Description

The School of Education at MidAmerica Nazarene University invites applicants for a full-time, tenure track position at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Teaching Professor. The successful candidate should have teaching experience in PK-12 education and pre-service teacher education levels, the ability to develop in-person, hybrid and/or online courses, and direct a state and nationally accredited initial licensure program.

The Program director faculty is expected to:

• Supports the continuous improvement of an innovative online program that meets state and national accreditation standards.
• Direct cohorts induction to matriculation processes and protocols
• Maintains accreditation integrity and best practies for online programming
• Coordinates degree completion plans
• Support instructor hiring and training
• Develop and support district partnership programs to recruit program participants
• Maintain accreditation documentation (handbooks, agendas, minutes, etc.)

The teaching faculty member is expected to:

• Perform as the instructor of record for all assigned courses as designated by the Associate Dean.
• Prepare for and attend all class meetings. In case of absence, faculty member must make arrangements for a substitute to teach class or propose some other relevant assignment. Classes should not be canceled. Develop assignments, administer assessments, evaluate student work, provide feedback to students, and assign grades.
• Hold regular office hours for students involved in classes taught. Be available for office hours each week, including reasonable appointments if a student cannot meet during scheduled office hours.
• Mentor undergraduate and graduate students
• All faculty members are expected to be active in advising, including supporting program plan development and revisions.
• Engage in program evaluation with other faculty including state-level and national accreditation processes.
• Adhere to department, School, and University policies.
• Supervise fieldwork, practicum, and student teaching students.
• Recruit new masters and undergraduate students with support from the School of Education.
• Support district partnership programs to recruit, diversify, and retain educators.
• Maintain relationships with local programs and school districts to support student teaching and practicum placements.
• Active in scholarly engagement activities including but not limited to carrying out course transformation, assessment of learning outcomes, development of pedagogical teaching practices that expand and delivers new methods of teaching to precipitate dynamic learning engagements or other activities to implement innovations in teaching and learning.
• Scholarly engagement is broadly defined, but typically, not exclusively, includes participation in or presenting professional development and workshops, scholarly presentations at meetings, publications, documenting and disseminating the results of inquiry into improving teaching and learning.
• Assist in program accreditation processes and policy setting.
• Develop and deliver annual review for program areas assigned (secondary programs, special education, alumni support programs, and diversity initiatives).

Teaching faculty members are expected to participate in appropriate professional activities, such as attending faculty meetings, carrying out departmental committee assignments, attending national and international meetings or conferences, serving the School and University as appropriate.

Qualifications

Required qualifications include:

• An earned doctorate (an ABD will be considered) for the Assistant/Associate Professor, or a Master’s Degree for the Lecturer, in Special Education, Literacy, or other relevant educational fields
• Professional teaching certification
• A record of at least five years of effective teaching at the elementary, middle, and/or secondary level
• A commitment to engage in professional development, expand knowledge in the field, and engage in education-related scholarship
• A commitment to supporting the mission of the Teacher Education Programs

Preferred qualifications include:

• Specialized PK-12 expertise in special education and literacy (i.e., reading specialist, literacy coach, reading interventionist, etc.)
• Experience teaching in online or hybrid environments
• Experience directing licensure programs
• Experience in advising students

To be considered, candidates must submit the following application materials:

• Statement of faith
• CV
• Cover letter detailing your qualifications.
• Transcripts and letters of recommendation will be requested from selected applicants as the search process moves beyond the initial screening round.

Review of applicants will begin April 5, 2024. Only applicants with all application materials submitted will be reviewed.

Statement of Faith: MidAmerica Nazarene University is an intentionally Christian Community and desires that all employees in positions of leadership reflect a foundational Christian position in word, attitude and action. While there is no predetermined length or format for the Personal Statement of Faith, the norm is a one or two-page narrative document describing the applicant’s central Christian beliefs, significant formative influences in the applicant’s Christian experience (e.g., religious experiences of conversion or the affirmation of one’s faith, one’s family and/or home life, spiritual aspirations), and ways in which the applicant’s faith is being demonstrated in daily patterns and practices. 

MidAmerica Nazarene University is interested in reviewing applications from qualified members of traditionally underrepresented groups in America, including women and racial and ethnic minorities.

MidAmerica Nazarene University policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion,* age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, marital status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected class in the recruitment and admission of students, in the hiring process, during employment, and in the operation of all university programs, activities, and services. 

*Christian faith and employment at MidAmerica Nazarene University: MidAmerica Nazarene University is an expression of the Church of the Nazarene. It reserves the right to prefer employees on the basis of religion (Title VII, Section 702-703, U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964). Preferred candidates demonstrate a strong commitment to the Christian faith, active participation in a local church, and a philosophy of Christian higher education consistent with the Wesleyan tradition.

Read the university’s full Non-Discrimination/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement at www.mnu.edu/jobs.