Department:  Special Education and Reading
Rank: Assistant/Associate
Specialization(s): Reading
Job Posted: Oct 15, 2012
Search #: 13-028

Brief Description of Duties/Responsibilities:

The Department of Special Education and Reading seeks applicants for a tenure track position at the Assistant/Associate level in the Graduate Reading Program.  Responsibilities include: Teaching a variety of graduate level courses in Reading/Language Arts; student advisement; department and university service, research and scholarship.

Required Qualifications:
1.    Earned doctorate or ABD in reading or closely related field.  If ABD, candidate must have earned doctorate by end of first year of appointment.
2.    A minimum of three years fulltime PK-12 classroom teaching experience including reading/language arts
3.    Expertise in literacy coaching; expertise in literacy leadership; expertise in foundations of language and literacy; expertise in explicit instruction and assessment within the component view of literacy development.
4.    Record of, or strong potential for, scholarly activity.

Preferred Qualifications:
1.    University teaching experience
2.    Experience in urban school districts
3.    Current certification as Reading specialist or consultant

Application Process:
Please submit letter of interest, current curriculum vitae, official graduate transcripts and three letters of recommendation to:

Dr. Nancy Boyles, Search Committee Chair,
Department of Special Education and Reading,
Southern Connecticut State University
501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515.

Materials can be submitted electronically to boylesn1@southernct.edu 

Attn: Search#: 13-028
A review of new applications will begin on December 15, 2012. The position will remain open until filled. 

SCSU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, and strongly encourages women and minority group member applications.