"Assistant Professor in Reading/Literacy Education"

The Department of Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum in the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education at the University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus is pleased to invite passionate, creative, innovative, dynamic individuals with practical and scholarly experience to be part of a robust program and academic community. We are seeking nominations and applications for a full-time (nine-month), tenure-track, assistant professor position in reading/literacy education. We seek candidates who are devoted to the improvement of reading/literacy teaching and learning, well-grounded in current theories of reading/literacy education, and are committed to developing or continuing a research agenda in reading/literacy education.

The responsibilities of the position consist of but are not limited to teaching two courses primarily in reading/literacy education (i.e., reading specialist, early childhood literacy, elementary literacy) and other related courses each regular semester with opportunities to teach during summer months; advising and mentoring graduate students and directing master’s capstone projects/theses with potential for directing doctoral dissertations; assisting in program development and coordination in collaboration with program area faculty; mentoring teaching assistants and/or part-time instructors in reading/literacy education; developing or continuing a productive research agenda in reading/literacy; providing service to the department, college, university, and profession; collaborating with centers and programs within the college and across the university to develop an interdisciplinary research agenda; continuing to build and strengthen partnerships with local PK-12 school districts throughout the Oklahoma City metropolitan area; developing future partnerships with formal and informal learning institutions; and participating in other job-related activities as appropriate.