[xmca] UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION TENURE-TRACK POSITION IN LITERACY EDUCATION (ASSOCIATE OR ASSISTANT)

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION TENURE-TRACK
POSITION IN LITERACY EDUCATION (ASSOCIATE OR ASSISTANT)

    The University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education, Language
and Literacy in Education Division, invites applications for a tenure-track
position (assistant or associate professor level) in literacy education. We
are particularly interested in candidates whose research programs are
centered on the interdisciplinary study of literacy and language, reading
and writing in educational settings broadly construed, with a preferred
emphasis on elementary education, urban and multicultural
school/classroom-based research and pedagogy, and/or technology, as well as
a commitment to educational practice and issues of equity and social
justice. A successful candidate must have expertise in literacy teaching and
curriculum and the ability to teach graduate students with varying levels of
experience in the field. The successful candidate will be expected to teach
masters and doctoral courses in literacy theory, research, and practice. The
successful candidate will also have the opportunity to participate in our
urban school-university partnerships, nationally recognized research
centers, and/or other postsecondary collaborative programs within and
outside the University.
    The program in Reading/Writing/Literacy prepares masters and doctoral
students for careers in research, teaching, and leadership in schools,
colleges, universities, and community-based adult and family literacy
programs. The successful candidate will join a collaborative,
interdisciplinary faculty committed to improving public education through
exemplary applied research.
    Preferred candidates will have a strong interest in instructional
practice, teaching experience in PreK-12 settings, and research interests
which include one or more of the following: elementary reading and writing
instruction and curriculum, theoretical perspectives on literacy pedagogies
and learning, literacy policy, cultural diversity, literacy development in
and out of school, and multi-modal literacies/technologies and learning
environments.
    The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity affirmative
action employer; women & minority candidates are strongly encouraged to
apply.
    We will begin reviewing applications on November 1, 2008, but we will
continue to consider new applications until the position is filled.
Please send a letter expressing your interest and general qualifications,
curriculum vitae, names of three references, and reprints of publications
and relevant manuscripts to:
    Chair, Reading/Writing/Literacy Search Committee Graduate School of
Education 3700 Walnut Street,
     Philadelphia, PA 19104-6216

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Susan L. Lytle
Associate Professor of Education
Chair, Language and Literacy in Education Division Director, Program in
Reading/Writing/Literacy Founding Director, Philadelphia Writing Project
Graduate School of Education University of Pennsylvania 3700 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA. 19104
215-898-8398
lytle@gse.upenn.edu

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