Penn Graduate School of Education Job Postings

[Nancy Hornberger]

> Please post and distribute the following job announcements:
>
> TENURE-TRACK PROFESSOR, EDUCATIONAL LINGUISTICS
>
> The Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania  
> invites applications for a tenure track position in the area of  
> Educational Linguistics. The candidate should have an earned  
> doctorate in educational or applied linguistics or related fields,  
> with expertise in language learning and teaching in national and  
> international contexts, across classrooms, schools, and  
> communities, and research and teaching experience focused on one or  
> more of the following: TESOL/TEFL studies, second language  
> development, bilingualism and biliteracy, and the roles of language  
> and linguistic diversity in educational policy and practice. We are  
> interested in a scholar whose abilities and interests relate to  
> students at both doctoral and master's levels, and who can offer  
> courses, as well as supervise, guide, and conduct research germane  
> to the interests of professional educators and educational  
> researchers. We anticipate that the appointment would be made at  
> the assistant/associate professor level, and will begin in  
> September 2007.
>
> Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae,  
> publications, and references by October 1, 2006 to:
>
> Search Committee in Language and Literacy
> University of Pennsylvania
> Graduate School of Education
> 3700 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6216.
>
> The University of Pennsylvania is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative  
> Action Employer.
>
>
> PRACTICE PROFESSOR: READING/WRITING/LITERACY
>
> The Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania  
> invites applications for a full-time practice professor position in  
> reading/writing/literacy. The successful candidate has had a  
> distinguished career as a practitioner with experience and  
> expertise in one or more of the following areas: technology-related  
> teaching and learning in literacy; literacy instruction, curriculum  
> and assessment/evaluation; literacy-focused
> professional development, instructional leadership, and school  
> improvement. The Practice Professor will hold a Ph.D. or an Ed.D.  
> in an area directly related to reading, writing and literacy and  
> will teach graduate level courses central to the professional  
> education of master’s and doctoral students in the division;  
> develop and maintain strong relationships with Penn-school- 
> community-based initiatives; initiate and support professional  
> development projects for new and practicing teachers; and play a  
> prominent role in RWL fieldwork across the curriculum. The RWL  
> Practice Professor will also provide intellectual leadership  
> through collaborative work with several current cross-divisional  
> initiatives. Practice Professor positions require a minimum of 20  
> years of experience in the field; Associate Practice Professor  
> requires a minimum of 10 years of experience in the field. Both  
> positions are five-year appointments, renewable up to ten years. We  
> will begin reviewing applications in October 1, 2006 but will  
> continue to consider new applications until the position is filled.
>
> The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity affirmative  
> action employer; women and minority candidates are strongly  
> encouraged to apply.
>
> Submit a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, professional work/ 
> publication sample(s), r4and three current references to:
>
> Search Committee in Language and Literacy
> University of Pennsylvania
> Graduate School of Education
> 3700 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA. 19104-6216.
>
>
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