Student Teaching University Supervisor

Location: Hattiesburg, 118 College Drive, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39406-0001, United States

Part-time, non-tenure track Clinical Instructor position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

About the role

Educational Field Experiences is seeking a Student Teaching University Supervisor to supervise elementary and special education teacher interns. The supervisor will oversee student teaching interns in their placement schools and evaluate their work submitted via Tevera, the electronic data collection system. Each semester, 18–22 student teaching interns will be supervised.

Responsibilities

• Supervise student teachers in their school placements.
• Grade student teachers' electronic portfolio assignments submitted on Tevera in a timely manner.
• Present an overview and specific information about student teaching responsibilities to students in professional development seminars.
• Keep the Educational Field Experiences Director informed of student teachers' progress throughout the semester.
• Attend University Supervisor and Student Teaching seminars throughout the year.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A Master's degree in Education or at least 18 hours of elementary or special education classes at the graduate level.
• Three years of classroom teaching experience or five years working with college-level students in teacher preparation courses.
• A reliable computer with access to high-speed internet.
• Dependable transportation and willingness to travel to school-based internship sites.
• Daily travel is required for this position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ten years of classroom teaching experience or combined 10 years of teaching and school administration experience.
• Eighteen graduate credit hours in both elementary education and special education coursework.
• Prior experience supervising/teaching undergraduate elementary or special education students.

About The University Of Southern Mississippi

Founded in 1910, The University of Southern Mississippi is dedicated to preparing students for success. We deliver programs to over 13,000 students in Hattiesburg and Long Beach, at teaching and research sites across the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and online. As a community-engaged Carnegie R1 university, we are one of the nation's leading research institutions, known for pioneering work in polymer science, ocean science, spectator sports safety and security, and communication disorders in children.

We are a national leader in disciplines such as cybersecurity, hydrography, nutrition, aquaculture, kinesiology, and economic development. Our graduates enter fields leading emerging technologies through programs like computer engineering, information technology, and ocean engineering. We develop business leaders and address critical workforce shortages in education and nursing. With a tradition of excellence in the arts, we are one of only 36 public institutions nationally accredited in four major areas of the arts. Home to the Golden Eagles, our student-athletes compete in 17 NCAA Division I sports.