The College of Wooster

OPEN POSITION

Assistant Professor

Specializing in Upper Elementary, Middle School and/or High School Pedagogy and Foundations

EDUCATION: Three-Year visiting position beginning Fall 2012.

Three-Year visiting position beginning Fall 2012. Assistant professor, specializing in upper elementary, middle, or high school pedagogy and foundations. Responsibilities include teaching content methodology courses, supervising field and student teaching, and academic advising. Position entails teaching courses such as Foundations, Introductory and Advanced Methodology and Curriculum Studies, Teaching Diverse Populations, Content Area Reading, Student Teaching Seminar, as well as periodically teaching in the College's First-Year Seminar program. Active contribution to the department’s accreditation process is also expected. Particular attention will be given to candidates who bring global and diverse perspectives to the department. Three years of teaching experience is required. Teaching licensure/certification in social studies, mathematics, or language arts is preferred. Ph.D. or Ed.D. required (ABD considered).

Applicant review will continue until the position is filled. Send: vita, application letter, three letters of recommendation, teaching evaluations, official graduate transcripts, and evidence of scholarly research and teaching excellence to: Mary Spencer, Administrative Coordinator, Dept. of Education, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH 44691. Electronic applications preferred (mspencer@wooster.edu).

The College of Wooster is an independent college of the liberal arts and sciences with a commitment to excellence in undergraduate education. The College values diversity, strives to attract qualified women and minority candidates, and encourages individuals belonging to these groups to apply. Wooster seeks to ensure diversity by its policy of employing persons without regard to age, sex, color, race, creed, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or political affiliation. The College of Wooster is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Employment is subject to federal laws requiring verification of identity and legal right to work in the United States as required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act. Drug-free workplace.