Curriculum Position at Teacher’s College
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Position: Teachers College, Columbia University, invites applications for a tenure-track position in Curriculum at the rank of Assistant Professor. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the Teachers College program in curriculum, the oldest in the nation.
We seek candidates with strong preparation in empirical research and expertise in general curriculum, with a clear emphasis on one or more of the following: curriculum development, curriculum evaluation, curriculum policy, curriculum history, studies of contemporary curriculum, curriculum theory, and innovative curricular practice, among others.
Responsibilities: Teach curriculum courses to masters and doctoral students. Supervise masters students’ action research and doctoral students’ dissertations. Contribute to ongoing rethinking of advanced masters programs that aim to prepare curriculum specialists and school/instructional leaders. Develop and/or maintain a significant program of research and publication.
Qualifications: Earned doctorate in curriculum or relevant field. Evidence of or demonstrated potential for research and scholarship. At least three years experience teaching in K-12 schools. Ideal candidates will combine extensive work in general curriculum with one or more of the following:
• Theoretical orientations: Ability to bring theories to bear on debates on curriculum development, curriculum evaluation, curriculum policy, etc.
• Interdisciplinary connections: Ability to bring scholarship from other disciplines and/or area studies (e.g. political science, sociology, anthropology, humanities, cultural studies, etc.) to issues of curriculum and teaching.
• Methodological focus: Background in a variety of research methodologies (e.g. action research, qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods).
Rank: Assistant Professor, Tenure Track.
Send CV, cover letter stating how you meet qualifications, a brief statement of research interests and teaching agenda, together with the names, email, addresses, and telephone numbers of three references (all in digital format) to Professor Nancy Lesko, Search Committee Chair, Department of Curriculum and Teaching, Teachers College, Box 31, 525 West 120th Street, New York, New York 10027, c/o Ms. Aimee Seeram, seeram@tc.edu
Review of applications will begin November 1, 2009 and continue until the search is completed. Appointment begins September, 2010.