Faculty position: Associate Professor of Educational Foundations and Department Chair of Educational Studies and Teacher Preparation // Fairfield University

Associate Professor of Educational Foundations and Department Chair
of Educational Studies and Teacher Preparation // Fairfield University

The Department of Educational Studies and Teacher Preparation, located
in the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions seeks to
hire a tenure-track Associate Professor of Educational Studies and
Teacher Preparation who would also chair the Department. The Chair
position is a three-year renewable term.

The successful candidate would hold a doctorate in a relevant field in
educational foundations or leadership (e.g. sociocultural or
philosophical foundations, educational leadership, educational policy,
social justice education, curriculum). S/he would have successful
school-based and higher education teaching and leadership experience,
a record of professional and university-based service, peer-reviewed
scholarship and an ongoing research agenda commensurate with an
appointment as an associate professor. Experience in leading
cross-disciplinary and innovative program design, mentoring graduate
students, serving in department and program administrative roles,
successful grant-writing, CAEP and SPA requirements, and ability to
collaborate with faculty, teachers, administrators and community
partners across school-university contexts are highly desirable.
Expertise in and a commitment to social justice education and teaching
in inclusive, multicultural settings will be given strong
consideration. A commitment to innovation and demonstrated excellence
in using technology in the classroom is expected.

Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate education
courses, curriculum design, advising students, co-mentoring
colleagues, chairing the ESTP department, directing one or more
departmental programs, participating in university governance
(committees, task forces, working groups), engaging in
school-university partnerships and collaborating with colleagues and
programs across GSEAP and the wider university.

The salary and the benefits for the position are competitive.
Appointment is effective September 1, 2017.

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Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit
university with a 200-acre campus located along the scenic shoreline
community of Fairfield, CT. The University is comprised of
approximately 3,500 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students pursuing
degrees within 5 schools: The College of Arts and Sciences, The
Charles F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The
School of Nursing, and The Graduate School of Education and Allied
Professions. All schools of the university are committed to a liberal
humanistic approach to education, encouraging interdisciplinary
learning and fostering ethical and religious values.

All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background
check. Fairfield University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and, in this
spirit, particularly welcomes applications from women, persons of
color, and members of other historically underrepresented groups. The
university will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified
individuals with a disability.