University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
Assistant Professor of Elementary Reading and Early Literacy Development
The Department of Education in the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education (GGSE) at the University of California, Santa Barbara seeks a ladder faculty member at the Assistant Professor level who engages both in research and practice in elementary reading education and literacy development from a meaning-centered perspective that supports students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The successful candidate will have a research specialization and an emerging or demonstrated research program in any area that advances new directions in the science of reading and literacy, such as, but not limited to the following: critical literacies, sociocultural theories of human development, cognitive/metacognitive approaches, multimodal and digital literacies, family literacies, bridging home and school literacies, dyslexia research, multilingual reading development, and/or literacy teacher education.
We welcome candidates immersed in the work of understanding literacy engagement and development among students in elementary schools, especially in grades K-3. Such work may include empirical, professional or service-related activities. Awareness of the challenges and opportunities that face California education is a quality of particular interest, including the capacity to speak to designing and implementing assessments that better serve students’ instruction and educational outcomes.
The candidate will have opportunities to teach graduate courses for Ph.D. and M.A. students as well as M.Ed. preservice teacher candidates. A current undergraduate minor and a potential major provide other teaching opportunities. Successful, long-standing partnerships with local schools, community-based literacy programs, subject area projects, and a literacy research clinic that serves local students all provide further opportunities for outreach, engagement, and research. Colleagues within the GGSE, the University Writing Program, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Emphases (such as Applied Linguistics; Language, Interaction, and Social Organization (LISO); and Writing Studies), and research centers offer a rich environment for intellectual growth and research support on a campus that values interdisciplinary work. We seek candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching, and service as appropriate to the position.
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