Open Rank Teacher Education position at UCLA

Tenure Track / Tenured Faculty Member Teacher Education, Teacher Policy,
and the Context of Urban Teaching UCLA The Department of Education at the
University of California, Los Angeles announces an Open Rank position for a
tenure-track/tenured faculty member who specializes in teacher education
broadly defined. We seek a person who can help us think “outside the boxes”
of traditional approaches to teacher preparation, while helping us to
navigate the current policy context. Candidates should have an active
program of research on issues relevant to teacher preparation, informed by
a clear stance on equity, diversity, and social justice in urban schools,
and a transformative vision of education. Specific interests could include
teacher policy, the recruitment and retention of quality teachers
(especially teachers of color), approaches to teacher education that unite
theory and practice in innovative ways, community-based teacher
preparation, and/or ways of supporting schools in recognizing, sustaining
and building on community cultural wealth, among other things. Of
additional importance is a history of experiences in urban schools, working
with immigrants, English Learners, foster youth,
racialized/minoritized/LGBTQ students, and those living in under-resourced
neighborhoods. The faculty member will teach both in the Center X Teacher
Education Masters’ program and one of four Education Department divisions
with academic doctoral programs relevant to K-12 schooling. Center X
prepares pre-service teachers with the theory, methods, and field
experiences to teach for social justice in urban Los Angeles schools. The
four divisions most relevant to K-12 focus are Human Development and
Psychology, Social Research Methodology, Social Sciences and Comparative
Education, and Urban Schooling. As a member of one of these divisions, the
successful candidate will teach doctoral courses and advise Ph.D. students
in the areas most pertinent to teacher education, teacher policy, and/or
the context of urban teaching. QUALIFICATIONS: A doctorate in education or
a related field. We strongly encourage applicants to apply whose doctorate
or research specialization is in Teacher Education or a related field;
experience with public schools (K-12); a record of research and scholarly
publications commensurate with appointment level; ability to teach and
advise students at the graduate level in both scholarly and teacher
education programs; a strong commitment to teacher education, social
justice, and educational equity for students in urban schools, and a
willingness to generate extramural funding for research. SALARY:
Commensurate with qualifications and experience. START DATE: July 1, 2019
(teaching duties start late September 2019). TO APPLY: Apply online at
https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/apply/JPF04067. Required documents include (a)
cover letter, (b) CV, (c) statement of research, (d) statement of teaching
(e) an equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI statement) that describes the
candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity,
diversity, and inclusion, (e) the contact information of three-five
individuals who will write letters of recommendation (all individuals will
be asked to provide letters of recommendations), and (f) sample
publications (2-required, but may submit a total of 3). Sample guidance for
EDI statement:
https://equity.ucla.edu/programs-resources/faculty-searchprocess/faculty-search-committee-resources/sample-guidance/.
Applications will be accepted via the UC Recruit website beginning
September 21, 2018. The deadline for applications to be submitted is
November 1, 2018. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Prof. Marjorie Faulstich
Orellana, Search Committee Chair, orellana@ucla.edu. The University of
California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the
complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action
policy see: UC Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy,