"Temporary Faculty Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading"

Job Summary

The Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading is now accepting applications for a pool of part-time faculty positions for the academic year 2025-2026. These positions are on an as needed, semester-by-semester basis. This position is for work to be performed in the state of Georgia.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate courses for BSED programs or graduate courses for MAT, MEd, EdS, or EdD programs.
• Applicants may be asked to teach in various modalities (face-to-face, hybrid, and online).
• Teaching assignments will be based on earned degrees and SACSCOC Faculty Credentials Guidelines.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in one of the following fields: Educational Psychology, Social Foundations of Education, Reading/Literacy Education, or Master's degree in a related field with at least 18 graduate semester hours in one of these three fields
• For courses 6000 level or above: Earned Doctoral degree in Education or one of its related subfields with at least 18 graduate semester hours in either Social Foundations of Education, Curriculum Studies, Educational Psychology, Educational Research, or Literacy Education.
• Ability and willingness to teach face-to-face undergraduate courses offered Monday through Thursday.
• 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.
• Willingness to teach online courses.

Preferred Qualifications

• Teaching experience in higher education.
• Expertise in at least one or more of the following: learning theory, motivation, assessment, human development, social foundations of education, or reading/literacy education

Required Documents to Attach

A complete application consists of a letter addressing the qualifications cited above; a resume or curriculum vitae; and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of at least three professional references. Other documentation may be requested.

Contact Information

For questions about this faculty opening, please contact Department Chair Dr. Kent Rittschof at kent_r@georgiasouthern.edu.