Assistant​/Associate Professor of Curriculum, Educational Studies, or Educational Research

Assistant/Associate Professor of Curriculum, Educational Studies, or Educational Research

Job : 302080

Location: Summerville Campus

Full/Part Time: Full Time

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The Department of Research, Counseling, and Curriculum (RCC) in the College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) at Augusta University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor. Appointment at the rank of Associate Professor may be considered for an outstanding candidate with an established record of teaching, scholarship, and service. We seek a collaborative scholar-educator whose expertise may include curriculum and instruction, advanced educational studies, educational research, or a closely related area.

The successful candidate will contribute to graduate teaching, student mentoring, program development, and the department's growing research and grant activity while supporting innovative, comprehensive, and high-impact learning experiences.

Teaching 60%

Developing and teaching introductory and advanced, graduate-level courses in education. Candidates should be prepared to deliver courses online(asynchronous and synchronous), hybrid, and face-to face, with a strong preference for candidates who are prepared to teach in asynchronous formats. With primary responsibilities focused on graduate-level courses, the successful candidate should also be prepared to teach topics as needed in both the Ed.D. and Ed.S

programs while mentoring our in-service K-12 higher education, and community educators.

Scholarship 30%

Conducting and supervising scholarly activities

Service: 10%

Provide service to the college, the university, the community, and the profession

Applicants must hold an earned doctorate from an accredited institution in curriculum and instruction, educational studies, educational research, research methodology, education, or a closely related field by the position start date. The hiring committee may consider ABD candidates if they will finish their degree before employment begins. Candidates must demonstrate the potential for excellence in graduate teaching, scholarship, student mentoring, and service.

Assistant Professor: An early-career as a faculty member, who has earned a terminal degree in their discipline. There is evidence that the candidate's body of work represents research potential to achieve national/international recognition with further development. Show beginning evidence of impact either in the knowledge-base or practice. The candidate should show characteristics of being outstanding in teaching. The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of service to the program, department, and college.

Associate Professor: A mid-career faculty member with at least five years at the rank of Assistant Professor or comparable training, background, and experience. There is evidence that the candidate's body of work has a focused research and/or scholarship agenda that represents a significant step towards national/international recognition. There is evidence of impact either in the knowledge-base or practice. Candidate has evidence of outstanding teaching.

Candidate has evidence of substantial service to their program, department, college, university, and/or the profession.

Required faculty employment qualifications for all USG institutions and all academic ranks within these institutions shall be:

• Consistent with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)'s requirements for institutional accreditation;
• Evidence of ability as a teacher;
• Evidence of activity as a scholar and ability in all other duties assigned;
• Successful experience (which will necessarily be waived for those just entering the academic profession who meet all other requirements); and,
• Desirable personal qualities judged on the basis of personal interview, complete biographical data, and recommendations.

Preferred candidates will demonstrate one or more of the following: expertise in curriculum and instruction, educational studies, research methodology, qualitative, quantitative, or…