Lecturer -Multicultural Childhood Education

Job ID

28284

Location

Medgar Evers College

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Regular/Temporary

Regular

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FACULTY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Medgar Evers College (MEC), a nationally recognized leader in urban-serving education, is one of twenty-three colleges within the dynamic City University New York (CUNY) System. Named for the late civil rights leader, Medgar Wiley Evers (1925-1963), the College's mission is to develop and maintain high quality, professional, career-oriented undergraduate degree programs in the context of liberal education.Located in Central Brooklyn, MEC was established in 1970 with a mandate to meet the educational and social needs of the Central Brooklyn community, The College is committed to a student-centered education and advancing knowledge through scholarly research.

The School of Education at Medgar Evers College aims to prepare all stakeholders with the requisite knowledge, skills and attitudes to positively transform their own lives and the lives of others in communities and societies that have been underserved and underrepresented in progressive education and sustainable careers. It is grounded on Medgar’s four pillars of expertise: applied and occupational learning, culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy, diasporic and global connectivity, and research and intervention.

The Department of Multicultural Childhood and Early Childhood Education in the School of Education is seeking a full time faculty member at the rank of Lecturer, with an emphasis in multicultural childhood education. The candidate should be committed to preparing change agents for urban classrooms. The candidate should have professional experience preparing teachers to work with P-12 students, and must be familiar with National and Specialty Professional Association Standards that guide teacher preparation. The candidate should be well versed in literacy content and pedagogy, and curriculum and instruction for urban schools at all developmental levels from P – 12. Experience with Ed-TPA teacher preparation, clinical supervision of teacher candidates, and multilingualism are preferred.

The candidate should be well versed in culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy. The candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to the following:

Perform teaching and guidance duties in area(s) of expertise.

• Share responsibility for committee and department assignments including administrative, supervisory, and other functions.

• Teaching Childhood Education courses

• Teaching Education foundation courses

• Supervising Student Teachers

• Participating in recruitment initiatives for the Department

• Contributing to departmental continuous assessments of student learning outcomes

• Assisting in completion of teacher education program quality assurance requirements for accreditation

• Collaborating on articulation agreements with other colleges

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in area(s) of expertise, and the ability to teach successfully.

Preferred:

Candidates must have (at minimum) a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education 3 years of classroom teaching experience. Candidate must have demonstrated ability to teach both undergraduate courses and experience supervising or mentoring pre-service or practicing teachers in urban settings. It is recommended that candidates have teaching certification in elementary education. Candidate must have the ability to teach in in-person and online modalities (course at Medgar Evers are offered face-to-face, online, day, evening, and weekends (Note: Teaching assignments are made by the department chairperson in consultation with instructors and faculty)

COMPENSATION

Commesurate upon education and experience

$67,684-$76,870

CUNY offers faculty a competitive compensation and benefits package covering health insurance, pension and retirement benefits, paid parental leave, and savings programs. We also provide mentoring and support for research, scholarship, and publication as part of our commitment to ongoing faculty professional development.

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CLOSING DATE

Open until filled with review of resumes to begin on April 18, 2024

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