[Edling] Job - Elementary Literacy Education Assistant Professor at UMBC

Wed Oct 27 13:16:42 UTC 2021

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The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Department of Education
invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Elementary
Literacy Education. Major responsibilities of this position include: 1)
teaching pre-service elementary education literacy courses to
undergraduates and graduates seeking initial certification; 2) maintaining
an active research and publication agenda and 3) providing service to the
community, department, university, and profession. The applicant should be
committed to fostering justice through equity-focused research and
teaching. Applicants who are interested in collaborating with
undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students on interdisciplinary
research are particularly encouraged to apply, as collaborative research is
a hallmark of UMBC’s learning community.

*The University of Maryland, Baltimore County *
UMBC is a high-activity research university (RU/HA) serving over 14,000
undergraduate and graduate students in a suburban setting between
Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC. This university is innovative,
interdisciplinary, inclusive, and committed to advancing ground-breaking
research. UMBC is consistently cited – most recently by U.S. News & World
Report – as one of the best universities for undergraduate teaching, and as
a leading innovator in higher education. For the past seven years, the
university has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Great Place
to Work. UMBC has been designated as a Minority Serving Institution from
the U.S. Department of Education since 2017.

*The Education Department *
The mission of the UMBC Education Department is to advance research on
teaching and learning and develop educators who are caring, thoughtful,
knowledgeable, skilled, and responsive. Graduates from our programs are
expected to respect diversity, be leaders in their schools, and advocate
for democracy and social justice. The education department offers a wide
range of accredited programs that include early childhood education,
elementary education, secondary education, TESOL, and STEM MAE. The
department is engaged in a number of university, state, national and
international collaborations, including an expansive Professional
Development Schools network, grants with the Department of Defense, the
National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education that
prepares teachers to serve in urban and high-need schools in the region.
The successful candidate will work alongside our nationally and
internationally recognized and award-winning faculty. We are deeply
committed to supporting new faculty. UMBC offers support programs
including: start-up funds, summer fellowships, and the Eminent Scholar
Mentoring Program, which links tenure-track faculty at the Assistant rank
with external mentors of their choice.

*Required Qualifications *
The successful candidate will have the following qualifications:
● Doctoral Degree in Elementary Literacy or related field conferred by date
of employment (e.g. Teacher Education; Language, Literacy & Culture;
Curriculum & Instruction; Urban Education; Educational Psychology)
● A research agenda related to literacy with a developing record of
published scholarship in peer reviewed journals
● Commitment to social justice through equity-focused research and pedagogy
● Familiarity with culturally relevant, responsive, and/or sustaining
pedagogy
● Commitment to and/or evidence of successful elementary teaching of
ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse learners in U.S. school
settings

*Preferred Qualifications *
● Research and publications that apply a critical lens to literacy
education
● Experience seeking and obtaining external grant funding
● Evidence of teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels
● Evidence of equity-focused research and pedagogy

*Diversity and Inclusive Excellence *
Our UMBC community redefines excellence in higher education through an
inclusive culture that connects innovative teaching and learning, research
across disciplines, and civic engagement. The university seeks to advance
knowledge, economic prosperity, and social justice by welcoming and
inspiring inquisitive minds from all backgrounds. UMBC is especially proud
of the diversity of its students, faculty, and staff. The Education
department affirms commitments to equity and justice in research,
leadership, teaching, mentorship, and service. The successful candidate
will be expected to contribute actively to these efforts (
https://diversity.umbc.edu/). The Education department is committed to
attracting a diverse group of applicants for this position and encourages
applications from people of color, veterans, women, individuals with
disabilities, and other minoritized groups. Information on faculty
diversity initiatives is available at http://facultydiversity.umbc.edu

Resources to promote work-life balance for our faculty are available at
http://hr.umbc.edu/work-life-balance/.

*Application Submission *
Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, contact
information of three references who can write a letter of reference, two
scholarly writing samples, and an unofficial transcript. The cover letter
should a) discuss how the applicant’s required and/or preferred
qualifications align with the position, b) include a teaching philosophy
statement, and c) include a description of the applicant’s current and
future research path. The search committee is particularly interested in
hearing how potential candidates’ research, teaching, and/or service
demonstrates a commitment to fostering equity and justice. Please submit
all application materials via Interfolio at the following link:
http://apply.interfolio.com/93737

Please address any inquiries about the application process to Tiffany
Shorter (tish1 at umbc.edu).

Questions regarding the position can be directed to the Chair of the Search
Committee, Dr. Patricia A. Young (pyoung at umbc.edu). For best consideration,
please submit your application material by November 14, 2021. Applications
will be accepted until the position is filled. The anticipated start date
is August 23, 2022.
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