FA27-010: Assistant/Associate Professor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

About the role

The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses in Secondary Education Licensure, graduate courses in Curriculum and Instruction, support alternative licensure pathways and/or teach in other vacancy needs of the department that match the expertise of the candidate.

Responsibilities

• Supervise clinical practicum
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses
• Site-based support for in-service students
• Teach evening and online courses
• Coordinate program events including orientation and graduation celebrations

Requirements

The Department of Teaching & Learning is addressing the teacher shortage across our region by developing alternative expedited pathways for Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL).

• Serve as the primary contact person for alternative licensure pathways
• Lead our Masters in Art of Teaching (one of our alternative licensure pathways program) scheduling and other program director duties (e.g. scheduling, assessments)
• Serve as a conduit between SIUE and school districts in staying abreast of policies and scholarship opportunities relevant to alternative licensure pathways
• Coordinate program events including orientation and graduation celebrations

Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in Foundations of Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Urban Education, Equity Studies or closely related field
• (ABD may be considered, but the completed doctoral degree is required by August 2026 for continued employment)
• Experience in teaching preservice teachers
• Strengths in foundations of education, liberatory pedagogies, canon and non-majoritarian assessments, learning environment, and/or differentiated instruction
• Commitment to advancing access for historically marginalized peoples, commitment to educational equity for all humans, and commitment to dismantling systems of re/oppression in education

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 or more years of demonstrated interest in teaching in a PK20 learning spaces in the area(s) of any content area(s) mentioned above
• Experience working with secondary or middle school teacher candidates to successfully pass state required assessments (i.e. EdTPA)
• Evidence of potential for a body of peer-reviewed research
• Ability to teach lessons in their content area
• Demonstrated readiness to cooperate on shared responsibilities in a department with a commitment to collaboration

Pay

Continuing tenure-track position for nine months. Summer appointment is contingent upon availability of funds and enrollment. Beginning date of appointment is in August 2026.

Schedule

Continuing tenure-track position for nine months. Summer appointment is contingent upon availability of funds and enrollment. Beginning date of appointment is in August 2026.