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Job ID: 252762
Location: Kennesaw, Georgia
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
About Us
For more than 50 years, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State is located just north of Atlanta, and combines a suburban setting on two metro-Atlanta campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta. As one of Georgia’s largest universities, Kennesaw State offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a growing number of doctoral programs. A member of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2) committed to becoming a world-class academic institution positioned to broaden its academic and research missions and expand its scope on a local, regional and national level. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.
Location
Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.
Department Information
The Department of Secondary and Middle Grades Education offers an undergraduate program in Middle Grades Education and Secondary Education as well as graduate programs (M.A.T., M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D.) in various middle and secondary area concentrations. Service courses are also offered to support secondary, elementary, and PK-12 programs. The department faculty are committed to the development of expertise in teaching and learning in collaboration with units across campus and local school districts. Our programs foster the development of knowledge, skills, and dispositions required of educators who design and implement integrated instructional programs for learners that are developmentally and culturally responsive.
Job Summary
Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a nine-month, non-tenure track, Clinical Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction faculty position in the Department of Secondary and Middle Grades Education (SMGE) beginning August 2023, with responsibilities for graduate teaching and graduate student success initiatives (e.g., recruitment, advising, mentoring, and so on).
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will teach students enrolled in the Curriculum and Instruction Educational Specialist (CIES) program and will advise graduate students across departmental programs. More specifically, the successful candidate will:
- Teach primarily capstone courses in the CIES program.
- Teach in other programs within SMGE aligned with disciplinary expertise.
- Provide information on SMGE programs to potential graduate students.
- Participate in recruitment, advising, mentoring, and other graduate student success activities in the department.
- Attend SMGE department and program meetings and Bagwell College of Education meetings as required.
- Engage in department and college service activities, as required
- Contribute to the departmental mission focused on creating a vibrant, diverse, and culturally rich community.
Required Qualifications
- An earned doctorate, or the foreign equivalent, in Curriculum & Instruction, Curriculum Studies, Curriculum Theory, or a related discipline (e.g., Teacher Education, Teaching and Learning, Social Foundations of Education, other Teaching and Learning fields, etc.).
- Ability to support students in conducting research projects.
- Work experience in P-12 schools (including national and/or international contexts).
- Experience with instructional technology.
- Ability to teach fully online or hybrid courses.
- Ability to support graduate student success through departmental initiatives.
- Ability to work in a collegial manner with a diverse group of faculty, staff, and students.
- Commitment to supporting/promoting diversity, inclusion, equity, and social justice.
- Commitment to working with students from marginalized and/or traditionally underrepresented groups.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience teaching at the graduate level in Curriculum & Instruction or related fields that include Teacher Education, Teaching and Learning, Social Foundations of Education, and other Teaching and Learning fields.
- Evidence of scholarship/creative activities that improve graduate level teaching and demonstrate familiarity with one’s field of expertise.
- Evidence of teaching and working with culturally diverse students.
- Experience teaching on-line or hybrid courses.
- Recent experience working in P-12 schools (including national and/or international contexts).
- Experience with online course development as well as program coordination/development.
- Experience with recruitment, advising, mentoring, and other forms of programmatic support for graduate students.
- Experience serving on doctoral committees.
- Experience teaching capstone courses that focus on conducting research projects.
Required Documents to Attach
- CV
- Cover Letter
- Unofficial Transcripts and/or international equivalency evaluations (Official Transcripts and Official International Evaluations Due Upon Hire)
- Name and contact of three professional references
Apply Before Date
For full consideration, please apply by February 1, 2023. This position is open until filled.
Contact Information
For questions about this faculty opening, please contact Erik Malewski, Professor of Curriculum Studies, Program Coordinator for the CIES Program, Chair of the Search Committee; [email protected], Phone: 470-578-6314.
For more information or questions about a faculty job posting, please contact Academic Affairs at [email protected]. For technical support, please call OneUSG Connect Support at 877-251-2644, or by email at [email protected].
Equal Employment Opportunity
Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Kennesaw State University to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or status as a protected Veteran. Kennesaw State University is a participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify) effective October 15, 2007. Participant ID: 61415
Background Check
Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation. Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. Applicants for positions of trust with screening results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.
All applicants are required to include professional references as part of their application process. Some positions may require additional job-based screenings such as motor vehicle report, credit check, pre-employment drug screening and/or verification of academic credentials.
https://www.usg.edu/hr/assets/hr/hrap_manual/HRAP_Background_Investigation_Employment.pdf
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