Clinician or Clinical Assistant Professor- English - Creating a Pool

Title: Clinician or Clinical Assistant Professor- English - Creating a Pool

Division Name: Academic Affairs

College/Unit: College of Arts and Sciences

Department: English

Campus Location: Normal, IL

In anticipation of possible openings throughout the academic year, the English Department invites a pool of qualified persons interested in student-teacher supervising positions. Applications are accepted continuously for part-time, non-tenure-track positions and reviewed as vacancies become available. There may not be an actual vacancy at the time you apply.

This position is to mentor teacher candidates in their student teaching internship. The supervisor is a liaison between ISU and the school district personnel, primarily the cooperating teacher. The supervisor is responsible for observing the student-teacher on-site at least four times during the student teaching semester and providing a formal assessment of the teacher candidate's teaching episodes. In addition, the supervisor will respond to weekly online journal assignments written by the student-teacher. The supervisor is responsible for providing the grade for the student-teacher of the student teaching class.

The Department of English at Illinois State University is dedicated to providing an environment that facilitates individual and communal work, creative, intellectual, pedagogical, administrative, and outreach of our faculty, staff, and students. Our long-term goal is to position ourselves as the premiere English Studies program so that we can serve as an exemplar of the English Studies model to faculty and students nationwide.

1. Bachelor's degree in English or related field.
2. At least five years of classroom teaching experience in a middle school or high school English classroom.
3. State law mandates demonstrable oral proficiency in the English language as a requirement for this position.

Varies

Open Until Filled

Commensurate with experience

Resume/C.V., Cover Letter, & Reference List

PLEASE NOTE: These documents are required to be submitted online in order to complete the application process. Please have these documents ready prior to clicking on "Apply"

Applications will be reviewed as vacancies become available.

Jeanne Merkle
djmerkl@ilstu.edu

This position is subject to a criminal background investigation based on University Policy 3.1.30 and any offer of employment is contingent upon you passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.

Illinois State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or other state or federal law you may request an accommodation by contacting the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at (309) 438-3383. The Office of Equal Opportunity and Access will hold any confidential information you provide in confidence.

If you are having difficulty accessing the system, please call Human Resources at (309) 438-8311.