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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Special Education/Dyslexia - Log #25-014
Atlanta, GA
Job Description
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Special Education/Dyslexia - Log # 25-014
The Department of Learning Sciences in Georgia State University’s College of Education & Human Development invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level to join the program faculty in Special Education beginning August 1, 2024.
More specifically, we seek scholars whose research includes instruction and interventions for students with difficulties in learning to read in K-12 and teacher development. We are particularly interested in research agendas that aim to achieve more just and equitable educational learning opportunities, teaching practices, policies, and systems. Scholars with experience in teacher preparation, reading instruction and interventions, reading learning disabilities, and dyslexia are encouraged to apply. We seek a scholar with strong methodological training in quantitative, qualitative, or multiple methods, who can teach courses in education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and who seeks to influence practice and policy.
The Department of Learning Sciences at Georgia State is an interdisciplinary unit dedicated to improving the human condition through data-driven investigation of the learning process, effective design of innovative learning environments, and the development of learning science professionals. Learning Sciences offers high-quality academic programming in five areas: educational psychology, applied behavior analysis, deaf and hard of hearing, learning technologies, and special education. Our graduates pursue careers at universities, research labs, school systems, business and industry, government agencies, and more. Our faculty and students are involved in research projects at the forefront of advances in cognition, technology, and learning. Our work has been and is currently supported by millions of dollars in funding from private, state, and federal agencies such as the Institute for Educational Sciences, the Office of Special Education Programs, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the US Department of Education, and the Spencer Foundation.
Georgia State University, an enterprising R-1 university located in Atlanta, is a national leader using innovation to drive student success and research growth. Enrolling and graduating one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation, Georgia State provides its world-class faculty and more than 50,000 students unsurpassed research, teaching, and learning opportunities in one of the 21st century’s great global cities.
Responsibilities: The selected applicant can anticipate conducting research, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in educational technologies and learning sciences, providing service to the university and professional organizations, advising students, and directing graduate research in educational technologies and learning sciences.
Qualifications: Candidates should have a track record of scholarship in education and demonstrate outstanding potential through a defined research agenda related to reading learning disabilities, dyslexia, and/or reading instruction. Demonstrated teaching ability, strong methodological skills, and a desire to develop sponsored research are required. Successful candidates will have:
Review of applications will begin January 1, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
The Department of Learning Sciences in Georgia State University’s College of Education & Human Development invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level to join the program faculty in Special Education beginning August 1, 2024.
More specifically, we seek scholars whose research includes instruction and interventions for students with difficulties in learning to read in K-12 and teacher development. We are particularly interested in research agendas that aim to achieve more just and equitable educational learning opportunities, teaching practices, policies, and systems. Scholars with experience in teacher preparation, reading instruction and interventions, reading learning disabilities, and dyslexia are encouraged to apply. We seek a scholar with strong methodological training in quantitative, qualitative, or multiple methods, who can teach courses in education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and who seeks to influence practice and policy.
The Department of Learning Sciences at Georgia State is an interdisciplinary unit dedicated to improving the human condition through data-driven investigation of the learning process, effective design of innovative learning environments, and the development of learning science professionals. Learning Sciences offers high-quality academic programming in five areas: educational psychology, applied behavior analysis, deaf and hard of hearing, learning technologies, and special education. Our graduates pursue careers at universities, research labs, school systems, business and industry, government agencies, and more. Our faculty and students are involved in research projects at the forefront of advances in cognition, technology, and learning. Our work has been and is currently supported by millions of dollars in funding from private, state, and federal agencies such as the Institute for Educational Sciences, the Office of Special Education Programs, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the US Department of Education, and the Spencer Foundation.
Georgia State University, an enterprising R-1 university located in Atlanta, is a national leader using innovation to drive student success and research growth. Enrolling and graduating one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation, Georgia State provides its world-class faculty and more than 50,000 students unsurpassed research, teaching, and learning opportunities in one of the 21st century’s great global cities.
Responsibilities: The selected applicant can anticipate conducting research, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in educational technologies and learning sciences, providing service to the university and professional organizations, advising students, and directing graduate research in educational technologies and learning sciences.
Qualifications: Candidates should have a track record of scholarship in education and demonstrate outstanding potential through a defined research agenda related to reading learning disabilities, dyslexia, and/or reading instruction. Demonstrated teaching ability, strong methodological skills, and a desire to develop sponsored research are required. Successful candidates will have:
- a doctorate in education, special education, learning sciences or related fields;
- a program of research and publications;
- experience teaching in higher education;
- the promise of developing and securing grants; and
- a strong interest in advising and mentoring graduate students.
Review of applications will begin January 1, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Doctorate
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