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CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF STUDENT TEACHING & FIELD PLACEMENT

The Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Student Teaching & Field Placement shall be a faculty member of the School of Education on a 10-month contract who reports to the Dean.  This Director shall work with appropriate committee chairs, program directors, coordinators, and faculty to implement placement and supervision activities associated with the field experience components of initial licensing programs. The person in this position should have adequate professional training and experience to secure the cooperation of faculty and school personnel in carrying out the responsibilities of this office. 

   ESSENTIAL DUTIES

·                     Meeting with students, faculty, and staff to collaboratively coordinate field experiences and student teaching placements for all education programs

·                     Meeting with local school district administrators and teachers to develop and maintain university/school partnerships

·                     Traveling to local schools to conduct site visits

·                     Conducting administrative duties related to the School of Education’s record-keeping and accreditation

·                     Teaching courses, including student teaching seminars

  

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

•           Master’s Degree in an Education related field

•           Standard U.S. Teaching License

•           Five (5) Years of Teaching Experience

•           Valid Driver’s License

•           Strong Communications Skills

•           Strong Teamwork Skills

   PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

•           Advanced Knowledge of Microsoft programs

•           Prior Experience Supervising K-12 Teachers

•           Prior Experience Supervising Student Teachers

Applications must be submitted online at https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/3610  and must include curriculum vitae, letter of interest, a course syllabus, a statement of research agenda and names of three (3) references, including contact information.  Application review will begin on 10 March 2017 and continue until the position is filled.

Department contacts for questions are Sharon Pratt (prattsh@iun.edu) and Eunjoo (EJ) Kim (kimeunj@iun.edu).

One of eight campuses of Indiana University, IU Northwest is located in metropolitan Northwest Indiana, approximately 30 miles southeast of Chicago and 10 miles from the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The campus leads the region as the premier, urban campus dedicated to serving the needs of more than 5,500 students offering primarily bachelor’s and master’s degrees. IU Northwest is committed to academic excellence and positions its students to be leaders with more than 70 undergraduate, graduate, and pre-professional degree options available from the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and Human Services, the School of Business and Economics, and the School of Education. The campus is also host to IU School of Medicine-Northwest, which actively involves students in research and local healthcare needs through its four-year medical doctorate program. IU Northwest emphasizes high-quality teaching, faculty, and student research and engagement on campus and in the community. As one of Northwest Indiana’s anchors, community-based engagement is an IU Northwest strategic priority.

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