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San Jose State University (CA) - TT Asst. Professor, English Education
English Education

Job Opening ID (JOID): 23036

Rank: Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

Qualifications: Doctorate in English or English Education or related field by date of appointment. Experience in teaching English at the middle- or high-school level and demonstrated record of scholarly activity required. Preferred qualifications: (1) experience in Writing Program administration; (2) experience in advising candidates in an English teacher preparation program; and (3) experience teaching Methods of Teaching English and/or Young Adult Literature and Children’s Literature; and (4) ability to teach in other area(s) related to the preparation of secondary-school teachers of English. Applicants should demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.

Responsibilities: Responsibilities will include (1) teaching courses in the English Education program, advising students and prospective students, and supervising credential candidates; (2) maintaining the excellent standards of the San Jose Area Writing Project, including recruiting participants, coordinating professional development, and submitting successful grant proposals; and (3) teaching undergraduate courses in the Department of English and Comparative Literature.

Excellent teaching, publications, committee and other service to the department and university, and fundraising/grant activity will be necessary components of tenure. Candidate must address the needs of a student population of great diversity – in age, cultural background, ethnicity, primary language, and academic preparation – through course materials, teaching strategies, and advisement.

Salary Range: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Starting Date: August 18, 2015

Eligibility: Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United States.

Application Procedures: For full consideration, submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, separate statements of teaching interests/philosophy and of research plans, and three recent letters of reference with contact information by 14 November 2014 at http://apply.interfolio.com/25850

Please include Job Opening ID (JOID) on all correspondence.

Chair Shannon Miller, Search Committee, Department of English & Comparative Literature, San José State University, One Washington Square, San José, CA 95192-0090.

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Deadline: Nov. 14 2014

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