qualifications to merit the rank of professor,
evidence of commitment to developing faculty and programs that support
engagement with diverse students, school and community populations,
evidence of experience in developing and maintaining working
relationships with school communities, and evidence of high
performance in areas of leadership, scholarship, and instructional
effectiveness including the integration of technology.

Desired Qualifications:

Applicants should be committed to the integration of technology into
teacher preparation, data-based decision making, and program
assessment. The successful applicant is expected to bring expertise
and insight on the changing nature of teacher education and teacher
quality initiatives and evidence of creativity and/or entrepreneurial
thinking. ESOL/TESOL experience and work with linguistically diverse
learners and international experience/focus are desired
qualifications.

Application Deadline: The Search Committee will begin reviewing
applications October 15, 2013.

Application Process: Applications should be submitted electronically
to www.miamiujobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=53085
.

Candidates should submit a letter of application, curriculum vita, and
and contact information for three references. If you have questions
about the position, contact:

Dr. Susan Mosley-Howard at mosleygs@miamioh.edu.

Brief Statement about the Department

Miami University’s Department of Teacher Education has 25 faculty
members, ten graduate assistants and a five-member office support
staff and is responsible for coursework within three licensure
programs: Early Childhood Education (Grades P-3), Middle Childhood
Education (Grades 4-9), Adolescent Young Adult Education (Grades
7-12), which includes Foreign Language Education (Grades K-12).
Additionally, the department currently offers three master’s degrees:
The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Grades K-12 and two Masters of
Education (M.Ed.) degrees: Reading Education and Tranformative
Education (jointly with Educational Leadership).

Learn more at www.miamioh.edu/ehs/edt
.

Brief Statement about the University

Nationally recognized as one of the most outstanding undergraduate
institutions, Miami University is a public university located in
Oxford, Ohio. With a student body of 16,000, Miami effectively
combines a wide range of strong academic programs with the personal
attention ordinarily found only at much smaller institutions. Our
focus on personal attention is enhanced through the study in selected
disciplines by graduate students, who along with undergrads,
participate with faculty in significant research and scholarship
activities. Miami offers vibrant residential and community-based
programs involving students in life-enhancing activities that build
leadership and develop citizenship, character, and lifelong
friendships. Miami also offers a wide variety of opportunities for
students and faculty to explore diversity and inclusion in the context
of courses, programs, and experiences across the academic units and in
the social dimensions of the campus environment.

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