Georgia College & State University is the state’s designated public liberal arts university. As a member of the prestigious Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), Georgia College & State University is committed to fostering a liberal arts environment that values interdisciplinary inquiry, diversity and inclusion, and academic excellence. Georgia College & State University enrolls approximately 7,000 students -5,800 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students– and is prominently cited for excellence in teaching, undergraduate research, nursing education, and high impact practices outside the classroom in a number of leading publications.
The university’s beautiful and historic campus is located downtown in Milledgeville, Georgia, a charming, diverse college town of approximately 19,000 residents in Central Georgia, approximately 90 miles southeast of Atlanta. Milledgeville is also the home of noted American author and alumna, Flannery O’Connor, and the college community enjoys many exciting literary arts programs at O’Connor’s former home, Andalusia, now owned by Georgia College & State University. Milledgeville is also located on the banks of beautiful Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee, allowing faculty, staff, and students to take full advantage of the environmental and recreational benefits of being part of a lake community. For cultural, educational, and leisure opportunities beyond Milledgeville, Macon and Atlanta are located within easy driving distances.
Georgia College & State University takes great pride in combining the educational experience of private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of a public university. The university’s main campus is a residential learning community focused on undergraduate education and a select number of graduate programs. Faculty and staff are dedicated to engaging students through high-impact pedagogies that foster intellectual curiosity, reasoned inquiry, and critical thinking. We strive for excellence in the classroom and beyond. We nurture collaborative leadership and global citizenship, and we value diversity and inclusion in all of its forms.
Georgia College & State University seeks faculty and administrators who understand and embrace our public liberal arts mission, who are committed to respecting and fostering diversity and inclusion inside and outside of the classroom, and who are dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through teaching, scholarship, and service. All Georgia College & State University faculty share the responsibility of teaching our core curriculum and providing foundation courses for majors and non-majors alike. To carry out our public liberal arts mission, we seek faculty with the desire and ability to provide a first-class learning experience for our students, one that will prepare them to be competent, thoughtful, and well-rounded leaders who make transformative contributions to their communities and to the world.
Job Summary
Teach online graduate and face-to-face undergraduate courses in Elementary Teacher Education pedagogy, assessment, curriculum, child development; support teacher candidates in their development into effective elementary educators; supervise teacher candidates in field placements.
Georgia College & State University seek faculty who understand and embrace our public liberal arts mission and are dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through teaching, scholarship, and service. All Georgia College & State University faculty share the responsibility of teaching our core curriculum and providing foundation courses for majors and non-majors alike. To carry out our public liberal arts mission, we seek faculty with the desire and ability to engage students as they launch their intellectual journey.
Responsibilities
Faculty – Teaching –
Teach online graduate and face-to-face undergraduate courses in Elementary Teacher Education pedagogy, assessment, curriculum, child development; support teacher candidates in their development into effective elementary educators; supervise teacher candidates in field placements. May also teach GC1Y (typically freshmen)/GC2Y (typically sophomore) core courses; and/or other courses in areas of expertise.
Teach 4-4 course load each fall and spring semesters.
Courses are taught both on campus and in an on-line environment and faculty are expected to regularly come to campus.
Faculty – Professional Development –
Ability to effectively participate in professional development and apply the new knowledge and skills to one¿s practice.
Engaging in scholarly activity that informs classroom instruction is strongly encouraged. Scholarship of teaching and learning is especially valued.
Faculty – Service –
All faculty are expected to engage in service to the institution and provide service in the community/local schools.
Other Duties and Responsibilities –
Assist with continual program development.
Participate in program, department, college, and other committees.
Participate in student recruitment and placement activities.
Perform administrative duties as needed.
Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
Ph.D. or Ed.D. degree in Elementary Education or closely related field.
Other Required Qualifications
Collaboration and collegiality with program, department, college, and university faculty.
Demonstrate an ability to work with individuals of diverse backgrounds.
Able to conduct face-to-face (classroom-based) and online classes.
Required Experience
Evidence of successful teaching (a minimum of 3 years teaching experience with Pre-K through 5th grade learners).
Must meet SACSCOC accreditation requirements stated in C.S.3.7.1 (www.sacscoc.org [faculty credentials])
Preferred Qualifications
Additional Preferred Qualifications
Face-to-face and online course design experience.
Working knowledge of Quality Matters Standards.
Experience with accreditation reporting.
Preferred Experience
Evidence of successful teaching in higher education.
Required Documents to Attach
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
ABILITIES
Ability to be an effective member of a learning community, program, and committee.
Ability to collaborate with others.
KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of Elementary Education pedagogy, assessment, curriculum, and child development.
SKILLS
Strong interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Georgia College & State University is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee and strives to create a campus environment which understands, fosters, and embraces the value of diversity. No person shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, be excluded from employment or participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination, under any program or activity conducted by Georgia College & State University. It is the policy our institution to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnical origin, age, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, and 504, AREA, ADA, E.O. 11246, and Rev. Proc. 75-50). Georgia College & State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution.
Other Information
This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position may travel 1% – 24% of the time
Background Check
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