What are the responsibilities and job description for the Elementary Literacy Lecturer position at Central Michigan University?
Posting Number: F-0843
College/Unit: College of Education & Human Services
Home Department: Teacher & Special Education
Employee Group: Fixed-Term Faculty - Academic Year
Employment Status: Full-Time
Position Type: 9 month (Academic Year)
Position Classification: Fixed-Term Faculty
Position Begin Date: 08/19/2024
Position End Date
Position Summary:
The Department of Teacher and Special Education at Central Michigan University invites applications for a fixed-term faculty appointment effective August 2024.
Fixed-term faculty are generally expected to teach four courses per semester. Courses may be face-to-face or online and at the undergraduate or graduate level. Fixed-Term Faculty may also: attend regular, relevant committee meetings; support committee work; engage in assessment of learning activities; help develop and promote CMU’s TSE course offerings; and strengthen partnerships on and off campus.
This is an intial one-year appointment; however, reappointment is expected, subject to favorable evaluation and annual enrollment projections.
Required Qualifications
Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.
You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position. Applications must include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy, evidence of teaching effectiveness including student course evaluations/opinions (if available), and copies of transcripts. In addition, please provide the name and email address of three (3) references who will be contacted during advanced stages of screening and with prior notification to the candidate. Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.
You may contact Dr. Troy Hicks, Chairperson of the Department of Teacher and Special Education, at hicks1tw@cmich.edu questions. Screening will begin May 24, 2024, and continue until the position is filled.
About The Department
Information about the Department of Teacher and Special Education can be found on the departmental website.
Posting Begins: 05/06/2024
Posting Ends
Open Until Filled: Yes
About CMU
Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.
We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.
CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.
Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.
CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.
Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
To apply, visit https://www.jobs.cmich.edu/postings/40107
CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex‐based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight (see https://www.cmich.edu/offices-departments/OCRIE).
If you wish to see “EEO is the Law” posters, please click here.
CMU does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, including admission and employment, and is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 not to discriminate in such a matter.
Inquiries about the application of Title IX can be made to CMU’s Title IX Coordinator, the US Department of Education’s Assistant Secretary, or both.
CMU’s Title IX Coordinator Can Be Reached At
Phone: 989-774-3253
Office: 103 E. Preston St.
Bovee University Center, suite 306
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
Email: titleix@cmich.edu
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College/Unit: College of Education & Human Services
Home Department: Teacher & Special Education
Employee Group: Fixed-Term Faculty - Academic Year
Employment Status: Full-Time
Position Type: 9 month (Academic Year)
Position Classification: Fixed-Term Faculty
Position Begin Date: 08/19/2024
Position End Date
Position Summary:
The Department of Teacher and Special Education at Central Michigan University invites applications for a fixed-term faculty appointment effective August 2024.
Fixed-term faculty are generally expected to teach four courses per semester. Courses may be face-to-face or online and at the undergraduate or graduate level. Fixed-Term Faculty may also: attend regular, relevant committee meetings; support committee work; engage in assessment of learning activities; help develop and promote CMU’s TSE course offerings; and strengthen partnerships on and off campus.
This is an intial one-year appointment; however, reappointment is expected, subject to favorable evaluation and annual enrollment projections.
Required Qualifications
- Candidates must have a Master’s in Education with an emphasis in reading/literacy studies; PK-6 specialization in elementary literacy; and have completed at least three years of successful teaching at the PK-6 school level.
- Candidates must have specialized knowledge in elementary literacy instruction and assessment; literacy development; and integrated language arts. In particular, candidates will be expected to teach courses on word study and fluency as well as foundations of reading instruction, in addition to the potential to instruct our pre-student teaching literacy methods course.
- Candidates must have the ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodations.
- Preferred credentials include a doctorate in education with an emphasis in reading/literacy studies.
- Preferred qualifications include the ability to integrate instructional technology and diversity into teaching and student learning; successful experience teaching literacy in higher education; reading intervention or clinic experience.
- Candidates should have familiarity with Michigan’s Core Teaching Practices, the Michigan Standards for Preparation of Teachers of Lower Elementary (PK-3), and the Michigan Standards for Preparation of Teacher of Upper Elementary (3-6).
- Candidates who have taught in higher education settings may provide documentation of successful experience teaching literacy in higher education.
- Candidates applying for the position should be able to demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills.
Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.
You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position. Applications must include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy, evidence of teaching effectiveness including student course evaluations/opinions (if available), and copies of transcripts. In addition, please provide the name and email address of three (3) references who will be contacted during advanced stages of screening and with prior notification to the candidate. Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.
You may contact Dr. Troy Hicks, Chairperson of the Department of Teacher and Special Education, at hicks1tw@cmich.edu questions. Screening will begin May 24, 2024, and continue until the position is filled.
About The Department
Information about the Department of Teacher and Special Education can be found on the departmental website.
Posting Begins: 05/06/2024
Posting Ends
Open Until Filled: Yes
About CMU
Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.
We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.
CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.
Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.
CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.
Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
To apply, visit https://www.jobs.cmich.edu/postings/40107
CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex‐based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight (see https://www.cmich.edu/offices-departments/OCRIE).
If you wish to see “EEO is the Law” posters, please click here.
CMU does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, including admission and employment, and is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 not to discriminate in such a matter.
Inquiries about the application of Title IX can be made to CMU’s Title IX Coordinator, the US Department of Education’s Assistant Secretary, or both.
CMU’s Title IX Coordinator Can Be Reached At
Phone: 989-774-3253
Office: 103 E. Preston St.
Bovee University Center, suite 306
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
Email: titleix@cmich.edu
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