Full-Time
(Open Rank) Non-Tenure Track Faculty Opportunity
in Educational Psychology
The University of Southern California’s Rossier School of
Education invites applicants
for
the full-time (open rank), non-tenure
track faculty position
in Educational Psychology.
The Rossier
School
The mission of the
Rossier School is to improve urban education locally, nationally,
and globally. Urban
areas typically have
unique strengths including racial,
ethnic, linguistic, and cultural
diversity. Urban regions also face challenges associated with equity and access,
poverty, density, immigration, and strained social conditions around
housing, healthcare, and crime. Rossier faculty work to craft research agendas
that guide and create informed
public policy on these issues and
bring about change
aimed at developing a more equitable society.
We seek educators
who can prepare
students to start and
advance careers as teachers, educational leaders, counselors and scholars. Rossier
faculty benefit from vigorous
debate and seek colleagues
who are willing to engage in discussions about the future of
education.
Candidate
Requirements
The candidate will be an
expert in educational psychology and will teach students in the
Masters and Ed.D. programs. The candidate should
have a strong record
of teaching excellence
at the
graduate level in the
areas of learning, motivation, and human development. He/she should also have professional experience in K-12 or
postsecondary education and
a strong understanding of the
application of learning and motivational theories and principles to various urban learning contexts and environments. The candidate
will be expected to contribute to curriculum design efforts and lead doctoral dissertation
groups (http://rossier.usc.edu/programs/doctoral/edd-ed-
leadership/dissertation/).
Candidates
should have a doctoral degree, background in the
relevant discipline or field,
and teaching experience.
Experience with course design and a variety instructional methods (e.g.,
in-person, online, hybrid)
is preferred.
Faculty Expectations
The Rossier School is
fully committed to recognizing and supporting non-tenure track faculty as full members
of the faculty.
Non-tenure track faculty participate in the
governance of the School and advising doctoral (Ed.D.)
students and are accorded all privileges
of faculty status
with the exception of voting
on tenure cases and chairing PhD dissertations.
The typical profile of
full-time non-tenure track faculty
at the Rossier School consists of 80% teaching (24 academic units,
approx. 8 courses) and a 20% service
including some combination of, but not limited to, curriculum development, course oversight, recruitment and admissions activities, and participation on school and university committees. All full-time
non-tenure track faculty
positions are 12-month
appointments, renewable based
on performance.
Academic
Programs
The Rossier School offers a range
of academic
programs that prepare students to start and advance
careers as teachers, educational leaders, counselors and scholars.
All programs offer exceptional academic
preparation that reflects
our guiding principles
of Leadership,
Learning, Accountability, and Diversity. For
more information on individual programs and course offerings please visit the links
below:
Master
of
Education in Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs (PASA)
http://rossier.usc.edu/programs/masters/me-pasa/overview/
Master of Education in
Educational Counseling
(EC) http://rossier.usc.edu/programs/masters/me-ed-counseling/overview/
Doctor of Education
(Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership http://rossier.usc.edu/programs/doctoral/edd-ed-leadership/academic-program/
http://rossier.usc.edu/programs/doctoral/edd-ed-leadership/concentrations/
The University of Southern California strongly values diversity and is
committed to equal opportunity in employment. Women and men, and members of all racial and ethnic groups, people
with disabilities, and veterans
are encouraged to apply. For additional information
about a specific position
please go to: https://policy.usc.edu/equal-opportunities/
How to apply
Applicants
should submit a letter of
interest, curriculum vitae, and three references through
the online application: https://facultypositions.usc.edu/bonita/console/frsSubmission.jsp?postingId=2000937
The position is expected
to begin in July 2015. Salary is
commensurate with experience Review
of applications will continue
until the position is filled.
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