Assistant Clinical Professor Early Literacy

Indiana University Academic Positions • Bloomington, IN

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About The Position

Indiana University Bloomington, the flagship campus of Indiana University, is seeking a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction within the School of Education. Across the School, the clinical faculty role generally consists of 60% teaching and 40% service, with a teaching load of 3 courses/semester, or 18 credits over the fall and spring semesters.

Responsibilities

• Teach and supervise undergraduate and graduate literacy methods courses in early childhood and elementary education that prepare teacher candidates to apply advanced expertise reading methods in PK-6 classrooms.
• Cultivate strong field-based bidirectional relationships with local K-12 partners; examples of goals for these relationships include: o Support and enhance students’ literacy course instruction and early field experiences by aligning our methods to curriculum, instruction, and assessment in use in local schools. o Collaborate with local host teachers who support teacher candidates as they develop literacy skills. o Work with local schools to identify and develop teachers’ Science of Reading knowledge and skills to meet Indiana mandates through school-based Science of Reading professional development. o Collaborate on projects with local partners to develop exemplary reading education schools and classrooms for our students’ early field experiences.
• Design and teach courses that meet Indiana and International Dyslexia Association standards for the Science of Reading in a range of modalities (in-person and online) and at the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels.
• Recruit, supervise, advise, and mentor adjunct faculty who teach early literacy methods courses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees