Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
Assistant Professor in Curriculum and Instruction
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education at Northern Illinois University (NIU) is pleased to announce a tenure-track position in Curriculum and Instruction for Fall 2024. The department is seeking qualified applicants for the position in Curriculum and Instruction with the rank of assistant professor. Candidates should possess experience and a research focus in one or more of the following areas: science education, STEM, or science educator related positions (e.g. science/STEM education coordinators at research centers, museums or other related informal education agencies) at the Elementary/ Middle Level. Additionally, qualified candidates should demonstrate an ability to establish partnerships and research collaboratively with internal and external partners, including different college and university units, research centers, and community organizations. Given the increasing emergent multilingual population in northern Illinois, we are particularly interested in applicants with multilingual teaching backgrounds.
Successful applicants with be expected to publish scholarly works and seek external grants in the fields of elementary reading; participate in developing innovative undergraduate and graduate teacher education programs and professional development: participate in school-university partnerships; advise doctoral students, and direct theses and dissertations. Finally, engaging students through off-campus and online teaching are expected in the position which will offer another venue for the successful candidate to build connections beyond the traditional campus-culture.
Summer teaching is available based on program need and available resources.
Position Summary
The Assistant Professor will work, teach, and contribute across multiple programs, including undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. In addition, the responsibilities of this position may lead to transdisciplinary opportunities for teaching and other collaboration with social justice-oriented courses in curriculum and instruction.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in science/STEM education and
- Develop and teach in multiple formats and locations, i.e., on-campus, off-campus environments, face-to-face and online (synchronous and asynchronous)
- Maintain a strong record of scholarly publications and presentations
- Serve on and/or direct doctoral dissertations
- Assist in report writing and accreditation reporting
- Serve as needed on program, departmental, college or university committees
- Develop innovative undergraduate and graduate teacher education and professional development
- Participate in and cultivate school-university partnerships
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