Assistant Professor of Education Professions
Assistant Professor of Education Professions
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$ 55000 - 60000
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Position/Application Information
McNeese State Universityinvites applicants to apply for the position of Assistant Professor of Education Professions. This is a fulltime 9month unclassified tenure track faculty position. This position requires inperson teaching on campus. The appointment begins in August 2025.
POSITION NUMBER:F99771SALARY RANGE:$55000 $60000 (dependent upon degree held at time of hire; opportunities for summer teaching may be available
DEADLINE:Review of applications will begin March 14 2025 and will continue until position is filled.
APPLICATION PROCESS AND MATERIALS:
For the application process applicants MUST complete an electronic application and upload required documents listed below to ensure full consideration:
- Letter of Application
- Resume
- Three References (include: name phone number and email address)
- Unofficial Transcripts
TO APPLY FOR THIS VACANCYclick on the APPLY button at the top of advertisement to complete the electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. *Required application materials WILL NOT be accepted after the deadline if applicable. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
ALL JOB OFFERS ARE CONTINGENT UPON THE SUCCESSFUL RESULT OF A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK AND RECEIPT OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT(S) IF APPLICABLE.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS POSITION PLEASE CONTACT THE CHAIR:
Dr. Harvey Hannah Assistant Professor of Education Professions at
Kim DronettHR Analyst / Office of Human Resources / McNeese State University
Email: / Voice:/ TDD:
Position Duties/Responsibilities
The Assistant Professor is responsible for functions related to teaching 15 hours of coursework advising and supporting various college initiatives. Faculty responsibilities include leading one departmental or college initiative and assisting with others as requested. College and Departmental Initiatives currently include Boots on the Ground Community Engagement Mentors Ed Rising Invest Adventure Club Grant Writing Unlock Education Regional Conference and Impact on Education Regional Conference. Additionally the assistant professor will perform the responsibilities of a site coordinator which includes the following roles: 1 the liaison between the university and school district 2 participate in mentor teacher trainings and stakeholder meetings and 3 coaching of teacher candidates and residents.
The Assistant Professor will work closely with:
- Faculty members who teach early childhood or elementary content to create course curriculum that has continuity and scaffolding for candidates
- Burton College of Education Accreditation Specialist for major assessment data collection and analysis requirements for national accreditation and state reporting.
- Team Lead for Site Coordinators to be trained as a site coordinator. Site coordinators serve three major roles. They serve as 1 the liaison between the university and school district 2 participate in mentor teacher trainings and stakeholder meetings and 3 coaching of teacher candidates and residents.
Required/Preferred Qualifications
Required:
- Earned a doctorate degree in education at the time of appointment or currently enrolled in a nationally accredited doctoral program and in good academic standing to be completed within 2 years of date of hire.
- Valid Teaching License with certification in early childhood or elementary content areas
- Credentialed to teach literacy coursework with Science of Reading training 18 graduate hours in curriculum and instruction with a focus on literacy Reading Endorsement or equivalent
- 3to5 years of early childhood or elementary classroom teaching experience
- Knowledge of and experience with Common Core State Standards or equivalent
- Experience working with highquality curriculum
- Evidence of application of technology in the classroom
- Experience working with high needs students and/or traditionally underserved populations of students
- Experience with developing highquality teachers/teacher candidates
- Mentor Teacher Certified or willing to complete Mentor Teacher certification within first year employed.
Position requires inperson teaching on campus.
Preferred:
- Evidence of knowledge and implementation of Coteaching Providing Quality Verbal and Written Academic Feedback and effective coaching practices
- Evidence in supporting teachers/teacher candidates with implementing highquality curriculum
- Evidence of leadership in professional development
- Experience with datadriven instructional decision making
- Bilingual
- Dyslexia training
- University teaching experience
- Knowledge of standard requirements: Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) Louisiana Components of Effective Teaching (LCET) Louisiana Teacher Preparation Competencies and Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) Standards High Leverage Practices (HLP)
- Evidence of collaboration with stakeholders such as students teachers districts/parishes.
General University information
McNeese State University located in Lake Charles Louisiana is a public university and a member of the University of Louisiana System. Under Louisiana law applications and all supporting materials will become public record. All applicants are expected to submit complete and accurate materials as specified in the position announcement. A background check and an English Proficiency assessment (Faculty Only) will be conducted on selected finalists. We comply with Louisiana Revised Statute 49:1001 et seq and State of Louisiana Executive Order 9838 which provides for drug testing of employees appointees prospective employees and prospective appointees. Prospective employees and employees are informed if a drug test is required.
McNeese State University is an AA/EEO/ADA employer committed to excellence through diversity and a SAME agency (State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities) for the State of Louisiana.
Persons needing reasonable accommodations as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the ADA Coordinator Krisshunn Youngblood Office of Inclusive Excellence: Voice:; TDD/TTY Hearing Impaired:; or.
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires McNeese State University to inform applicants that the University can employ only U.S. citizens and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. Each new employee is required to present documentation verifying his/her identity and right to accept employment. McNeese participates in EVerify.
Louisiana Revised Statute 42:31Eligibility requirements for certain unclassified employeesrequires any person hired or employed in an unclassified position whose annual salary or rate of compensation is equal to or exceeds one hundred thousand dollars provide proof to his public employer that he has been issued a Louisiana drivers license and that all vehicles registered in his name are registered in Louisiana within thirty days of being hired or employed at such salary.
Transcripts from Foreign Universities: Prospective faculty submitting transcripts from foreign universities or schools must have the coursework evaluated for equivalency to United Statesaccredited coursework by a Universityapproved agency. The prospective faculty member is responsible for the cost of the evaluation. McNeese typically accepts evaluations by World Education Services or Educational Credential Evaluators Inc..
Employment Type
Full-Time
