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Florida State and FCRR

By JohnL on Oct. 18, 2006.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Reading/Language Arts, Elementary Education,
Special Education (Three Tenure-Earning Positions)

The Department of Childhood Education, Reading and Disability Services in the College of Education and the Florida Center for Reading Research at Florida State University invite applications for three tenure-earning positions at the Assistant Professor level to start in Fall 2007. The positions will involve teaching, research and service within one of three program areas (Reading/Language Arts, Elementary Education or Special Education), and they will be made jointly with the Florida Center for Reading Research. All three positions carry a reduced teaching assignment with correspondingly high expectations for research. Applicants with expertise and research interests in the development of early literacy or adolescent literacy are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications include: Candidates for this position should demonstrate a strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching, and they should also demonstrate a strong potential for developing a funded independent research program. Candidates should have an earned doctorate in education with teaching experience at the elementary or secondary level desirable. For information about the department, see http://www.coe.fsu.edu/cerds/. For information about the Florida Center for Reading Research, see http://www.fcrr.org.

Application package should be sent to: Dr. Barbara Foorman; Search Committee Chair; Department of Childhood Education, Reading and Disability Services; College of Education; Florida State University; 215 Stone Building; Tallahassee, FL 32306-4457. For further information contact Dr. Foorman (NOSPAM_bfoorman@fcrr.org) or Dr. Joseph Torgesen (NOSPAM_torgesen@fcrr.org) [manually remove “NOSPAM_” from the address), director of the Florida Center for Reading Research.

Florida State University is a comprehensive, graduate-research university with a liberal arts base located in Florida’s capital city of Tallahassee. The College of Education has a long and honored history as the second founded College in the University and offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in 27 fields of study. The College seeks accomplished, motivated, enthusiastic and energetic candidates for the positions listed above.

TO APPLY — DEADLINE: DECEMBER 15
Interested candidates should submit an online application at http://www.jobs.fsu.edu. For assistance in applying for faculty positions, please contact the Office of the Dean of Faculties at 850-644-6876. In addition to the online application, candidates should submit an application package to the search committee chair (listed with its respective position listing below), which contains a letter of application documenting interest and qualifications, current vita, writing sample(s) in the form of published articles or manuscripts submitted for publication, and three letters of reference. Florida State University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and women, minorities and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.