FACULTY POSITION – GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

FACULTY POSITION – GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Clinical Assistant Professor — Language/Literacy/ESOL/Middle Level Education

The Department of Middle and Secondary Education in the College of Education & Human Development at Georgia State University is seeking a limited term clinical assistant professor in Language/Literacy/English as a Second Language/Middle Level Education. Georgia State University, founded in 1913, has a mission of excellence in teaching, research, and service. Located in the heart of downtown Atlanta, this major research university has an enrollment of more than 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students in six colleges. Classified as RU/H (Research University/High Research Activity), Georgia State University is the only urban research university in Georgia and is the largest university in the state, with students coming from every county in Georgia, every state in the nation, and from over 160 countries. Georgia State University has been ranked at number four in the country in innovation. 

Responsibilities: Primary responsibilities include teaching online and face to face courses in the department’s undergraduate and graduate programs in Language/Literacy/ESOL/Middle Level Education, coordinating teacher education programs, scheduling classes, compiling assessment data, and advising students. Additional responsibilities include serving on departmental, college, and university committees; and participating in community outreach, professional organizations and conferences.

Qualifications: Qualifications include an earned doctorate in Language/Literacy/ESOL/Middle level Education or a related field; evidence of innovative and impactful teaching online and face to face, scholarly praxis in Language/Literacy/ESOL/Middle Level Education; a strong background in current trends and issues in Language/Literacy/ESOL/Middle Level Education; expertise in critical multicultural approaches to Language/Literacy/ESOL/Middle Level instruction and assessment; experience and commitment in working with pre-service teachers and diverse students in urban settings; and strengths as a scholar/teacher with diverse groups. Preference will be given to candidates who have a strong middle and secondary teaching background and a clearly articulated commitment to social justice and work with teachers and youth in urban contexts.

Applications/Nominations: Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest establishing qualifications for the position, curriculum vitae, unofficial transcript of highest degree earned, and three letters of recommendation from individuals within the field of interest to: msejobs@gsu.edu.  Inquiries should be addressed to Ms. Gwendolyn Kearney, (msejobs@gsu.edu).  This position is available beginning Fall Semester, 2017 and is tenable for one year with the possibility of renewal. However, the position will remain open and applications accepted until filled.  Georgia State University, a unit of the University System of Georgia, is an equal opportunity educational institution and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.