Position Summary: The Ella Cline Shear School of Education at SUNY Geneseo seeks applicants for a tenure-track position in Adolescence Science Education. The School of Education has a long and rich history of preparing teachers who are knowledgeable, skilled in their instructional practices, passionate about their work, and motivated to provide leadership within their profession. Preservice teachers are placed in diverse field experiences throughout the region beginning in the second semester of their teacher education programs. Our candidates’ successes are evidenced by an overall 98% pass rate on the New York State Teacher Certification examinations for the past three years. All teacher certification programs of the School of Education are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). The School of Education offers undergraduate programs leading to initial teacher certification in Early Childhood and Childhood Education (Birth-6), Teaching Students with Disabilities (all grades, PreK-12) and Childhood Education (grades 1-6), and Adolescence Education (grades 7-12). Additionally, graduate students can work toward professional certification through our graduate program in Reading and Literacy (Birth-12) program.
The priority for our growing programs is teaching excellence: We seek someone with a strong commitment to teaching in a liberal arts setting who is prepared to teach both introductory courses and advanced courses in their area/s of expertise. A commitment to, and experience in, working effectively with students from diverse backgrounds is essential. We strongly encourage applications from candidates of historically underrepresented groups, candidates with disabilities, and those with experience with accessibility and/or inclusion initiatives.
Primary responsibilities for this position include:
- Teaching undergraduate (and possibly graduate) coursework in Adolescence Education, such as Dimensions of Teaching and Inquiry, Topics in Secondary Science Education, and Methods and Materials in Secondary Science Education. Other courses may include Social Foundations of American Education, Issues in Education, Teaching Science & Math to Children, and introductory courses in the major.
- Teaching via modalities that may include in-person, online, or hybrid teaching formats.
- Supervising preservice teacher education candidates in the field while supporting partnerships with our field experience and student teaching placements.
- Participating in curriculum design, assessment, accreditation activities, and other School and College service.
- Conducting research and pursuing other scholarly work in area/s of expertise. Research that involves our teacher candidates is highly encouraged.
- Serve as the primary academic advisor for teacher candidates.
Required Qualifications:
- An earned doctorate from an accredited U.S. or internationally recognized institution of higher education in one of the following: Teaching & Curriculum, Adolescence Education, Multicultural Education, Urban Education, Critical Pedagogy, or a closely related field. ABD with a designated completion date also accepted.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the field of adolescence education and science education
- Demonstrated commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment as demonstrated in teaching practices, research, and service.
- Evidence of scholarly engagement related to areas such as adolescence education; science education; multicultural education; culturally sustaining pedagogies; social justice education; critical pedagogies; indigenous education; disability studies; neurodiversity, intersectional, feminist, and/or queer pedagogies, which may include peer-reviewed publications and/or presentations at academic conferences.
- Demonstrated experience with either (a) teaching science at secondary (7-12) grade levels or (b) teaching science education at the higher education level.