School of Education, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Tenure Track
Loyola University Chicago

Job Title:

School of Education, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Tenure Track

Position Title:

School of Education, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Tenure Track

Job Category:

University Faculty

Job Type:

Full-Time

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Campus:

Chicago-Water Tower Campus

Location Code:

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION (02300A)

Department Name:

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Is this split and/or fully grant funded? :

No

Duties and Responsibilities:

The School of Education (SOE) at Loyola University Chicago invites applications for a full-time, tenure track position as Assistant Professor of Teacher Education. The selected individual will join the Teaching and Leaming (T&L) program area faculty in the SOE's accredited undergraduate and graduate programs, each of which is shaped around the SOE's conceptual framework of advancing professionalism in the service of social justice.
Candidates must demonstrate an understanding of culturally responsive, antiracist, and social justice education practices across a variety of learning and education contexts. Candidates must demonstrate skill in applying learning, instructional, and assessment theories across a variety of learning and education contexts. Candidates must also demonstrate a collaborative nature and commitment to collegiality, trust, and building strong working relationships within Teaching & Leaming and the larger SOE and university communities. Candidate must demonstrate the dispositions to work with colleagues across these same contexts to build stronger programs that emphasize critical social justice and anti-racism.
The main responsibilities of these positions include the following:

• Maintaining a teaching load of both undergraduate and graduate courses and modules. Courses are offered in university classrooms, while modules are field-based learning experiences of varying credit hours, which primarily take place within partner school sites.
  • Undergraduate responsibilities include working with students who are pursuing initial Illinois educator licensure in early childhood, elementary, middle grades, secondary, and/or special education.
  • Graduate responsibilities include maintaining a teaching load of graduate courses, supervising doctoral dissertations and dissertations in practice, and supporting independent studies for graduate students.

• Fulfilling the service responsibilities of a tenure-track professor, including advising students, service to T&L programs, the SOE, the larger university, community, and profession. This faculty member will be expected to provide leadership within the T&L program by assuming responsibility for program accreditation, design/redesign, and assessment in their area(s) or expertise, as well as overseeing a semester of the teacher education program continuum as a Sequence Lead.
• Fulfilling the scholarship responsibilities of a tenure track faculty member, including developing a research agenda, presenting at regional and national conferences, seeking research funding, and publishing in outlets relevant to their area of research and practice.
• Collaborating regularly with T&L faculty across specialty areas in efforts to develop and provide student support, maintain high-quality programming, and advance the Teaching and Learning program goals and priorities.
• Maintaining and enhancing existing partnerships with schools and community agencies. This includes building relationships with teachers and administrators on-site alongside other faculty members.

Job candidates should have experience in teacher education. Further, candidates must have teaching experience and related licensure in multiple age groups, content areas, and settings. These may include early childhood, bilingual/EL, elementary, middle grades, special education, and/or secondary education. The person will work with students across specialty areas as well as teaching general modules for students who have not yet chosen a specialty area. These modules include topics such as culturally responsive teaching, working with multilingual learners, educational learning theories, educational policy and philosophy, and other topics. Experience with clinical supervision of teacher candidates is also preferred, given that T&L modules use an apprenticeship approach to building the knowledge and skills of future teachers.

We seek candidates who demonstrate a strong commitment to urban education and learning with a dedication to serving historically minoritized populations consistent with Loyola University Chicago's commitment to advancing social justice through transformative education. Candidates will demonstrate a commitment to collegiality and collaboration within the T&L program and larger SOE and university community.Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Earned doctorate in Teacher Education, Learning Sciences, Curriculum & Instruction, or a related field, with a potential for scholarship production within these fields preferably from an accredited program.
2. Current or previous state educator licensure
3. Multiple areas of teaching expertise and experience in two or more of the following settings: early childhood, elementary, middle grades, secondary, or special education
4. Research experience in the candidate's given field of expertise

Preferred Experiential Qualifications:

1. Urban education experiences and demonstrated efforts to address social justice
2. Successful prior work in teacher education
3. Supervision or field-based work with practicum students and/or interns
4. Knowledge of and experience with the International Baccalaureate (IB) and IB schools
5. Experience with multilingual learners and multilingualism

Physical Demands:

None

Working Conditions:

None

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience:

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Earned doctorate in Teacher Education, Learning Sciences, Curriculum & Instruction, or a related field, with a potential for scholarship production within these fields preferably from an accredited program.2. Current or previous state educator licensure3. Multiple areas of teaching expertise and experience in two or more of the following settings: early childhood, elementary, middle grades, secondary, or special education4. Research experience in the candidate's given field of expertise
Preferred Experiential Qualifications:

1. Urban education experiences and demonstrated efforts to address social justice2. Successful prior work in teacher education3. Supervision or field-based work with practicum students and/or interns4. Knowledge of and experience with the International Baccalaureate (IB) and IB schools5. Experience with multilingual learners and multilingualism

Open Date:

11/12/2024

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Review of applications will begin November 15thand continue until the position is filled. Anticipated starting date is August 2025. Applicants are asked to submit (1) a cover letter that explains interest in and fit for the position, (2) an up-to-date curriculum vitae, (3) a statement of teaching philosophy, (4) graduate transcripts, and (5) the names and contact information of three professional references. References will not be contacted immediately but might be consulted at subsequent points in the review process.

Application material should be submitted to: https://www.careers.luc.edu. Make inquiries to: Dr Amy Heineke, Chair of the Teaching and Learning Search Committee, School of Education, Loyola University Chicago at aheineke@luc.edu.

LUC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for mission and diversifying our faculty. As a Jesuit Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a transformative education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about LUC's mission, candidates may consult our website at https://www.luc.edu/mission/mission_vision.shtml. For information about the university's focus on transformative education, candidates may consult our website at http://www.luc.edu/transformativeed.

About Loyola University Chicago:

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

As one of the nation's largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, Loyola University Chicago fosters a transformative cultural experience that honors diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are committed to not only recruiting, but also retaining a diverse, mission driven workforce and enabling a culture of inclusiveness in an environment that values service excellence, stewardship, personal well-being, and professional development for all of our employees. Loyola University Chicago supports its staff and faculty with a wide array of affordable, comprehensive and competitive benefits centered on health and wellness, financial security, equity, and work-life balance. We actively seek those who wish to join our faculty, staff, and students in a community of diverse opinions, perspectives, and backgrounds supporting our Jesuit mission and striving toward the same goal of being persons for and with others.

Quick Link for Posting:

https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/29747

Job Number:

8500439

Organizational Location:

PROVOST

Number of Vacancies:

1

Desired Start Date:

08/11/2025

Open Until Filled:

Yes

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