Faculty Position: Assistant or Associate Professor in Bilingual/Bicultural Education Austin, TX

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Assistant or Associate Professor in Bilingual/Bicultural Education

Austin, TX

Position Description

The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, seeks applicants for an open rank Assistant or Associate Professor tenure track position in its Bilingual/Bicultural Education program to begin Fall 2017.  

Successful candidates will:

·       Conduct scholarly research with a well-articulated agenda in the area of Bilingual/ Bicultural Education

·       Obtain external funding for research and development projects

·       Teach in both an undergraduate bilingual teacher certification program and a graduate-level Bilingual/Bicultural Education program.

·       Supervise doctoral and masters’ students

·       Work collaboratively in a program and department committed to issues of equity, cultural relevance, and social justice.  

UT-Austin is an urban research university with approximately 50,000 students, 3500 of whom are enrolled in the College of Education. The Department offers both masters and doctoral-level programs, and is central to a large undergraduate teacher education program. The College of Education at UT-Austin consistently ranks in the U.S. News & World Report’s top ten public graduate colleges of education. Austin is the 16^th largest city in the USA, top on Forbes’ annual list of America’s Fastest Growing Cities for the third year in a row, and is well known for its sunny climate, outdoor life, live music, cultural richness, technological sophistication, and great restaurants.

Qualifications

Candidates must have an earned doctorate in Bilingual Education or a related field (including, but not limited to: Educational Policy; Applied Linguistics; Language Policy; International Language Education; Language, Literacy and Culture in Education; Anthropology of Education). Candidates must also have a minimum of three years of K-12 teaching experience and demonstrate the ability to teach university courses in Spanish and or English. Salary is competitive based on education, experience, and the University’s salary schedule.

Application Instructions

Only electronic applications will be accepted via Interfolio. Please upload a letter of application, a current vita, and a professional writing sample to this link:https://apply.interfolio.com/38395. In addition, please use Interfolio to request three letters of recommendation.

Application review will begin on November 5, 2016, and will continue until the position is filled.  If you have additional questions about the positions, please write to Dr. Rebecca Callahan, BBE search committee chair, at callahan@prc.utexas.edu.