Assistant Professor in Elementary Science​/STEM Education

Assistant Professor in Elementary Science/STEM Education Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Please include a cover letter and resume/CV.
Application reviews will begin December 15th and remain open until filled.

Posting Information

Posting Number

Posting Number PG194340EP

Internal Recruitment

Internal Recruitment No

Working Title

Working Title Assistant Professor in Elementary Science/STEM Education

Anticipated Hiring Range

Anticipated Hiring Range $74,000 - $84,000

Work Schedule

Work Schedule Monday through Friday Onsite/Remote

Job Location

Department

Department College of Education

About the Department

About the NC State College of Education

As one of the nation’s top-ranked colleges of education, NC State’s College of Education leads the way in North Carolina in preparing extraordinary educators, conducting transformational research, and engaging communities where they are to improve the educational outcomes of all learners and advance the greater good.

The college’s faculty are widely recognized thought leaders who use their research to transform the practice of teaching, learning, and leading. They have specialized strengths in improving technology-enhanced learning and teaching; fostering community-based learning and PK-16 partnerships; and innovating leadership and workforce development, educational policy, and evaluation. About two-thirds of the faculty are grant active. They are engaged in over 225 active projects totaling $151 million, making them the most productive in terms of research activity compared with other colleges of education in North Carolina and among the Top 5% in the nation.

In FY24, the college’s research expenditures exceeded $20 million.

The college has over 1,600 students studying across five graduate certificates, seven undergraduate majors, two undergraduate minors, 13 master’s degrees, three Ph.D., and two Ed.D. programs housed in three academic departments:
Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development ( ELPHD );
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education ( STEM ); and Teacher Education and Learning Sciences ( TELS ), with approximately 130 tenure-track and professional-track faculty, 110 support and professional staff, and about 160 graduate and teaching assistants. The College of Education is also home to the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, and Elevate, NC State’s postsecondary education program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The college has over 18,000 living alumni, with over 6,000 working in public schools in every county in North Carolina. Those who are teachers rate among the highest in effectiveness on surveys of school employers in North Carolina.

NC State promotes an integrated approach to problem solving that transforms lives and provides leadership for social, economic, and technological development across North Carolina and around the world. NC State’s land grant mission of teaching, research and service is dedicated to the service of North Carolina and its people. Applicants are encouraged to review the institution’s mission, vision and strategic plan, and consider how their background, interest and experience would enable them to support the university.

The Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences ( TELS ) in NC State’s College of Education invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Elementary Science Education. The faculty member will work in the elementary education programs, both undergraduate and graduate ( MAT , M.Ed., Ph.D.)

About TELS

The Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences ( TELS ) comprises 40 full-time faculty members preparing more than 500 undergraduate and graduate students and 200 students in alternative teacher licensure programs. We prepare students to work in a range of fields across various programs that include Educational Psychology, Elementary Education (with a STEM focus), Reading Education, Learning Analytics, Learning Design and Technology, Middle and Secondary English Language Arts, and Social Studies, Multilingual Education/English as a Second Language, and…