Position Available: Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Elementary Education // Rhodes College, Education Studies Program; review begins 10/15/16

Position Available

Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Elementary Education // Rhodes
College, Education Studies Program; review begins 10/15/16

The Education Studies Program at Rhodes College invites applications
for a tenure-track position in Elementary Education. The successful
candidate must possess a firm commitment to teaching, scholarship,
service, diversity, and inclusion at a liberal arts college and have a
research program that focuses on reading and literacy in urban
schools. Preference will be given to candidates who have demonstrated
commitments to urban education and working with historically
marginalized populations and who have experience with urban teacher
education, professional development, field observations, and are
willing to contribute to teacher education program design,
implementation, and assessment. Teaching responsibilities will include
five courses a year and will include some combination of the
following: literacy and reading courses, foundations of education,
upper-level seminar courses, and courses that focus on diverse
learners, equity, and social justice in urban schools. Previous P12
and college teaching experience is desirable.

Candidates must have completed all requirements for an Ed.D. or Ph.D.
by start date in August 2017. The successful candidate will have a
demonstrated record of scholarship and will be expected to establish
and maintain an active program of research involving undergraduates
and to participate in the life of the College. Research opportunities
will be supported by startup funds and by Rhodes partnerships with the
Shelby County School district and other educational institutions in
Memphis. Educational Studies is an interdisciplinary program that
includes a secondary licensure track in eleven endorsement areas. We
anticipate elementary licensure in the fall of 2016.

Founded in 1848, Rhodes College is a highly selective, private,
residential, undergraduate college, located in Memphis, Tennessee. We
aspire to graduate students with a lifelong passion for learning, a
compassion for others, and the ability to translate academic study and
personal concern into effective leadership and action in their
communities and the world. We encourage applications from candidates
interested in helping us achieve this vision.

Rhodes College values an inclusive and welcoming environment. We are
an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workforce.

Memphis has a metropolitan population of over one million and provides
multiple opportunities for research and for cultural and recreational
activities.

Please apply online at https://jobs.rhodes.edu/; only online
applications will be accepted. A complete application includes a cover
letter that explicitly addresses a commitment to diversity, a CV, a
statement of teaching philosophy, a research plan, and three letters
of recommendation. Please address in your cover letter your interest
in teaching at a liberal arts college and how your experiences with
teaching, scholarship, and/or service might contribute to a college
community that includes a commitment to diversity as one of its core
values. Review of completed applications will begin on October 15 and
continue until the position is filled. The online application system
will solicit letters of recommendation electronically from the
candidate’s recommenders once their contact information has been
entered by the candidate and the search committee requests them.
Background checks are required before candidates can be brought to
campus for interviews. For further information please contact Dr.
Natalie Person, person@rhodes.edu.