Assistant/Associate Professor in Literacy

Position Summary: The Department of Teacher Education and Professional Development at Central Michigan University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of assistant/associate professor effective August, 2022. Candidates must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position at htps://www.jobs.cmich.edu — the full detailed job positing and requirements can also be found here.

Tenure-track faculty are generally expected to teach three courses per semester, maintain an active research agenda, and actively participate in service activities. Courses may be face-to-face, hybrid, hyflex, or online at the undergraduate or graduate level. Faculty may also: advise students; engage in program assessment; help develop and promote CMU’s TEPD course offerings; direct The Literacy Center; and strengthen partnerships on and off campus.

Required Qualifications: Candidates must have an earned doctorate in education with an emphasis in reading/literacy studies and have completed at least three years of successful teaching at the PK-6 school level. A doctorate is required; however, an ABD will be considered if it is clear the degree will be conferred by the time of the appointment. Candidates applying for associate professor must provide documentation of successful experience teaching literacy in higher education. Candidates must have specialized knowledge in PK-6 literacy assessment and instruction. Candidates applying for the position must show documentation of scholarship appropriate for the rank and possess effective written and oral communication skills. The position requires maintenance of scholarly research and publications, service to the university and PK-12 schools, and effective teaching and advising at the university level.

Preferred Qualifications: Preferred credentials include the ability to integrate instructional technology and topics and pedagogies associated with diversity and equity into teaching and student learning; successful experience teaching literacy in higher education for the associate rank; grant writing and literacy clinic experience.

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 http://www.cmich.edu/ocrie).

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.