Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education

About the role

The University of the District of Columbia is seeking a dynamic, patron-centered individual with collaboration skills and experiences to serve as the Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education. The position is a full-time tenure track 9-month, position.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Teaches courses in early childhood education
• Counsel and advise student majors and keep orderly records for each student advisee
• Assists with recruitment of new students and retention of current students
• Organize and arrange field experience activities for students, making or recommending assignments when needed
• Answers student inquiries (emails and voice mail messages) in a timely manner
• Keeps abreast of current developments in the field of early childhood education
• Coordinates program activities with other instructors in the discipline
• Maintains and demonstrates competence in teaching, research and professional activities, including participation in professional associations (NAEYC) and community service
• Participates in college governance, department/discipline, division, college-wide, and campus meetings and committees
• Works with other program and/or discipline faculty to complete scheduled program reviews and to use the findings to revise the curriculum
• Prepares and provides students with course outlines that support learning outcomes set forth in the course syllabus. Develops and measures learning outcomes. Assesses student performance and maintains grade records
• Develops assessments and activities for assigned courses that are appropriate for upload into the program’s electronic assessment system
• Maintains a minimum of five office hours per week
• Aids in the acquisition of external funding for programs
• Teach during the day, evening, and/or weekend; may include more than one campus site
• Adhere to college and program policies and procedures
• Recommends selection of textbooks and other instructional materials
• Participate in the Self-Study of the program as part of the application for the NAEYC accreditation
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Job Requirements

• An earned Ph.D. (preferred) or Master’s degree in early childhood education, child development, human development with specialization in child development/early childhood education
• Must have at least two years of full-time teaching in a post-secondary institution, community college teaching is preferred
• Knowledge of and experience in teaching caregivers to develop and implement developmentally appropriate programming for the care and education of infants and toddlers in group care settings are also preferred
• Certification/training in the Program for Infant and Toddler Caregivers (PITC) a plus
• Fluency in Spanish a plus

Employment Benefits

• Selectee will be eligible for health and life insurance, and sick leave
• Will be covered under the University of the District of Columbia's retirement plan (TIAA-CREF)

Equal Opportunity Employer

The District of Columbia Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical handicap, or political affiliation. Discrimination in violation of the Act will not be tolerated. Violators will be subject to disciplinary action.