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Posted: 05-Jan-23
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 6295
UNC Overview :
Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Western North Carolina, UNC Asheville is the designated public liberal arts campus in the University of North Carolina system. UNC Asheville is nationally known for the quality of our student-centered teaching, mentoring of undergraduates in research, interdisciplinary learning, and striving to be an inclusive campus community.
UNC Asheville is committed to promoting diversity and a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and the ability to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds. Staff members are encouraged to take an active role to engage in the institution's efforts in promoting diversity and inclusion throughout the workplace. The successful candidate is expected to foster an inclusive work culture where uniqueness of beliefs, backgrounds, talents, capabilities and ways of living are respected and welcomed. Women, traditionally under-represented minorities, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
UNC Asheville is committed to promoting diversity and a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and the ability to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds. Staff members are encouraged to take an active role to engage in the institution's efforts in promoting diversity and inclusion throughout the workplace. The successful candidate is expected to foster an inclusive work culture where uniqueness of beliefs, backgrounds, talents, capabilities and ways of living are respected and welcomed. Women, traditionally under-represented minorities, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Department : Department of Education
Position Summary:
The Department of Education at the University of North Carolina Asheville, the UNC system's designated public liberal arts institution, seeks qualified applicants with expertise in middle grades education for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant professor position that will begin in the fall semester of 2023. The person selected for this position must have earned a Ph.D./Ed.D. in Education or related discipline prior to July 1, 2023 and will be expected to teach 12 contact hours per semester (typically three or four classes); establish their scholarly/creative activities; supervise student teachers, and engage in service to the department, institution, the community, and the profession. The department is particularly interested in individuals with expertise in middle-level education (generalist), with a specialization in literacy. Individuals with a passion for undergraduate teaching and experience at an institution focused on the liberal arts are strongly encouraged to apply.
In addition to having a passion for undergraduate teaching, mentorship, research, and service, the UNC Asheville faculty is committed to providing a premier liberal arts education through their commitment to interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary teaching. Faculty members have the opportunity to teach across the University's Liberal Arts Core (LAC) program, our required interdisciplinary liberal arts curriculum in courses that include, but are not limited to: introductory (first-year) colloquia; diversity-intensive courses; service-learning designated courses; courses within the Humanities Program; and LAC Senior Capstone courses.
UNC Asheville is committed to promoting diversity and a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and the ability to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds. Faculty members across campus are encouraged to lead the institution's efforts in promoting diversity and inclusion in the areas of pedagogy, programming, and service activity. Therefore, candidates interested and experienced in teaching [area] to and developing outreach activities for diverse student populations are especially encouraged to apply.
Applications for this position should be submitted electronically at https://jobs.unca.edu applications require a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy that includes interest in or potential for interdisciplinary teaching outside of the department, statement of planned scholarship and creative activities, undergraduate transcripts, and graduate transcripts. Each applicant should also request three letters of reference to be sent separately that address the candidate's written, verbal and interpersonal skills; and ability to teach and mentor undergraduate students. Review of applications will begin Monday, January 23, 2023 and continue until the position is filled. Inquiries may be directed to the Search Chair, Dr. Tiece Ruffin, truffin@unca.edu, Chair, Department of Education.
UNC Asheville is committed to equality and diversity of experiences for our students, applicants, or employees. Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply regardless of socio-economic status, gender expression, gender and sexual identity, culture, or ideological beliefs. UNC Asheville is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and will not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status with respect to all terms, conditions, and privileges of university-sponsored activities, employment, and the use of university facilities.
Additional information:
Additional information:
The Department of Education is an eclectic group of scholars and community engaged educators committed to anti-racist, anti bias, responsive pedagogies in educator preparation. The Department has seven full time faculty members in teacher education at the undergraduate level. The successful candidate will be a member of a department that serves teacher licensure students in Art (K-12), Theatre Arts (K-12), Special Education (K-12), Elementary Education (K-6), English (9-12) Middle Grades Education (6-9; Language Arts, Social Studies, Math, or Science), Latin (9-12), Math (9-12), Science (9-12), and Social Studies (9-12). The Department of Education engages with all departments across campus in the preparation of professional educators, as undergraduate candidates major in an academic area specific to their intended licensure area, and then take additional courses necessary to earn their North Carolina teaching license. Education is not a major or a minor, but is an area of concentration in addition to the academic major. This structure reflects the liberal arts model.The department believes that through attainment of discipline-specific knowledge, concentrated study of pedagogy, and training in a professional approach to teaching, our candidates develop into teachers who are prepared to meet the multifaceted needs of P-12 students.
In preparing candidates to become teachers, department faculty members must be professionally committed practitioners who work to provide effective programs and courses. Department faculty members model appropriate teaching strategies in their own practice. Faculty members are reflective thinkers who, both individually and in collaboration with others, continually consider and refine teaching methods utilizing current best practices, appropriate technologies, knowledge of effective practices, and an understanding of equitable and inclusive practices to meet the needs of candidates and P-12 students and schools. Department faculty members are committed to social justice pedagogy, fostering equitable practices and policies to ensure preparation of all students for an increasingly interconnected world.
Required qualifications
- Terminal degree or ABD in middle level education or a relevant field with a completion date prior to faculty appointment;
- Minimum of 3 years teaching experience in the middle grades (6th through 9th)
- Expertise in literacy;
- Evidence of a demonstrated commitment to culturally relevant, responsive and sustaining teaching , scholarship, and service that values equity, inclusion, access, and justice;
- Engage in teaching, scholarly/creative and service activities appropriate to faculty rank, departmental values, and University tenure/merit criteria.
- Familiarity with the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) standards for middle level teacher preparation
Responsibilities include
- Ability to teach high quality undergraduate courses, engage in scholarly/creative activity, and service;
- Ability to teach middle grades and secondary field experience based education courses at the undergraduate level;
- Supervision of teacher candidates in the field
- Serve on committees that support the Department and accreditation.
Minimum Education/Experience/Skill :
A Ph.D. or Ed.D. in Education or related field earned prior to July 1, 2023 is required for this position. Expertise in middle-level education (generalist), with a specialization in literacy, and experience teaching courses with traditional and non-traditional learners are strongly encouraged to apply. The ideal candidate is an exemplary teacher-educator who brings a demonstrated commitment of educational equity, inclusion, and social justice to their work. Further, the successful candidate must be able to demonstrate through application materials and in the interview that they have the ability to teach and mentor undergraduate students; bring diverse and multidisciplinary perspectives into the classroom; and function professionally in a highly collaborative and increasingly diverse organization.
Quick Link for Positing : 6295
EO/AA/ADA Employer:
UNC Asheville is committed to equality and diversity of experiences for our students, applicants and employees. Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply regardless of socio-economic status, gender expression, gender and sexual identity, culture, and ideological beliefs. UNC Asheville is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and will not discriminate against applicants and employees on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other legally protected status with respect to all terms, conditions, and privileges of university-sponsored activities, employment, and the use of university facilities.
About The University of North Carolina at Asheville
As the only dedicated liberal arts institution in the University of North Carolina system, UNC Asheville kindles learning by offering students an intellectually rigorous education that builds critical thinking and workforce skills to last a lifetime. Small class size, award-winning faculty and a nationally acclaimed undergraduate research program foster innovation as well as recognition.The cornerstone of a liberal arts education is the ability to explore the connections between many different subjects as well as the options available. So learning here expands well beyond the classroom walls. Focusing on undergraduate studies, we help students dig into learning, whether they participate in faculty-mentored research projects, undertake career-related internships, study abroad, or join service projects aimed at improving the quality of life at home and around the world. We encourage everyone to seek challenges, seize opportunities and become a doer as well as a thinker.At UNC Asheville, we’ve created an environment for exploring the world as well as more than 30 different majors. About 3,900 undergraduate students and about 330 full- and part-time faculty bring the campus alive with ...a genuine hunger to understand and contribute to the human experience. Amid the culturally rich setting of Asheville, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, it’s all designed to spark a lifelong quest to know more — a fire that will grow brighter in the future.
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