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The Education Department at Keene State College invites applications for a faculty position in Elementary Education and Literacy beginning August 2024. We seek faculty who can work collaboratively with school professionals to prepare socially responsible teachers.The successful candidate will work with colleagues to teach a range of undergraduate Elementary and Literacy courses that will prepare teacher candidates with the skills and knowledge to enter K-6 classrooms. The teaching load will vary depending on position type and includes 12 credits for tenure-track faculty and 16 credits for clinical faculty, which includes teaching and supervision in the undergraduate Elementary Methods courses, with the remaining credits supporting foundational courses. Inclusive classroom practices with a focus on literacy and social studies pedagogy are central to this position. Collaboration in the areas of teaching, service, and scholarship (required for tenure-track) with colleagues in the department and across the College, as well as with schools in the region, is an integral part of this position.The College reserves the flexibility to appoint tenure-track or clinical rank dependent upon the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate. Candidates for Assistant Professor must hold an earned doctorate in education or related field. ABD near completion will be considered but must be completed by August 1, 2024. An earned master’s degree in education or related field is required for Clinical Faculty.Our students come from diverse socio-economic and educational backgrounds, with a high percentage of first-generation college students. By the time Keene State College students complete their undergraduate experience they develop critical thinking, creative inquiry, intercultural competence, civic engagement, and commitments to well-being and to sustainability that will serve them as active citizens and lifelong learners. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who will support the College’s ongoing efforts to help students become responsible global citizens.At Keene State College, we share a commitment to diversity, equity, and multiculturalism as key elements of academic excellence. We seek faculty with a desire to provide support, mentorship, and direction to prepare students to work within diverse communities. One of our aspirations is to develop social change agents with the knowledge, skills, and experience to compassionately engage with their future employers, peers and those they serve from diverse backgrounds. Faculty actively engage in collaborative work and service within the department and across the College to advance future-thinking curricular and co-curricular approaches that strengthen our Liberal Arts focus and achieve the College’s goals for inclusion and excellence as outlined in the College’s Strategic Plan. #LI-EL1 

All candidates must have a minimum of five years full-time teaching experience at the elementary level (K-6); strong background in literacy and social studies within and across elementary content areas; demonstration of solid foundation of literacy content knowledge; experience using inclusive practices such as Universal Design for Learning, differentiated instruction, assistive technology, co-teaching, etc.; and experience teaching in an inclusive environment with diverse student populations (examples: SES, students with IEPs and 504 plans, ELL, cultural, and racial/ethnic).An earned doctorate in Education or related field required for Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Rank . ABD near completion will also be considered but must be completed by August 1, 2024.An earned Master’s degree in Education or related field required for Clinical Faculty rank.

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