Monday, September 23, 2013

TT in Science Education, Wake Forest NC

Wake Forest University's Department of Education invites applications for a tenure-track position in Science Education at the Assistant Professor level, beginning July 2014.
We are interested in teacher-scholars with at least 2 years of successful secondary science teaching; a strong research agenda with an emphasis in Science Education. Teaching includes secondary and elementary science methods at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and supervision of student teachers. Candidates must have completed their doctoral degree by August 2014 and demonstrate teaching excellence.
Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational institution dedicated to academic excellence in liberal arts, graduate, and professional education. Founded in 1834, the University is ranked among the top twenty-five national universities. With 4,700 undergraduates and 2,500 graduate and professional students, the student-faculty ratio is 11:1. Wake Forest is a collegiate university offering a vibrant intellectual community with a rich cultural life, an impressive array of facilities and an active athletics community.  The University has a deep institutional commitment to public service and engagement with the world, as indicated by the motto pro humanitate. For quick facts about the University, go to http://www.wfu.edu/visitors/quickfacts.html.
Wake Forest is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina part of the beautiful Piedmont Triad metropolitan region which has a population of more than 1.5 million and is listed among the top 35 best places to live in North America by Cities Ranked and Rated. Known as the state's City of the Arts, Winston-Salem offers a vast array of arts experiences ranging from music venues to galleries to theatre and film festivals. The city is also ranked among the top 50 US cities for affordability on national surveys.
Wake Forest University welcomes and encourages diversity and seeks applicants with demonstrated success in working with diverse populations. Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.
Applicants should submit a single PDF containing a cover letter, CV, transcripts, and teaching philosophy in OpenHire. Send two confidential letters of recommendation to recoltr@wfu.edu.  Cover letters may be addressed to Dr. Adam Friedman, Chair of the Search Committee. Deadline for receiving applications is Monday, November 4, 2013.  Wake Forest University is an EEO/AA employer. For complete details and to apply, go to https://wakejobs.silkroad.com or call (336) 758-4700.