(Name-mce) ListServ Tenure track teacher education position

[Elizabeth Leer]

Please consider the following posting and pass it along to anyone you 
think might be interested. St. Olaf's education department is committed 
to multicultural and urban education.

Thanks!

Elizabeth Leer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Education
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN 55057


*St. Olaf College
Department of Education
Tenure-Track Position*

Appointment: St. Olaf College seeks a full-time tenure track teacher 
educator position at the Assistant Professor rank to begin September 
2007. St. Olaf is a selective undergraduate liberal arts college located 
in Northfield, a city of 17,000 people 35 miles south of the Twin Cities 
of Minneapolis and St. Paul. St. Olaf teacher candidates have a solid 
background in the liberal arts, strong content expertise, and first-rate 
preparation in professional education.

St. Olaf's teacher education program is accredited by NCATE and offers 
seven secondary (5-12) and seven K-12 teaching licenses that are 
approved by the Minnesota Board of Teaching. Our program emphasizes 
reflective practice and the development of appropriate professional 
dispositions; promotes a student-centered philosophy; and offers 
challenging, supportive practicum and student teaching options. 
Preparing successful teachers to meet the needs of all students and 
prosper in our complex, highly sophisticated, multicultural society is 
the centerpiece of our program. Many of our students elect to student 
teach in multicultural settings in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Chicago, or 
Texas. Others teach abroad in our student teaching centers located in 
South Korea, Hong Kong, and India. During our January Term we also 
supervise over 100 students in K-12 practica -- most in urban settings. 
Approximately sixty students complete our licensure programs each year.

Responsibilities: Teach multiple sections of core subjects (educational 
psychology, reading, foundations, urban education). Supervise field 
experiences and student teachers. Advise students in academic and 
pre-professional development. Maintain a productive scholarly and 
professional life. Provide support and leadership for teachers and 
students in regional K-12 public school settings. Participate in service 
to the college. Collaborate with faculty representing teacher education 
from other departments. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Doctorate in educational psychology or related field. 
Requirements include college teaching experience in a teacher licensure 
program; a minimum of 3 years teaching in a middle or senior high school 
(seven preferred); multicultural and recent 5-12 experience; licensure 
in ESL, science, or world languages (masters or equivalent preferred); 
demonstrated commitment to educational opportunity.

Application: Applicants are asked to send a letter of application and a 
vita; college teaching evaluations if available; undergraduate and 
graduate school transcripts required at interview stage; a list of at 
least three references with phone and fax numbers and addresses.

 Application Deadline: Review of applications has begun and continues 
until position has been filled.  Interviews anticipated mid-to-late 
January, 2007, and continues until the position is filled.

 Submit applications and nominations to:

 Teacher Education Search Committee
 c/o Joan Olson, Administrative Assistant
 Education Department
 St. Olaf College
 1520 St. Olaf Avenue
 Northfield, MN 55057-1098

 Web Site: http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/education/
Inquiries:  olsonjc at stolaf.edu

A liberal arts college of the Lutheran Church (ELCA), St. Olaf College 
is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and values diversity 
in its students, faculty, and staff.

 

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