Lecturer of Secondary and Middle Grades Education

Job Title:

Lecturer of Secondary and Middle Grades Education

Location:

Kennesaw, Georgia

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

Job

For more than 60 years, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State is located just north of Atlanta and combines a suburban setting on two metro-Atlanta campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta. As one of Georgia's largest universities, Kennesaw State offers undergraduate and graduate degrees to over 50,000 students.

Our high-impact research and Division I athletics also draw students from throughout the region and across the globe. A member of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2) committed to becoming a world-class academic institution positioned to broaden its academic and research missions and expand its scope on a local, regional, and national level.

Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. As part of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State exemplifies the power and promise of a student-centered, research-driven university. In addition, Kennesaw State supports the University of Georgia's core values of accountability, excellence, integrity, and respect. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision.

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Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

SMGE humanizes education with learner-centered teaching, scholarship and service by building transformative, sustainable, and reciprocal partnerships grounded in fairness and inclusion with teachers, families, schools, and communities. We prepare teachers at all career stages to meet students' intellectual and social-emotional needs in developmentally appropriate ways. Our department is nationally recognized for work in Curriculum and Instruction;
Middle Grades and Secondary Education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. We have the largest doctoral enrollment in Bagwell.

Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a full-time, non-tenure track faculty position as Lecturer of Secondary and Middle Grades Education in the Department of Secondary and Middle Grades Education (SMGE) with a preferred start date of August 2026. This is a nine-month contracted position and is for work to be performed in the state of Georgia.

Workload expectations for teaching are the equivalent of five courses per semester; however, one course per semester is allocated to coordinating the middle-grades program per contract year. The Lecturer of Secondary and Middle Grades Education will teach students in Foundations of Education courses, the B.S.Ed. in Middle Grades Education, and possibly concentrations in the MAT program. The Lecturer in Secondary and Middle Grades Education will successfully:

• Teach foundation courses for the college, core or elective courses in the B.S.Ed. in Middle Grades Education.
• Teach in other programs within SMGE aligned with disciplinary expertise as needed.
• Provide information on the B.S.Ed. in Middle Grades Education to potential students.
• Lead program coordination activities including but not limited to curriculum development and revision, assessment, advising, mentoring, and other student success activities in the department.
• Attend SMGE, Middle Grades program, and Bagwell College of Education meetings, as required.
• Engage in department and college service activities, including collaboration with P-12 partners, as required.

Teaching assignments will be based on earned degrees and SACSCOC Faculty Credentials Guidelines.

• An earned doctorate, or the foreign equivalent, in Education, Curriculum & Instruction, Curriculum Studies…