Assistant​/Associate Professor of Elementary Science Education

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Posting Number

Posting Number F00590P

Classification Title

Position Title

Position Title Assistant/Associate Professor of Elementary Science Education

GSU Information

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With five university-wide research centers and numerous centers and institutes at the college and school levels, Georgia State’s interdisciplinary, dynamic and productive research enterprises address major health and societal challenges. It is one of only 146 universities with an R1 designation from the Carnegie Foundation, an honor reserved for the nation’s most active research institutions. Outgoing research expenditures have doubled in the last decade and topped $1.2 billion over the last six years, an indication of the University’s rapid research growth.

Georgia State is vital to the regional economy, with a more than $2.9 billion economic impact, and is also a vital part of Atlanta’s vibrant arts and entertainment community, with highly regarded programs in music, art, creative writing and film, the Rialto Center for the Arts, and the Creative Media Industries Institute that contributes to innovation and the workforce for interactive media and media entrepreneurship.

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Department Early Childhood & Elem Educat

College College of Education & Human Development

Campus Atlanta

Position Type Full Time Faculty

Posting Type Internal/External

The Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education ( ECEE ) is in the College of Education and Human Development at Georgia State University. ECEE is a vibrant, multi-focused, and interdisciplinary department with 25 world-class faculty of multiple scholarly disciplines. ECEE prepares early childhood and elementary education teachers, scholars, and community and school leaders with seven degree programs, four endorsements, and several research and training programs.

We provide learning opportunities for educators in and out of the classroom, ensuring that cutting-edge research, the latest technologies, and innovative teaching inform our programs. Our faculty is…