What are the responsibilities and job description for the Elementary Lecturer position at University of North Carolina Wilmington?
Brief Summary of Work for this Position
The University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Watson College of Education seeks to fill a full-time, 9-month, non-tenure-track Lecturer faculty position in elementary education within the Department of Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle, Literacy, and Special Education to begin August 2025.
We seek a dynamic, innovative, and collaborative colleague who is passionate about teacher education. Successful candidates will have a strong background in elementary social studies education and / or the social foundations of elementary classroom teaching, demonstrate a commitment to public education and to pedagogies customized for social contexts of education and be prepared to teach elementary program courses in social studies methods. They must also be prepared to supervise face-to-face and distance education field experiences in elementary classrooms.
Preference will be given to candidates who possess a record of teaching in multiple modalities, including online synchronous and asynchronous formats. Minimum Education and Experience Requirements To be eligible for employment, the candidate must have :
- Master’s degree in education with at least 18 hours of graduate coursework closely related to social studies education, curriculum and instruction, or elementary education by August 1, 2025 to be eligible for employment.
- K-6 public school teaching experience.
- Experience supervising or mentoring preservice and / or beginning teachers.
- Demonstrated evidence of how teaching, service, community engagement or research contribute to building equitable, diverse, and inclusive communities.
Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Required Certifications or Licensure N / A Primary Function of Organizational Unit The Department of Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle, Literacy and Special Education is a community of professional educators dedicated to the preparation of teachers and other professionals with the knowledge, skills and dispositions of their fields to engage with children, families and colleagues in a variety of educational and community settings.
Our department prepares high quality, forward-thinking, imaginative, dynamic teachers and professional leaders that are capable of adapting to today’s educational contexts as well as future ones. Our programs value the integration of valid and rigorous theory and research with professional and practical expertise to inform, support, and empower university students to reach their full professional potential.
