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[Francisco Rios]

Position Announcement

Assistant Professor
Educational Studies
Curriculum and Instruction
 
The Department of Educational Studies in the College of Education at the
University of Wyoming is pleased to announce a search for a tenure-track
(nine-month academic appointment) scholar-practitioner/teacher educator
faculty member to begin August, 2008.  All candidates who have (or will
have) a completed Ed.D. or Ph.D. in education or related field are invited
to apply.

 
Responsibilities
Candidates who apply should have academic interests related to curriculum,
instruction and/or teacher education. SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY expectations
include a demonstrated commitment to a research and publication agenda.
Preference will be given to scholars who have academic interests in and
experience with some aspect of multicultural/social justice education (e.g.,
race and education, urban education, language diversity, African American
education, disability and race studies, globalization/internationalization,
etc.). Candidates will be TEACHING multi-disciplinary courses on schooling,
teaching and learning, and educational foundations from a multicultural
perspective. They will be expected to offer graduate level classes via
distance technologies periodically.  In addition, opportunities for
teaching/advising in the Curriculum and Instruction master¹s and doctoral
programs are available. SERVICE includes commitments to the department,
college, university and professional organizations.
 
Requirements and Preferred Qualifications
·      Earned Ph.D. or Ed.D. in education or related field at time of
employment (required);
·      Three or more years teaching experience in Pre K-12 classrooms or its
equivalent (required);
·      Experiences with multicultural/multilingual student populations,
cross-cultural teaching experiences, and/or an ability to speak more than
one language (desired);
·      Experiences with and academic interests in multicultural/social
justice education (desired); and,
·      Experience with Professional Development Sites, performance-based
assessments, and classroom and school-based inquiry (desired).
 
Application/Information:  Applications should include a letter of
application, current curriculum vitae, unofficial transcripts, and three
letters of recommendation. Applicant screening will begin on November 30,
2007 for a position to start the fall semester, 2008. Send applications to:
 
Dr. Francisco Rios, Search Chair
Educational Studies, College of Education
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY  82071-3374
(307) 766-4055     frios at uwyo.edu
 

Persons seeking admission, employment of access to programs of the
University of Wyoming shall be considered without regard to race, color,
national origin, gender, age, religion, political belief, disability, sexual
orientation or veteran status.