Elmira College is seeking an outstanding tenure-track professor in a strong Teacher Education program at a well-established small liberal arts college, beginning date January, 2013.  RANK OPEN.  Salary is commensurate with experience.

The Literacy Education Position requires appropriate doctorate, literacy certification K-12, and literacy teaching experience in schools. Teaching assignments at the master’s level may include Literacy Acquisition, Literacy Assessment and Intervention, Literacy in the Content Areas, and Developing and Administering Literacy Programs.  Undergraduate teaching responsibilities may consist of Literacy Acquisition and Development for Preschool and Elementary School Learners, Teaching Literacy in the Elementary Schools, Content Literacy in the Middle Schools, and Content Literacy in the Secondary Schools. A combination of undergraduate and graduate level teaching will be required. Supervision of student teachers may be needed, with the potential of supervising at an international site.

Elmira College, the first college to offer a comprehensive curriculum for women, and home of the Center for Mark Twain Studies, is a small, well-established, residential, liberal arts college in a pleasant community in the Finger Lakes region of New York State (county population 100,000).  The College's enrollment continues at strong levels.  10% of the current student body graduated first or second in their high school or prep school class. Average class size is 16; student-faculty ratio is 11:1.

 

Application deadline: Open until position is filled.

All tenure-track faculty positions require academic and career advising, and scholarly or artistic achievement. EOE. Send (1) a letter with salary expectations or history, (2) curriculum vitae, (3) copies of recent course evaluations, (4) examples of scholarly writing, (5) a statement of teaching philosophy, (6) graduate transcripts, (7) a list of five professional references with names, titles, addresses, and phone numbers,  and (8) three current letters of recommendation to Education Search, Elmira College, One Park Place, Elmira, N.Y. 14901, or Personnel@elmira.edu. Inquiries to Dr. Linda Pratt, Executive Director of Teacher Education: lpratt@elmira.edu or phone (607) 735-1911.