Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position Open at Teachers College, Columbia University
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 (at) tc.edu
Review of applications
will begin November 1, 2009 and continue until the search is completed.
Appointment begins September, 2010.
Teachers
College as an institution is committed to a policy of equal opportunity
in employment. In offering education, psychology, and health studies,
the College is committed to providing expanding employment opportunities
to minorities, women, and persons with disabilities in its own activities
and in society.
Teachers College,
Columbia University
525 West 120th
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