Job: Biliteracy/ Bilingualism and Early Childhood at Ohio State

[Francis Hult]

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The Ohio State University
College of Education & Human Ecology
Assistant/Associate Professor
Biliteracy/ Bilingualism and Early Childhood / Elementary Ed[ucation


The School of Teaching & Learning is seeking a nine-month, full-time,
tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor with a record of scholarship
and a program of research with a focus on bilingualism and biliteracy in
early childhood / elementary education.  In particular we are looking for
candidates who focus on young children¹s development of biliteracy and
bilingualism across classroom, family, and community contexts.  We seek a
colleague with a background in language and literacy development, the
ethnography of communication, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics,
linguistic anthropology, child language development, or related fields.

The School of Teaching and Learning values collaborative scholarship among
colleagues within the School, the College, and across the University.  The
person in this position will seek and establish strong ties with colleagues
within and across the College and University as well as with educators in
local school districts and early childhood centers. The School has a
commitment to scholarship, teaching and service that emphasizes social
justice, diversity, and educational equity.

Preferred qualifications include candidates who are bilingual and biliterate
in Spanish and English, who have experience working in or with urban schools
and communities, who have experience employing advanced technologies in
their teaching and scholarship, and who have experience as a teacher of
young children.

Duties include: research, teaching and service; collaborating with
colleagues to expand world class scholarship agendas that focus on current
and important educational issues; providing leadership to the growth of
undergraduate and graduate research initiatives including collaboration with
Pre-K-12 schools and other centers; working with and mentoring doctoral
students; acting as a resource to School of Teaching and Learning colleagues
with an interest in literacy education, multilingualism, early childhood /
elementary education; developing on-line courses that enable further access
to courses related to bilingualism and biliteracy, urban education,
diversity and equity; attracting and mentoring outstanding students from
around the world; other duties as assigned.

APPLICATION:  Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum
vita, a statement describing their program of research, a statement
regarding their teaching philosophy, the names with contact information of
three references, and two representative scholarly works to:

Dr. David Bloome, Search Committee Chair
The Ohio State University
225 Ramseyer Hall
29 West Woodruff Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
bloome.1 at osu.edu

Electronic applications are encouraged.  Inquiries welcome by email.

Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2012, and continue until
the position is filled.

To build a diverse workforce, Ohio State encourages applications from
minorities, veterans, women, and individuals with disabilities. EEO/AA
employer.
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