San Jose State University, College of Education , Elementary Education

K-8 Curriculum and Instruction: Bilingual Language Arts/Literacy

Location: San Jose, CA

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Job Opening ID (JOID): 23032

Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor (Tenure-Track)

Qualifications--

Required: A doctorate with expertise in literacy (reading/writing/language arts) or a related field by time of appointment. Knowledge of public school K-8 language arts curricula, instructional strategies, and assessment models. Knowledge of CCSS and California ELD standards. Experience teaching literacy in one or more educational settings. Demonstrated potential for scholarly activity, including grant writing. For appointment at advanced rank, a record of publications and/or grants and substantial teaching experience is required. Awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population evidenced by cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.

Preferred: Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate expertise in one or more of the following areas: Bilingualism and biliteracy in Spanish and English; proficiency in one or more languages other than English or Spanish represented in our service area (e.g., Mandarin or Vietnamese); teaching/working in or with K-8 schools characterized by cultural and linguistic diversity, especially in a bilingual Spanish-English environment; early literacy teaching; Reading Recovery; California Reading/Language Arts Specialist Credential; literacy assessment; technology to enhance teaching and learning; second language acquisition and meeting the needs of second language learners; differentiation and using a range of pedagogical strategies to support culturally, academically, and linguistically diverse student populations; expertise and/or experience in providing services to students with special learning needs (e.g., Special Education credential, RtI, etc.), school-university partnerships and/or providing professional development to K-8 teachers in literacy, assessment, and/or instructing second language learners; literacy in the content areas/literacy across the curriculum, particularly related to STEM; NGSS and SBA; teaching a wide range of courses in pre-service and MA programs; program coordination; and K-8 core (language arts, social studies, mathematics, science) and/or a K-12 subject area (e.g., history/social studies, art, music, physical education, etc.).

Responsibilities: Teach graduate-level literacy-related courses in the following programs: Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, MA (Curriculum and Instruction), and Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential (RSC). Coordinate the RSC program. Supervise MA students’ research projects and/or student teachers. Serve on department, college, and/or university committees. Contribute to program and curriculum development. Maintain an active and productive research agenda.

Salary Range: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Starting Date: August 18, 2015

Eligibility: Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United States.

San José State University is California’s oldest institution of public higher learning. The campus is located on the southern end of San Francisco Bay in downtown San José (Pop. 1,000,000), hub of the world-famous Silicon Valley high-technology research and development center. Many of California’s most popular national, recreational, and cultural attractions are conveniently close.  A member of the 23-campus CSU system, San José State University enrolls approximately 30,000 students, a significant percentage of whom are members of minority groups. The University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty so our disciplines, students and the community can benefit from multiple ethnic and gender perspectives.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

For full consideration, upload a letter of application, vita, statement of teaching interests/philosophy, research plans, and at least three letters of reference with contact information by October 31, 2014. 

Please include Job Opening ID (JOID) on all correspondence.  Applications will be accepted until position is filled.