Lecturer of Education
The Department of Education at Connecticut College seeks applicants for a Lecturer in Education beginning July 1, 2024. We are particularly interested in applicants with college teaching experience and a scholarly background in multicultural literacies, urban education, gender and sexuality, and educational studies. We also seek applicants with significant K-12 classroom teaching experience and engagement in college/K-12 partnerships.
The successful candidate will teach six courses during an academic year. Teaching responsibilities may include: Intro to Educational Studies; Power and Politics in Education; Teaching for Social Justice; Reading for Joy and Justice; Gender, Identities, and Schools.
The Department of Education is guided by a commitment to critical inquiry and practice, and supporting justice-centered, equitable educational opportunities across the P-20 continuum for all students, families, and communities. The department offers a major and a minor in Educational Studies that focuses broadly on the social foundations of education. Connecticut College does not have a teacher certification program.
Lecturers are voting members of the faculty and vital contributors to their departments. Their teaching load is 3/3. Lecturer appointments begin with a two-year period; upon successful reviews, the next two appointments are for three and five years, followed by subsequent five-year periods.
Lecturers are eligible to apply for College funding to support study, research and travel.
Candidates must have: (1) an earned doctorate in Education or a related field by the start date; (2) evidence of successful teaching at the college or university level; (3) 5 or more years of K-12 teaching experience; (4) evidence of a commitment in professional practice to equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice. Preferred qualifications: experience building College/K-12 partnerships.
Review of applications will begin October 1, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled. Please submit the following materials to Interfolio: http://apply.interfolio.com/130773. (1) Curriculum Vitae; (2) Cover letter addressing all qualifications for the position, including a discussion of teaching and research experiences and interests; (3) Names of three references (letters will be requested for finalists).
Please direct questions to the search chair: Dr. Isaac Gottesman, Chair, Department of Education: igottesma@conncoll.edu.
Connecticut College is a private, highly selective institution with a demonstrated commitment to outstanding faculty teaching and research. We recognize that intellectual vitality and diversity are inseparable. The College seeks creative scholars excited about working in a liberal arts setting, with its strong focus on engaged teaching, participation in shared governance, and active involvement in an institution-wide advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion. AA/EOE.
Effective June 8, 2023 Connecticut College no longer mandates the COVID-19 vaccine or boosters. The College strongly recommends that all students and employees be vaccinated and remain updated with their COVID-19 boosters.
Currently, the College is not sponsoring visas for this position.