Job Announcement: Tenure-Track Position in Reading/Literacy

Wed, 19 Nov 2014 10:05:31 -0500
education, job-opportunity, literacy, reading

The Education Studies Program at Berea College is seeking applications for a tenure-track, 9-month position in Reading/Literacy Education, at the rank of Assistant Professor.

Responsibilities include teaching courses in reading/literacy, contributing to program development and assessment, advising and mentoring students, and engaging in scholarship and service that contributes to the institution and profession. The program is seeking individuals who are committed to culturally responsive instructional practices. The successful applicant may also participate in the College’s General Education Program.

Qualified applicants will have

1. an earned doctorate in Curriculum & Instruction or related field by August 2015

2. an educational background in reading/literacy

3. a minimum of five years full-time teaching experience in grades K-12 or the equivalent with a preferred emphasis on literacy instruction.

Review of applications begins October 15, 2014, and continues until the position is filled.

Applicants should submit a letter of application that addresses specific qualifications, a current vita, transcripts of all degrees, evidence of effective teaching, three letters of recommendation, and statement of teaching philosophy to EDSsearch@berea.edu.

Berea College achieved national distinction as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. With an emphasis on service to the people of Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls 1,600 students from 40 states and 60 countries. The College has a longstanding commitment to interracial education; here, people of different races seek to learn from and about each other, while also living together. Berea is among the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. The college admits only students whose families are unable to afford the high cost of tuition and awards each of them a four-year tuition scholarship. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive but demanding academic environment, and many are the first in their families to graduate from college. The College is one of seven federally recognized Work Colleges, and all students hold a labor position in which they work 10-12 hours per week in all areas of the College. Graduates distinguish themselves in a variety of fields, including social service, government, ministry, the arts, business, education, medicine, and science, and many go on to earn graduate degrees.

Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 14,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville.