Assistant Professor of Practice - Literacy Teaching and Learning

Location: Albany, NY Category: Faculty Job Type: Full-time Posted On: Wed Oct 21 2026 Job Description:

The School of Education at the University at Albany, State University of New York is seeking a full-time Assistant Professor of Practice in Literacy Education with an interest in joining a newly launched and growing undergraduate teacher preparation program. This is a teaching-intensive faculty position with a primary focus on excellence in instruction and student mentorship. Literacy expertise may include areas such as comprehensive literacy instruction for early childhood/childhood, teaching multilingual learners, and/or language acquisition. We seek candidates with a strong commitment to teaching undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in teacher preparation programs as well as master's students. The successful applicant will engage with colleagues whose research interests and scholarship span pre-K to post-graduate education and who prepare students to be innovative scholar-leaders.

Primary Responsibilities:

• The candidate should be prepared to teach both introductory courses and advanced courses in their area of expertise. Duties will include teaching courses across undergraduate and graduate programs as needed (3 + 3 load per academic year) based on candidate's expertise; mentoring students; attending departmental and program meetings; serving on department, school, and university committees; and remaining current and publishing in their area of educational expertise.

Functional and Supervisory Relationships:

• Reports to Department Chair

Job Requirements:

• Demonstrated interest in personal ongoing professional development, incorporation of research to practice, and/or community engagement activities.

• Applicants must demonstrate an ability to develop inclusive and equitable relationships within our diverse campus community.

• Applicants must demonstrate an ability to support diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and belonging relative to their role.

Job Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Ph.D. or Ed.D in education, teaching and learning, curriculum and instruction, teacher education, literacy education, and/or related education area from a college or university accredited by a U.S. Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization by August 21, 2027. Candidates who will not hold the degree by this date will not be considered.

• Experience with teaching courses about comprehensive literacy instruction for early childhood/childhood, teaching multilingual learners, and/or language acquisition.

• Teaching certification in early childhood, childhood (elementary), literacy, bilingual education or English as a new language, or related area.

• Three or more years' experience in full-time classroom teaching in PK-12 settings.

• Experience in teaching undergraduate and/or graduate education courses.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience full-time classroom teaching specifically in U.S. public school contexts.

• Ability to teach courses across the School of Education's teacher education majors.

Working Environment:

• Typical office/instructional environment

Additional Information:

Professional Rank and Salary Range: Lecturer (Academic-year appointment), Salary commensurate with experience.

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