Assistant Professor of Education
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POSITION SUMMARY:
Date application must be received for priority consideration by: November 1 2025Anticipated Appointment Begin Date: September 16 2026
Closing Date or if blank Open Until Filled:
Job Family Group: Faculty
Division/Department: School of Education/Education Department
Compensation Range: $68156 - $72330 (Assistant Prof YIR 1-4) commensurate with experience in a comparable faculty appointment and according to the SOU faculty collective bargaining agreement
Faculty Classification of Instruction Programs (CIP) Code anticipated: 13.01 Education General
FLSA Status: Exempt
Appointment Basis: 9 month
Time Type: Full-time
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Renewable/Non-renewable/Grants/Limited Duration: Renewable
This position is designated as a critical security-sensitive or safety-sensitive position; therefore the incumbent must successfully complete a Criminal Background Check: Yes
Work Location Type: On Campus
Worker Status: Must be able to legally work in the United States without visa sponsorship
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT:
Finalist Candidates for faculty positions shall provide copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the search committee at the time they are notified that they are a finalist.
Each applicant is required to provide (as attachments to the online application) the following supplemental documents: (1) letter providing some detail of the applicants qualifications and interest in the position; (2) current resume/CV; (3) teaching philosophy; (4) names and contact information for three professional references. - PLEASE NOTE - during the application process you will be prompted to attach these documents in the area titled Resume. Please either combine ALL documents into ONE attachment OR upload each item separately in this section. Failure to upload ALL of the required documents may disqualify application from consideration.
For inquiries and additional information please contact: Human Resource Services via email at or by phone at .
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POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The School of Education at Southern Oregon University (SOU) is seeking candidates for a full-time nine-month tenure-track Assistant Professor in Education.
We are seeking a creative and curious colleague who will model exemplary teaching and engagement with our local and regional educational partners. Applicants should have the ability to teach in the areas of education and educator preparation with particular need for expertise in the areas of early literacy and early childhood special education/early intervention. This faculty member will be a key contributor in our continuing efforts to ensure all educators are prepared to understand and meet the needs of our increasingly diverse student populations and to ensure all children have access to appropriate literacy education.
Teaching responsibilities include graduate and undergraduate courses and may include online courses or courses with hybrid delivery. Other responsibilities include supervising student teachers in field settings advising
curriculum development research program coordination university and department service professional affiliations as appropriate and other responsibilities as assigned.
The School of Education is actively engaging in addressing and serving the needs of the growing diversity of its student body and the teaching workforce. We welcome applicants from a diversity of backgrounds.
We offer excellent comprehensive health and retirement benefits. The start date is September 2026 and the position will be open until filled with priority deadline November 1 2025.
Southern Oregon University is a public liberal arts institution of approximately 2500 undergraduate and 500 graduate students. The surrounding area is known for cultural offerings such as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival the Ashland International Film Festival and the Britt Music Festival. The region is noted for its unparalleled biodiversity and natural beauty. The university lies in close proximity to the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument mountain lakes the Rogue River and the Pacific Crest Trail. The Rogue Valley is renowned for outdoor activities such as hiking skiing and biking and rafting.
Minimum Qualifications
Initial appointment at the rank of assistant professor requires a terminal degree in Education (or closely related discipline) orABD from an accredited institution.
Applicants should have at least one year of experience teaching in higher education
Applicants should provide documented evidence of teaching excellence and scholarly activities.
Applicants should have a minimum of three years teaching experience in early childhood or elementary public school settings.
Applicants should have evidence of the ability to teach in a variety of courses appropriate to education as a discipline as well as to educator preparation licensure programs
Preferred Qualifications
Ph.D. in Education Curriculum and Instruction or related terminal degree from an accredited institution.
More than one year of teaching in higher education teaching advising and mentoring undergraduate and/or graduate students.
Experience teaching in a variety of course delivery modalities
Experience teaching Special Education in a public-school setting
Demonstrated knowledge of early childhood development and education
Familiarity with applicable state standards and curricular mandates
Experience with teacher performance assessment instruments.
Experience with program coordination administration.
Experience working with in-service teachers for staff development and/or advanced licensure.
Grant writing experience.
Preference will be given to candidates with experience teaching and supervising graduate students first-generation college students and diverse student populations.
Essential Functions
Duties - The following examples are typical work activities that are meant to illustrate the general range of work functions and are not meant to be all-inclusive or restrictive
(100%) The primary responsibilities of all faculty members are: teaching professional development and service.
Teaching encompasses normal instructional activities beyond the teaching of assigned courses such as academic advising working with students outside of class posting and maintaining appropriate office hours course and curriculum planning etc.
Professional Development includes maintaining currency in the discipline taught.
Service includes program and institutional administrative committee and student support and retention activities
In addition professorial faculty members are expected to participate in scholarly and/or creative activities including formal research (whether in scholarship of discovery scholarship of synthesis scholarship of application or scholarship of teaching) and in service to the university and beyond the campus such as in professional organizations or other professionally related public service
Skills Knowledge and Abilities
Demonstrated excellence in written verbal and technical communication skills and with a high degree of personal integrity and standards
Ability to facilitate an innovative transformative curriculum and pedagogy to enable students to be prepared for the future
Excellent communication skills; demonstrated ability to effectively communicate information in a clear and understandable manner both verbally and in writing
Demonstrated experience requiring a very high level of diplomacy and professionalism to effectively handle a broad range of sensitive interpersonal situations
Demonstrated ability to interpret and consistently apply a wide variety of complex policies and procedures where specific guidelines may not always exist
Demonstrated ability to work with frequent changes in policies and procedures sometimes under pressure and a fast-paced environment
Strong analytical and research skills; demonstrated ability to gather evaluate and to develop well-reasoned conclusions and recommendations
Demonstrated ability to proactively assess work operations and anticipate potential problems; ability to develop and implement strategies for preventing/resolving problems
Ability to independently analyze software functionality and design and document efficient/effective work processes
Excellent organizational and time management skills with the demonstrated ability to set own priorities to coordinate multiple assignments with fluctuating and time-sensitive deadlines
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with community leaders business leaders and donors to advance the mission and vision of the institution.
Demonstrated ability to effectively perform work of a highly sensitive and confidential nature that requires access to information.
Must be able to exercise sound judgment and discretion tact and diplomacy
Ability to take initiative in independently planning organizing and performing work assignments within broadly defined parameters
Demonstrated ability to work with a high level of productivity and accuracy/attention to detail
Proficiency with a variety of computer applications including word-processing spreadsheets databases internet/online systems (e.g. calendaring and email) social media platforms Learning Management Systems etc.
Demonstrated ability to initiate establish and foster communication and teamwork by maintaining a positive cooperative productive work atmosphere internally and externally and to establish and maintain effective working relationships within a diverse population and with those from various cultural backgrounds
Physical Demand
Regular teaching activities including standing/sitting lecturing and using a computer.
Special Conditions
Workload expectations are outlined in the Association for Professors Southern Oregon University (APSOU) Collective Bargaining Agreement Article 19.
Teaching assignments may include First Year Experience online and/or hybrid courses Medford and Ashland campus classes and day evening and weekend courses.
Must be willing to travel and attend training programs off-site for occasional professional development.
Must be able to work additional hours and adjust working hours to meet special jobs. May be called back periodically to perform work as needed on an emergency basis.
Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment background check.
Under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) this position classification is defined as exempt and is not subject to overtimeregulations.
The person holding this position is considered a mandated reporter under the Oregon Revised Statutes and is required to comply with the requirements set forth by the Oregon Department of Human Services.
Compensation: Any formally approved and authorized salary change shall automatically amend this contract.
SOU is an equal access AA/EOE committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Southern Oregon University will provide if requested reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of accommodation in order to provide access to the application interviewing and selection process. You are not required to note the presence of a disability on this application. If however you require a reasonable accommodation in the application and/or interview process due to disability requests must be made in a timely manner to Human Resources.
Diversity Statement:
Southern Oregon University is a welcoming community committed to inclusive excellence and the celebration of diversity. Without diversity our educational process is diminished. Working together in support of our commitment to diversity we strengthen and enrich our role as learners educators and members of a tightly connected global community. We encourage those who share in our commitment to diversity to join our community and we expect all our employees to demonstrate an ability and desire to create an inclusive campus community.
SOU Land Acknowledgement
We want to take this moment to acknowledge that Southern Oregon University is located within the ancestral homelands of the Shasta Takelma and Latgawa peoples who lived here since time immemorial. These Tribes were displaced during rapid Euro-American colonization the Gold Rush and armed conflict between 1851 and 1856. In the 1850s the discovery of gold and settlement brought thousands of Euro-Americans to their lands leading to warfare epidemics starvation and villages being 1853 the first of several treaties were signed confederating these Tribes and others together who would then be referred to as the Rogue River Tribe. These treaties ceded most of their homelands to the United States and in return they were guaranteed a permanent homeland reserved for them. At the end of the Rogue River Wars in 1856 these Tribes and many other Tribes from western Oregon were removed to the Siletz Reservation and the Grand Ronde Reservation. Today the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon () and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians () are living descendants of the Takelma Shasta and Latgawa peoples of this area. We encourageYOUto learn about the land you reside on and to join us in advocating for the inherent sovereignty of Indigenous people.
Notice to Prospective Employees
Section 485 of the Higher Education Act and The Federal Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990 (now referred to as the Clery Act) require that prospective employees be notified of the availability of SOUs Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. The report provides the annual statistics and campus policies for the reporting of and responding to campus crimes and fires; access to campus facilities; conduct code and campus policies on the use possession and sale of drugs/alcohol; and educational/information programs to inform the campus community about campus security procedures and crime prevention.
An electronic copy of the Annual Security Report (ASR) can be accessed at the following link: A physical copy of the ASR is available at no charge upon request. To request a copy please visit the Office of the General Counsel located in Churchill Hall 1250 Siskiyou Boulevard Ashland Oregon 97520. For more information call or email.
Employment Type
Full-Time
