Assistant Professor - Literacy & Reading Education

at  California State University

Job no: 540769
Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: Fullerton
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time, Faculty - Education/Library Science

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• A doctorate in education with a concentration in reading or literacy from an accredited university; a minimum of 15 units of graduate coursework in literacy education.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering an inclusive and equitable learning environment and achieving excellence in undergraduate teaching. A record of demonstrated excellence in literacy instruction, with a minimum of 3 years of successful, full-time PK-12 teaching experience
• Demonstrated experience working with first generation students
• Demonstrated advocacy for, and/or experience working with intersecting social groups and communities historically underserved and marginalized by educational policies and practices
• Demonstrated experience in anti-racist teaching and in the preparation of professionals who model and advocate for just, equitable, and inclusive education
• Teaching experience using multiple technologies and the ability to teach and develop courses for online instruction making use of new technologies to further support just, equitable and inclusive education
• A focused research agenda for advancing knowledge in the field of reading/literacy and a strong record of scholarly accomplishments appropriate to the level of appointment
• A record of engagement in professional service and community engagement activities that align with the advancement of the field of reading/literacy
• Experience in working collaboratively with colleagues
• Ability to balance excellent teaching, scholarship, and service

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated effective teaching of graduate and/or undergraduate courses in literacy curriculum foundations, curriculum development, curriculum evaluation and/or critical literacies
• Demonstrated effective teaching of undergraduate courses in social justice approaches to literacy
• Passion for and record of educational improvement in communities serving first-generation, low-income and LGBTQ students, students of color, and/or linguistically diverse students
• Experience working collaboratively with local community organizations
• Experience working with multilingual communities and evidence of a commitment to honoring plurilingualism and promoting language equity

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