(11/14/07) Faculty Position OPPORTUNITY Fw: Position Announcement: Associate/Full Profess with Focus on Educational Equity

 

I wanted to inform you that the School of Education at the University of Delaware is seeking applications or nominations for a senior faculty position at the level of Associate or Full Professor. We are seeking a scholar whose research is related to improving educational outcomes for students living in poverty and/or from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. 

 

As the co-chair of this search committee, I am hoping that you can help me in any of the following ways:

 

1) Would you please forward the position announcement to former graduate students, colleagues, listservs, special interest groups, or any other groups to which you belong? 

 

2) Would you please nominate people for the position?  You don't have to contact the person.  Please send us the name of the person and we will have a search committee member contact the person to see whether s/he is interested. 

 

Thank you in advance for your time!

Best,

Carol Wong

P.S. Congratulations on the honor of being selected to give the Brown Lecture at AERA! 

 

 

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE

COLLEGE OF HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

SENIOR SCHOLAR WITH FOCUS ON EDUCATIONAL EQUITY

                                                       

The School of Education at the University of Delaware invites applications or nominations for a senior faculty position at the level of Associate or Full Professor.  Candidates should have an earned doctorate with an outstanding record of research related to improving educational outcomes for students living in poverty and/or from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.  Preference will be given to candidates who can fulfill programmatic needs in one of the following areas: social studies education, mathematics education, educational technology, English language learners, the learning sciences, or advanced research methodologies.  The ideal candidate will have an established research program and a commitment to educational practice or policy. A record of external funding is desirable.

 

The School of Education has a dynamic faculty with numerous recipients of fellowships and awards from agencies such as the National Science Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health.  Many of our faculty serve or have served as editors of top journals. The School is committed to collaborative partnerships with local public schools, after-school programs, and community centers.  Recently, the School has initiated an Urban Education Task Force that focuses on students from low-income families.  For more information on the Schoolof Education, please visit http://www.udel.edu/educ/.

 

The University of Delaware is located midway between Philadelphia and Baltimore and has a nationally renowned professional theater training program and a brand new center for the performing arts.  In addition, there is easy access to the arts in nearbyWilmington.  UD is located in the I-95 corridor and is on an Amtrak line connecting New York City and Washington, DC.  The shore resorts of Delaware, New Jersey, and Marylandand the ski slopes of the Pocono Mountains are within close reach.

 

Applications should include: (1) a letter of application, which describes the candidate's research agenda and teaching expertise; (2) curriculum vitae; (3) samples of scholarly publications; and (4) a list of at least 3 references with complete addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers.  Please submit materials to Professor Carol Wong, Co-Chair, Search Committee, School of Education, 130 Willard Hall,University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716.  Inquiries may be directed to Professor Carol Wong at cawong@udel.edu or Professor Tony Whitson at twhitson@udel.edu.  Review of applications will begin on January 7, 2008 and continue until the position is filled.

 

The University of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity Employer that encourages applications from minority group members and women.