Job Category: Faculty
Type of Position: Tenure-Track
Full Consideration Date: Sunday, October 23, 2022
Advertising Started on: Tuesday, October 4, 2022
College:
College of Education
Department: Curriculum & Instruction
Full/Part Time Status: Full Time
Service Schedule: Academic Year
Position Description:
The University of Northern Iowa’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education seeks applicants for a full-time, 9-month tenure-track or tenure eligible appointment as an Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Early Childhood Education, starting in August 2023, with demonstrated experience in early childhood education, early intervention, and early childhood special education, as well as a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and social justice through the preparation of preservice and inservice teachers. This position is responsible for teaching undergraduate, post-baccalaurate endorsement coursework, and graduate courses in early childhood and/or early childhood special education; coordinating programs; collaborating with local schools, agencies, and service providers; providing field-based supervision; advising graduate students; engaging in scholarly activity and research pertinent to early childhood education and/or related fields such as early childhood special education; and providing service to the department, college, university, community and profession at large. The department of Curriculum & Instruction (Early Childhood); provides education, advocacy, and leadership at the local, state, and national level.
The University of Northern Iowa provides a high-quality education, purposefully guiding students to find and develop their strengths and prepares them for success after college. We have a bold vision that we will be a more diverse and inclusive campus community that provides an engaged education empowering students to lead locally and globally. As we advance our work to become a more equity-oriented institution and realize our vision, we seek to elevate the diversity of our faculty across disciplines, departments, and colleges and to build a more inclusive teaching and learning environment.
Education Requirements:
Earned doctorate degree in Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Education, or a closely related field required.
Required Qualifications:
Required qualifications include experience teaching birth to age 8 with at least three years teaching infants, toddlers, or preschoolers in inclusive or natural environments; experiences that maximize strengths of all learners, integrating play and developmentally appropriate practices, and using evidence-based practices to support child development and learning, especially for those from culturally and linguistically diverse families; a strong knowledge base of current best practice and experience teaching a variety of courses in a unified Birth to Grade 3 program that blends early childhood and early childhood special education; and an established record in, or the potential for excellence in, research and a clear research agenda in the field of early education or early childhood special education.
Desirable Qualifications:
Preference will be given to candidates with three or more years of licensed experience teaching young children (birth – age 8) who are typically developing, have special needs, and are dual language learners; familiar with the early childhood education system in Iowa; successful teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate level; successful experience in teaching face-to-face and online formats; knowledge of early childhood professional standards and inclusive, developmentally appropriate practices, including early intervention in natural environments and competence in interdisciplinary collaboration; demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following: STEM curriculum design, project approach, linguistically and culturally diverse populations, and early intervention; experience with program coordination at both undergraduate and graduate levels, including student outcome assessments, recruitment, and program evaluation; a commitment to partnerships with local schools and community organizations; and demonstrated leadership and service at the local, state, and national levels.
Required Documents:
Curriculum Vita
Professional References:
Applicants must enter reference information online as part of the application process.
Number of References:
 3
Cover Letter:
A plain text cover letter is required.
Contact:
Wu-Ying Hsieh – [email protected]
Schindler Educ Ctr 118
Phone: 319-273-7752
Department URL: https://coe.uni.edu/curriculum-instruction
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