Assistant Professor of Education

Essential Duties Essential Functions/Primary

Job Responsibilities:

Teaching (60%)

The faculty member will teach undergraduate and graduate courses,with a primary focus on PreK-grade 6 literacy education.

Undergraduate courses are typically offered during the day and arein-person on campus, during the fall and spring semesters. Graduatecourses are currently all online and offered year-round, oneevening a week, either synchronously or asynchronously, at the discretion of the instructor.

• Plan course syllabi/assignments to meet Hood College and departmental curriculum requirements.
• Critique students’ performance on various assignments to measure the quality of learning, build thinking skills, challengestudents’ assumptions, and reinforce concepts to include practical application of new skills.
• Determine grades for assignments and overall achievement inclass. Provide appropriate documentation of grades to students throughout the semester, including by providing formal midterm andfinal grades.
• Utilize digital and electronic platforms such as Blackboard and Anthology Portfolio (Chalk & Wire) for instruction, recordkeeping, and data collection purposes.
• Maintain regular office hours, mentor students, and work with students to address problems and resolve issues.
• Serve as the academic advisor for undergraduate and graduate students.
• Director of Reading Specialization Program:
  The faculty member will serve as Director of the Reading Specialization graduate program. As part of this role, the faculty member must be availableeach July to coordinate the Summer Reading Clinic associated withthe program. Responsibilities related to directing the program and coordinating the clinic may count toward the faculty member’sannual 21-credit teaching load or be compensated throughsupplemental pay, as determined by the department chair and Provost, in consultation with the faculty member.
  
  Should the Reading Specialization program be discontinued, the faculty position will remain, and the faculty member will continue to teachliteracy/reading courses in both the undergraduate and graduateprograms, as well as other courses as needed.

The faculty member will provide service to the department and the College. Common examples of service in the Department of Educationinclude, but are not limited to, advising students, supporting department initiatives and events, supporting Admissions events,active membership on department and College committees, directingprograms as needed, and supporting the department’s accreditation process. As stated above, this faculty member will direct thereading specialization graduate program as one aspect of their service to the department and the College.

The faculty member will routinely engage in scholarship activities,including conducting research and disseminating research and academic papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference presentations. Engaging in scholarship with students is highlyencouraged.

Weekly

Work Hours:

37.5, 10-month contract

We seek a candidate who values diversity, equity and inclusion inall that they do. Candidates must have strong organizational skillsand a proven ability to work collaboratively with partners across campus in support of Hood College’s mission as a student-centered,liberal arts institution.

• PhD or equivalent with a focus on literacy or readingeducation
• Knowledge of current research in the field of literacy education
• PreK-grade 8 public school teaching experience in the United States preferred
• Previous college teaching experience preferred

Proficient in MS Office tools (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint,and Outlook). Ability to learn new applications…