College of Education
Faculty Vacancies Department of Reading
Tenure Track
California State University, Fullerton is a large, comprehensive, urban university with approximately 1,670 full- and part-time faculty and a diverse student body of approximately over 35,500 enrolled in Fall 2010.
The university offers a broad spectrum of degree programs in liberal arts and sciences as well as applied and professional fields with 55 at the baccalaureate level and 50 graduate programs including a doctorate in education. Learning is preeminent at Cal State Fullerton. We combine the best qualities of teaching and research universities where actively engaged students, faculty and staff work in close collaborations to expand knowledge. Research and other creative activities are enhanced by the proximity of the campus to nationally recognized business, cultural, and educational institutions. Faculty members were awarded more than $28.7 million in grants and contracts for research and scholarly activities in 2009-10. The university has a longstanding tradition of collegial governance. Cal State Fullerton is strongly committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. CSUF is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution (the only one in Orange County) and an Asian American and Pacific Islander Serving Institution. We are ranked 5th in the nation in terms of baccalaureate degrees awarded to minorities. In addition to meeting fully its obligations under federal and state law, Cal State Fullerton is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can live, work and learn in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual. To that end, all qualified individuals will receive equal consideration without regard to economic status, race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin or cultural background, political views, sex or sexual orientation, disability or Veteran's status or other personal characteristics or beliefs.
Position
The Reading Department at Cal State Fullerton offers an NCATE accredited MSE with a Concentration in Reading, and is authorized by the California Council on Teacher Certification to offer the California Reading Certificate and the California Reading/Language Arts Specialist Credential. The graduate programs are offered on the main campus, the Irvine campus, and at school-based cohort sites.
In addition to the graduate programs, the Department provides undergraduate courses in developmental reading, early literacy development, and multiple sections of a general education course in critical reading. The latter course builds the core competencies and habits of mind necessary for college success and lifelong learning, and has served as a model for similar courses in community colleges across our service area.
The Department is seeking an enthusiastic, committed, and highly qualified individual to teach and fulfill all other obligations of a tenure-track faculty member in an interdisciplinary collaborative environment. For additional information about the Department programs and courses, see: http://ed.fullerton.edu/Reading .
The successful candidate will:
Teach graduate courses in reading, to include at least 2 of the following: beginning reading instruction; content area reading; reading assessment; intervention and remediation; interfaces of linguistics and reading; sociocultural contexts of language and literacy; instructional technology, cognition and learning, curriculum theory, academic literacy, college/adult reading and learning, and research methodology related to reading.
Potentially teach undergraduate courses in developmental reading, academic literacy and/or critical reading and thinking.
Use state-of-the art technology to teach and/or create face-to-face, hybrid (partially online), and 100% online courses.
Engage in a focused agenda of scholarly endeavor.
Teach face-to-face courses on the main campus, the Irvine campus, and/or at cohort sites.
Provide academic advisement and participate in department, University, and community service.
Qualifications
Must have a doctorate in education with a concentration in reading and/or literacy from an accredited institution.
Must have a minimum of 21 units of graduate coursework in reading, including but not limited to foundational knowledge, curriculum and instruction, assessment, diversity, adult learning, creating a literate environment, and professional learning and leadership, as these relate to reading pre-K-adult.
Must have a record of demonstrated excellence in the teaching of reading, with a minimum of 3 years successful full-time K-12 teaching experience, including the teaching of reading.
Must have demonstrated ability to work effectively with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community, and be committed to the preparation of graduates able to meet the needs of the diverse populations of todays public schools and/or community colleges.
Must have evidence of or demonstrated strong potential for scholarly and creative activity, and a focused research agenda for advancing knowledge in the field of reading and/or literacy(K-adult).
Must have a record of engagement in professional service activities that align with the advancement of the field of reading.
Preferred Qualifications
Prefer demonstrated teaching of graduate courses in curriculum theory and
research methods.
Prefer demonstrated teaching experience working inclusively with culturally and
linguistically diverse student populations using innovative instructional
approaches and methods.
Prefer successful experience creating and/or teaching online courses.
Prefer successful teaching of reading at the community college and/or university
level.
Rank & Salary
This is a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. Salary is competitive and commensurate to rank, experience and qualifications. Periodic salary adjustments are enacted by the state legislature. An excellent comprehensive benefits package is available, includes health/vision/dental plans, spouse, domestic partner, and/or dependent fee-waiver, access to campus child-care, an affordable housing program, defined-benefit retirement through the state system, along with optional tax- sheltering opportunities. For a detailed description of benefits, go to
http://hr.fullerton.edu/Benefits/Faculty_Unit_3.pdf
Job Control Number
23603G-11-038
Appointment Date
August 2011
Application Deadline
To be assured full consideration, all application materials must be received by March 15, 2011. The search will be open until the position is filled.
Application Procedure
The required materials are:
1. Letter of application (relating your experience to the required qualifications and stated responsibilities)
2. Three current letters of professional reference
3. Curriculum vita
4. Graduate transcripts
5. One (1) recent publication or other examples of scholarly work
Send copies of all materials to:
Department of Reading
Dr. Rosario Ordonez-Jasis, Search Committee Chair
College Park, CP-570
California State University, Fullerton
P.O. Box 6868
Fullerton, CA 92834-6868
For all general inquiries, email Rosario Ordonez-Jasis: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
For questions related specifically to application materials submitted, call
Shannon Wilson: 657-278-3497.
Cal State Fullerton is an Equal Opportunity/
Title IX/503/504/VEVRA/ADA Employer
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