University of Kansas announces two tenure track faculty position opportunities in the Curriculum and Teaching Department: Assistant Professor in Multicultural Education and Assistant Professor in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).

The University of Kansas announces two tenure track faculty position opportunities in the Curriculum and Teaching Department:  Assistant Professor in Multicultural Education and Assistant Professor in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).

The University of Kansas is a Division I Research Institution with an enrollment of approximately 27,000 students.  The community of Lawrence has a population of 80,000, is located 30 miles west of Kansas City and 20 miles east of Topeka, the state capital.  The University’s main campus is in Lawrence.  School of Education programs are also offered through the KU Edwards campus in the Kansas City area.  The Department of Curriculum & Teaching is the largest of the five departments in the School of Education. 

The University of Kansas is especially interested in hiring faculty members who can contribute to four key campus-wide  strategic initiatives:  (1) Sustaining the Planet, Powering the World; (2) Promoting Well-Being, Finding Cures; (3) Harnessing Information, Multiplying Knowledge; and (4) Building Communities, Expanding Opportunities.  See http://www.provost.ku.edu/planning/themes/ for more information.

Responsibilities:  Teach undergraduate and/or graduate-level courses, advise master’s and doctoral graduate students.  Develop and maintain an active scholarly research agenda and participate in external research and grant activities.  Contribute to professional service at all levels.

Assistant Professor – TESOL

Required Qualifications:

·         Earned doctorate (by August 15, 2014) with an emphasis in TESOL, EFL, or related second/additional language acquisition studies.

·         Emerging record of scholarship in TESOL, EFL or related second/additional language acquisition studies.

·         Minimum two years of experience as a PreK-12th grade TESOL teacher in a U.S. or international school setting.

·         Emerging record of successful university-level teaching.

·         Experience collaborating with PreK-12th grade school professional.

Application:  Submit the following to http://employment.ku.edu. Select “Search Faculty Jobs”, search with keyword “TESOL”. 

·         Letter of application

·         Brief statement of research interests and teaching philosophy

·         Curriculum vita

·         Complete set of official graduate transcripts

·         Two or three examples of scholarly work

·         Evidence of teaching effectiveness such as student and/or peer evaluations

·         Three letters of recommendation

For more information, contact Dr. Lizette Peter at lpeter@ku.edu

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Assistant Professor – Multicultural Education

Required Qualifications:

·         Earned doctorate (by August 15, 2014) in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in multicultural education.

·         Minimum two years of experience as a PreK-12th grade teacher.

·         Emerging record of successful university-level teaching.

·         Emerging record of scholarship with a focus on multicultural education.

·         Experience collaborating with PreK-12th grade school professionals.

·         Experience with the development and/or implementation of culturally relevant curriculum and/or pedagogy.

Application:  Submit the following to http://employment.ku.edu. Select “Search Faculty Jobs”, search with keyword “Multicultural”. 

·         Letter of application that identifies professional interests & goals

·         Curriculum vita

·         Complete set of official graduate transcripts

·         Two or three examples of scholarly work

·         Three letters of reference

For more information, contact Dr. Joseph O’Brien at jeobrien@ku.edu

Salary and Appointment:  Competitive salary, commensurate with qualifications and experience, and excellent benefits.  These will be nine-month, tenure-track appointments beginning August 18, 2014.

Application Screening:  Application review will begin on January 6, 2014 and will continue until the positions are filled.

EOE M/F/D/V