Academic Professional Track (Non-Tenure): Instructional Assistant Professor in Literacy

Responsibilities

• Teaching effectively using evidence-based practices at the undergraduate and graduate levels
• Enhancing and elevating literacy education research and practice applied to the preparation of the next generation of teachers, researchers, and academic leaders

Required Qualifications

• An earned doctorate in education with depth of study and research in literacy (reading and/or writing) education, or a closely related field
• Candidates who are ABD will be considered, provided they demonstrate clear progress toward completion
• A well-defined research agenda focused on experimental and school-based intervention research in literacy (reading and/or writing) with school-aged students
• A record of experimental research publications in top tier journals (commensurate with position)
• A record of (or strong potential for) extramural funding supporting a well-defined experimental research agenda (commensurate with position)
• Demonstrated experience in effective post-secondary teaching of evidence-based approaches to literacy acquisition, including Science of Reading (graduate and undergraduate)
• Engagement in professional scholarship and leadership activities commensurate with position

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in teaching graduate and undergraduate evidence-based literacy education principles and practices
• Application and integration of new technologies and/or evidence-based interventions in literacy (reading and/or writing) education
• Experimental school-based research expertise in: (a) writing, writing in content areas, or reading-writing connection; (b) reading within STEM disciplines
• At least three years of experience teaching in public school settings
• Engagement in service activities within an academic department and literacy fields
• School-based outreach and/or scaling-up efforts related to evidence-based literacy practices