FA27-019: Instructor in Elementary Education in Curriculum and Instruction

About the role

The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses in Elementary 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 a range of courses on elementary methods, curriculum and instruction
• Embed expertise and experiences in curriculum development for teacher preparation
• Collaborate with colleagues within the Department of Teaching and Learning, College of Arts and Science, the Dean’s office, SEHHB advising office, and university personnel for program growth and student success
• Advance and sustain equitable practices and processes, ensure access for historically marginalized peoples, and dismantle systems of oppression in education
• Offer the Department of Teaching and Learning with a wide range of skills and expertise that can be adapted across programs

Requirements

• Earned Master’s degree in Foundations of Education, Curriculum and Instruction, or closely related field and Elementary teaching experience
• Experience in teaching preservice teachers
• Strengths in foundations of education, best elementary education instructional pedagogies, experience in elementary management and learning environments, 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

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 elementary teacher candidates to successfully pass state required assessments (i.e. ILTS Content Test)
• Evidence of potential for a body of peer-reviewed research
• Demonstrated readiness to cooperate on shared responsibilities in a department with a commitment to collaboration

Skills

Preference will be given to candidates who show evidence of:

• 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 elementary teacher candidates to successfully pass state required assessments (i.e. ILTS Content Test)
• Evidence of potential for a body of peer-reviewed research
• Demonstrated readiness to cooperate on shared responsibilities in a department with a commitment to collaboration

Benefits

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

Pay

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