Tenure-track position in Urban Education at Connecticut College
This position opening presents an opportunity to join a department that upholds a commitment to critical pedagogy, prepares future teachers as public intellectuals, and actively engages matters of teaching, learning, schooling, and educational policy. It is also an opportunity to join a campus community working to build on the College’s equity-oriented founding tradition, fulfill its commitment to pedagogical excellence, and support its students to “put the liberal arts into action” for the public good.
Candidates should bring expertise in one or more of the following areas: critical pedagogy, urban education, critical race theory, curriculum and instruction, ethnic studies or curriculum studies. Candidates must have: an earned doctorate in a relevant area of study or defense date by August 2019, a demonstrated scholarly record or potential, and a commitment to critical pedagogy and public education. The strongest applications will also evidence accomplishments in any or all of the following areas: undergraduate teaching, K-12 teaching experience, elementary education, and teacher education program development. Ideal candidates will bring an understanding of the larger historical, sociocultural, political, and economic contexts shaping education policy and contemporary K-12 classrooms.
This new colleague will be expected to: 1) Teach a science and mathematics pedagogy course to elementary education students out of a regular course load of five courses a year; 2) Supervise student teachers; 3) Advise undergraduates, including teacher certification candidates; and 4) Contribute to shared departmental and College labor.
Salary and benefits are competitive. While the regular course load is 3-2, tenure-track faculty teach a reduced load (2-2) in the first year. The College offers strong support for teaching and research, including the following resources for pre-tenure faculty: a summer stipend for the first two years, a supplementary research fund, and a semester’s sabbatical at full salary after a successful third-year review.
Application Information
Applicants should submit, via Interfolio, (https://apply.interfolio.com/
Applicants at the Assistant rank should submit three letters of recommendation.
Applicants at the Associate level will submit the names of three references and will submit three letters of recommendation only upon advancing to the next level of the search process.
The search process will begin immediately. Applications received by September 7, 2018 will receive the most careful consideration. Application materials will be accepted on a rolling basis, and the position will remain open until filled. Preliminary interviews will be held via Skype/Zoom during September.
Connecticut College is committed to creating a vibrant community enriched by diverse perspectives, talents and experiences. We encourage applications from candidates who share this commitment and will contribute to the diversity of our college community, especially members of historically under-represented groups. The College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (AA/EOE).