Tenure-Track, Rank Open Faculty; Early Childhood/Elementary Education

Salary : Depends on Qualifications

Location : Florence, Alabama

Job Type : Faculty

Division : Academic Affairs

Department : Teaching, Learning, & Leadership

Opening Date : 11 / 01 / 2024

FLSA : Exempt

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. The posted salary and / or position title may be adjusted dependent on the successful candidate's education, experience, and unique qualifications as they relate to the position.

Description

The University of North Alabama's College of Education & Human Sciences is accepting applications for the position of Tenure-Track, Rank Open faculty in Early Childhood / Elementary Education within the department of Teaching, Learning, & Leadership. This position will have teaching responsibilities that involve face-to-face instruction at the Huizhou University located in, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province, southern China. The successful candidate will have the responsibility of collaborating with stakeholders to develop and maintain an Early Childhood curriculum in support of international partnership needs.

The standard teaching load for this position is 12 credit hours per semester, with all instruction being provided in English. Salary will be commensurate with degree, rank, and experience. The Educator Preparation Program is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation and approved by the Alabama State Department of Education. Appointment will be effective Fall 2025 with the potential to start in Spring 2025. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled.

Essential Job Duties

Essential job duties include : Teaching undergraduate and graduate classes in Early Childhood and / or Elementary Education, both on the main campus and abroad; Advise students; and work with students as well asP-6 schools and administrators domestically and abroad. Additional duties shall include : performing university and community service initiatives; maintaining an active and involved leadership role in college and university committees as requested; maintaining involvement with research activities; assist with international partnership coordination; develop early childhood and / or elementary education curricula; mentor students; participate in scholarly activities; and support the department's current accreditation processes.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Ability to communicate effectively with students, faculty, and staff in written form, verbally, and inter-personally;
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff;
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills;
• Desire and ability to teach and / or learn to teach a varied and evolving curriculum;
• Ability to demonstrate written and spoken fluency in English (fluency in Mandarin is preferred, but not required).

Minimum Qualifications

Special Instructions to Applicants

Applicants must upload a cover letter, resume / CV, and provide contact information for at least three professional / academic references at the time of application. In addition, official transcripts for the highest degree attained are required of the successful candidate, but unofficial copies will be accepted for the application process. If any of your graduate hours in the relevant teaching discipline are taken from a degree(s) that is not your highest attained, an official transcript of that degree(s) must also be submitted. Electronic copies, if available, of unofficial transcripts may be attached under the attachment headings of Unofficial Transcript 1, Unofficial Transcript 2, etc.

Electronic copies of unofficial / official transcripts may also be requested to be sent to employment@una.edu. If electronic copies of transcripts are unavailable, hard copies must be sent to : Human Resources, One Harrison Plaza, UNA Box 5043, Florence, AL, 35632 or brought to 601 Cramer Way, Room 226. Official transcripts must be sent directly to HR from the issuing school via email or postal mail to be considered official. Transcripts with a designation of "Issued to Student", or with the student name listed as the recipient will not be considered official. Official transcripts will be required of the successful candidate prior to the start date of the appointment, but unofficial copies will be accepted for the application process.

If you attended UNA, please click to fill out an online, electronic transcript request form. Your transcripts will be delivered to HR and we will upload them to your application packet at no charge to you. For questions, please email employment@una.edu or call 256-765-4291 and select option #2. Selecting an option other than #2 will result in a delayed response.

UNA is an equal opportunity employer committed to achieving excellence and strength through diversity. UNA seeks a wide range of applicants for this position so that one of our core values, ethnic and cultural diversity, will be affirmed. UNA is a smoke-free campus.

Faculty Benefit Summary

For more details regarding each benefit listed below, please visit the HR website at or click on the links below.

UNA has a fully-insured group health insurance program with , which includes medical, prescription drug, vision, psychiatric, and substance abuse benefits for full-time university employees, and their eligible dependents. The University covers the full individual premium for eligible employees.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama Health / Vision / RX - Monthly Premiums

Tier Employee Cost UNA Cost Total Premium

Employee $0.00 $557.95 $557.95

UNA also provides dental coverage through The University covers the full individual premium for eligible employees.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama Dental - Monthly Premiums

Tier Employee Cost UNA Cost Total Premium

Employee $0.00 $27.54 $27.54

Family $36.34 $27.54 $63.88

UNA provides all eligible employees with basic life insurance at no cost to the employee. The basic life coverage level is 1.5 times the covered employee's annual base salary with a maximum benefit of $400,000. Included with your basic life coverage is Accidental Death and Dismemberment coverage at 3 times the covered employee's annual salary. The provider for this coverage is

As a member of the , eligible employees have life benefits available through the TRS. Also, for eligible active employees, a death benefit of the payment of accrued sick leave is paid to the employee's beneficiary by the University.

This coverage provides benefits after a 90-day period of disability. The monthly benefit is 60% of the covered employee's monthly base salary not to exceed $10,000 per month. The cost for this benefit is paid in full by the University for eligible employees and the provider for this coverage is

Retirement Plans

The is a defined benefit plan in which participation is mandatory for eligible employees. Eligible employees are categorized by the TRS as Tier I or Tier II members.

Rates below are effective as of October 1, 2023

The University provide a $6.00 per month credit to eligible employees to offset the cost(s) for supplemental, voluntary benefits. All full-time regular employees are eligible for this benefit on the first day of the month following the completion of 90 days of employment.

UNA provides remission of tuition to eligible employees and to their spouses and qualified dependent children.

Paid Time Off

Do you have an earned doctorate in Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, or a closely-related field from an accredited university? (Closely-related field in education - i.e. curriculum and instruction - will be considered if the applicant possesses a minimum of 30 graduate hours in Elementary or Early Childhood Education)

Are you eligible to possess teaching credentials in Elementary and / or Early Childhood Education?

Do you have three years or more of teaching experience in grades P-6?

Do you have experience in online teaching and / or are you willing to learn?

Do you have the ability to deliver face-to-face instruction abroad?

Do you have teaching experience at the university level (undergraduate and graduate)?

Do you have an interest in or experience directing student research?

Do you have experience in the supervision of interns in a P-12 setting?

Required Question

Salary : $6 - $10,000