Assistant or Associate Professor of Inclusive Early Childhood Education

SUNY Geneseo•Geneseo, NY

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About The Position

The Ella Cline Shear School of Education at SUNY Geneseo seeks applicants for a tenure-track position (Assistant or Associate) in Inclusive Early Childhood Education (Pending budgetary approval). The School of Education has a long and rich history of preparing teachers who are knowledgeable, skilled in their instructional practices, passionate about their work, and motivated to provide leadership within their profession. Preservice teachers are placed in diverse field experiences throughout the region beginning in the second semester of their teacher education programs. Our candidates' successes are evidenced by an overall 98% pass rate on the New York State Teacher Certification examinations for the past three years. All teacher certification programs of the School of Education are accredited by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP). The School of Education offers undergraduate programs leading to initial teacher certification in Early Childhood and Childhood Education (Birth-6), Teaching Students with Disabilities (all grades, PreK-12) and Childhood Education (grades 1-6), and Adolescence Education (grades 7-12). Additionally, graduate students can work toward professional certification through our graduate program in Reading and Literacy (Birth-12) program. The priority for our growing programs is teaching excellence: We seek someone with a strong commitment to teaching in a liberal arts setting who is prepared to teach both introductory courses and advanced courses in their area/s of expertise. A commitment to, and experience in, working effectively with students from diverse backgrounds is essential. We strongly encourage applications from candidates of historically underrepresented groups, candidates with disabilities, and those with experience with accessibility and/or inclusion initiatives.

Requirements

An earned doctorate in early childhood education or a closely related field, or ABD with a designated completion date.
Evidence of scholarly engagement related to early childhood education, including publications and/or presentations.
A minimum of three years of experience in an early childhood setting (birth-grade 2).
Candidates for this position must be eligible to work in the United States. VISA sponsorship will not be offered.

Nice To Haves

Teacher certification in the teaching of students with disabilities and early childhood or elementary/childhood education
Three or more years of experience teaching in an early childhood (birth - grade 2) setting
Experience teaching in or working with schools with culturally diverse populations, including /Multilingual/English Language Learners.
Evidence of skillful college teaching and advisement experience.
Evidence of supporting teacher candidates in early childhood field placements, and/or successful collaborative experience with schools and community partnerships.
Experience with curriculum design, assessment, and program evaluation.
Demonstrated ability to teach in-person, remote, and online courses in the discipline and proficiency using state-of-the-art technologies for the classroom.
Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience in early childhood education for the following: early intervention and special/inclusive education, and/or families/communities, advocacy, inclusion, diversity, multilingual learners, and/or critical perspectives

Responsibilities

Teaching undergraduate (and possibly graduate) coursework in early childhood and elementary education, and inclusive education.
Teaching via modalities that may include in-person, online, or hybrid teaching formats.
Supervising preservice teacher education candidates in the field while supporting partnerships with our field experience and student teaching placements.
Participating in curriculum design, assessment, accreditation activities, and other School and College service, as well as providing leadership in activities related to Inclusive and Early Childhood Education.
Conducting research and pursuing other scholarly work in area/s of expertise. Research that involves our teacher candidates is highly encouraged.
Serve as the primary academic advisor for teacher candidates.
Commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive working/teaching environment.

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