English Education Teaching Faculty

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English Education Teaching Faculty

Academic Staff

Regular

Teaching Faculty III

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Department of Teaching and Learning announces an English Education Teaching Faculty position in a Wisconsin approved English education teacher certification program. This is a full-time (9 month) fixed renewable teaching academic staff position to begin August 2026. The successful candidate will teach English education certification courses that may include undergraduate, post baccalaureate, and graduate students and supervise teacher candidates in their field placements.

The candidate will also lead the English Education program as Program Chair, including responsibilities such as

• Collaborating with other program chairs, academic advisors and Field office
• Scheduling of all program courses and filling all teaching opportunities
• Hiring, onboarding, and coaching/supporting all program instructors
• Advising of graduate students and post bacc. certification/graduate students

• Designs curriculum and/or techniques for instruction in a disciplinary area and suggests new ways of effective instruction in courses within that discipline
• Presents evaluations of teaching methods and techniques to those in the institution and elsewhere
• Develops grant proposals for instructional development and may serve as principal or co-principal investigator on grants to develop new teaching methods in the discipline
• Develops teaching techniques that enhance course effectiveness in alignment with desired outcomes and established strategy and trains faculty and other instructional staff in use of said instructional techniques and programs
• Assists in defining the objectives of the program and plays a major role in carrying out program duties
• Supervises the day-to-day activities of work unit employees involved in instructional support as needed
• Assess learner performance and prepares reports recommending instructional improvements
• May administer budget and personnel for instructional grants and programs
• Provides classroom, online and/or laboratory instruction, including grading

The UWM School of Education (SOE) offers undergraduate, masters, and doctoral degree programs, and certifications in over 46 program areas. The SOE faculty recognizes the necessity to be leaders for equity and social justice to improve our nation’s public educational system. The School’s key mission is to provide leadership and inspiration for learning and human development in urban communities, and its central vision is to become a premier urban school of education recognized for its diversity and known for excellence in teaching, learning and research.

As a community of scholars, the SOE faculty views research as a primary asset since effective educational and societal decisions are derived from that knowledge base. This asset affirms the faculty’s intent to continue to adapt, develop, and expand its efforts to serve diverse populations, train future scholars and practitioners, and promote an atmosphere of free inquiry. Please visit the school’s website .edu/education

The target hiring range is $50,000-$60,000 per year (academic basis).

• Master’s degree with a specialty or focus in English education, curriculum and instruction, or literacy and language related field
• English classroom experience of at least three years
• At least one year experience in higher education

• Experience with inclusive education and culturally/linguistically responsive teaching in urban settings
• Teaching experience in higher education focused on teacher education and the development of racial equity
• Proficiency with online course delivery
• A record of scholarly engagement
• Ph.D. in English Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Urban Education, Language and Literacy, or closely related field

Interested applicants are required to apply online and provide a letter of…