Assistant Professor of English Education

Position Number: 005251

Department: College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences (Col)

Employment Type: Permanent - Full-time

Months Per Year: 9

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Teaching for this position will include graduate and undergraduate courses in English teaching methods, including the teaching of writing and the teaching of multicultural/multiethnic literature. The successful candidate will be committed to working closely with students, fully participating in and developing a thriving English Education program, and engaging in community outreach. We seek candidates who can work collaboratively with faculty and students from a wide range of disciplines, cultures, and academic backgrounds. Finalists will be asked to discuss how their teaching practices engage, include, and eliminate barriers to learning for UNC Charlotte students, and how their educational approach helps increase the engagement and success of all students regardless of their entry pathway into the university. The teaching load for tenure-track assistant professors in the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences is 2/2, thereafter 2/2 for research-intensive tenured faculty members.

Minimum Experience / Education:

UNC Charlotte gives primary consideration to the earned doctorate or terminal degree in the teaching discipline or a related discipline.

Preferred Education Skills and Experience:

Required Qualifications:

By the time of appointment, the successful candidate will hold a Ph.D. in English Education or closely related education discipline ( ABD candidates will be required to submit a letter from their dissertation advisor guaranteeing completion of the degree by the time of appointment). Additionally, the successful candidate will have experience teaching English/language arts at the middle or high school levels; evidence of a strong potential for garnering external funding; evidence of potential for successful teaching at the university level; and a research trajectory in the field of English Education.

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred qualifications include knowledge of and/or experience with prospective teacher recruitment; edTPA; a range of qualitative research methods; and/or mentoring undergraduate and graduate students.