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Description of Job Duty:
Teach courses, perform research, and fulfill the mission of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction.
Tennessee Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Essential Functions:
Teaching in the undergraduate and graduate secondary education English program; teaching courses that focus on methodology, curriculum, procedures, and strategies of secondary education English instruction; delivering instruction to teacher candidates and professionals; establishing and maintaining a record of scholarly productivity as demonstrated through peer-reviewed publications, acquisition of external funding, and presentations at state, regional and national conferences; providing service at the University, professional and community levels; developing and maintaining partnerships with area secondary English education programs for student field experiences; evaluating teacher candidates in field placements; chairing and/or serving on graduate committees and mentoring graduate students; and engaging in program development with faculty.
Physical Demands:
Those typical of any classroom-type environment or office environment.
Special Instructions:
Applicants will be required to electronically upload a cover letter, CV, copies of transcripts (Official transcripts required upon hire), and email addresses for three references at time of application. Submission of materials is the applicant's responsibility. Applications without all required materials are incomplete and will not be considered. Questions can be directed to: Dr. Jeremy Wendt, Search Committee, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Tennessee Technological University. You may contact Dr. Wendt at 931-372-3181 or preferably by email at jwendt@tntech.edu. jwendt@tntech.edu
Salary:
Commensurate with education and experience.
Benefits:
Benefits include the accumulation of one (1) sick leave day per month and thirteen (13) University holidays. Other benefits include medical and life insurance (shared cost with the university), retirement, optional 401k, and educational benefits. Deferred income and benefits over 12 months.
Minimum Qualifications:
- An earned doctorate from an accredited institution in an educational discipline.
- Active teaching license.
- Full-time teaching experience in a K-12 setting.
- Full-time higher education teaching experience in the secondary education English area.
- Ability to teach courses in the undergraduate and graduate secondary English education programs.
- Demonstrated ability to work with K-12 partners for student field experiences.
- Demonstrated commitment to working collaboratively with faculty, colleagues and administrators.
- Ability to integrate technology into instruction and documented evidence of online course content delivery.
- Ability to advise students, serve on and chair masters and doctoral level committees.
- Commitment to and potential for developing proposals for external funding.
- Demonstrated scholarly publications/research endeavors.
Preferred Qualifications:
- In person and online university teaching experience in secondary English education.