Non-Tenure Track Assistant Professor Reading

Job Summary

Reporting to the department chair, the Non-Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Reading position requires teaching and service to the college related to the faculty member's expertise in the science of reading. This includes delivering high-quality instruction and will focus predominantly on undergraduate courses in reading in face-to-face and online formats, with content heavy in the science of reading. The position is a 10-month, non-tenure track appointment. This full-time position would also entail providing service to others in the College of Education in two ways: supporting grant applications related to the science of reading and providing professional learning opportunities to other faculty of the college related to the science of reading.

Required Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in Reading Education, Literacy Education, Special Education or a closely related field with at least 18 graduate semester hours in reading/literacy education, by August 1, 2026.
• Minimum three years of experience as a full-time teacher in a K-12 setting.
• Willingness to engage with institutional student success initiatives.
• Commitment to engaging with best practice initiatives in instruction and pedagogy, mentoring, and curriculum design and development.
• Demonstrated knowledge of using evidence-based practices to inform reading instruction.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching reading/literacy education in higher education settings
• Experience teaching reading in K-5
• Lexia LETRS professional learning
• Evidence of successful delivery of professional development
• Experience with literacy assessment, diagnosis, and research-based interventions
• Knowledge of innovative and instructional approaches to work effectively with a wide range of students across a variety of rural, suburban, and urban community settings