Assistant Professor - 123360 Secondary Ed. English

Tennessee Tech•Cookeville, TN

13h

About The Position

The Assistant Professor will teach courses, perform research, and fulfill the mission of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction. The position teaches in the undergraduate and graduate secondary education English program, with courses focused on methodology, curriculum, procedures, and strategies for secondary English instruction. The role also includes delivering instruction to teacher candidates and professionals; maintaining scholarly productivity through peer-reviewed publications, external funding, and conference presentations; and providing service to the University, the profession, and the community. The position develops and maintains partnerships with area secondary English education programs for student field experiences, evaluates teacher candidates in field placements, chairs and/or serves on graduate committees, mentors graduate students, and engages in program development with faculty. The physical demands are typical of a classroom or office environment.

Requirements

Earned doctorate from an accredited institution in an educational discipline.
Active teaching license.
Full-time teaching experience in a K-12 setting.
Full-time higher education teaching experience in the secondary education English area.
Ability to teach courses in the undergraduate and graduate secondary English education programs.
Demonstrated ability to work with K-12 partners for student field experiences.
Demonstrated commitment to working collaboratively with faculty, colleagues, and administrators.
Ability to integrate technology into instruction and documented evidence of online course content delivery.
Ability to advise students and serve on and chair master's and doctoral-level committees.
Commitment to and potential for developing proposals for external funding.
Demonstrated scholarly publications or research endeavors.

Nice To Haves

In-person and online university teaching experience in secondary English education.

Responsibilities

Teach in the undergraduate and graduate secondary education English program.
Teach courses focused on methodology, curriculum, procedures, and strategies of secondary English instruction.
Deliver instruction to teacher candidates and professionals.
Establish and maintain scholarly productivity through peer-reviewed publications, acquisition of external funding, and presentations at state, regional, and national conferences.
Provide service at the University, professional, and community levels.
Develop and maintain partnerships with area secondary English education programs for student field experiences.
Evaluate teacher candidates in field placements.
Chair and/or serve on graduate committees and mentor graduate students.
Engage in program development with faculty.