Position ID: | BU-Wheelock College of Education and Human Development-PROFEC [#17552] |
Position Title: | Full Professor focused on Early Childhood |
Position Type: | Tenured/Tenure-track faculty |
Position Location: | Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States [map] |
Subject Areas: | Early Childhood Education Child Development |
Appl Deadline: | finished (2020/11/13, finished 2021/06/16) |
Position Description: |
Full Professor (with tenure) focused on Early Childhood The Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development invites applications for a full-time faculty member with expertise in Early Childhood development and education at the Full Professor (with tenure) level. At BU Wheelock, we strongly believe that the cultural and social diversity of faculty, staff, and students is important to maintaining superior research and academic programs and maintaining a strong community. As such, we are seeking a faculty member who shares our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion; the advancement of research to inform best practices; and transformation of systems that impact learning and human development for a thriving, sustainable, and just future. Candidates must have a history of successfully obtaining external funding, conducting rigorous implementation/outcomes research, and producing excellent scholarship that is influential both within the academic literature and the national and international conversation on early development. The specific area of research focus should relate to transdisciplinary early childhood development, education, special education, dual language learners, and childhood and family wellbeing. Examples of interdisciplinary research focus may include: antibias/antiracist practices in teacher preparation, early childhood health and wellbeing across contexts, or policies and practices in urban school districts or targeted early childcare and education. Boston University is an AAU institution with a rich tradition dedicated to inclusion and social justice. BU Wheelock includes equity, diversity, and belonging as one of its five strategic goals. We are dedicated to increasing the participation of all talented students and are committed to the pursuit of careers within education and human development by underrepresented groups at BU and beyond. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to provide leadership on the research and graduate studies in the program and the Department of Teaching and Learning. Education program faculty teach undergraduate and graduate-level courses, advise students, and provide service to the university and the profession.
The position is scheduled to begin Fall 2021. Inquiries may be directed to the Search Committee Chair: Amie Grills, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Review of applications will begin December 15, 2020 and continue until the position is filled.
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