The College of Education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a global leader in education and research, attracting outstanding faculty and students from across the U.S. and around the world. As a top-ranked institution, we develop, test, and apply new pedagogies and assessment practices that improve learner performance—supporting traditional, blended, and online learning.
Education at Illinois faculty are experts in teacher education, diversity and equity, education policy, learning technologies, social identity, higher education, and human resource development. Our faculty collaborate across disciplines and colleges to address the most critical issues in education, producing scholarship that impacts the state, nation, and the world and driving economic, social, and technological changes that make the world more equitable for all learners across their lifespan.
We invite applications and nominations for a senior scholar to lead the Department of Curriculum & Instruction and build on our historical accomplishments and current initiatives related to community and public engagement. This leader will join us in reimagining our role as university actors, catalysts, and social change agents and taking action to build a more just, liberatory, and accountable institution and world. Depending on the alignment of scholarly work and qualifications, the department head position may be combined with a named professorship in Curriculum and Instruction.
The Department comprises 26 internationally and nationally recognized tenure-track and specialized faculty from racially and linguistically diverse backgrounds who are committed to seeking deep interconnections among theory, research, and practice. Research anchors our work at the graduate level, with our intellectual contributions organized into four program areas: 1) Curriculum Research, Early Childhood Education, Aesthetics, and Teacher Education (CREATE); 2) Digital Environments for Learning, Teaching & Agency (DELTA); 3) Language and Literacy (L&L); and 4) Mathematics, Science, and Engineering (MSE). At the undergraduate level, we focus on global and local concerns of pre- and in-service teacher learning, early childhood, elementary, and secondary education, and our faculty contribute significantly to the College’s licensure and non-licensure degree programs.
The College of Education provides strong support for research through the Bureau of Educational Research, and opportunities abound for collaboration within the College as well as campuswide, focused on both school- and community-based learning settings. Faculty in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction are funded by the National Science Foundation, Institute of Education Sciences, and the U. S. Department of Education, among other prestigious foundations.
The Department Head has the administrative support of an associate head for graduate programs, program area chairs, and an administrative assistant, and works collaboratively with the College executive leadership team.
The Department of Curriculum & Instruction, in the College of Education, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, seeks Clinical Instructors for the Early Childhood Professional Education (ECPE) program to serve as field supervisors for teacher candidates. These part-time positions will be between zero to 80% of the time, depending on the load. The need for Clinical Instructors across the state of Illinois exists, particularly in larger cities and metropolitan areas, such as Chicago, St. Louis, and Springfield, while limited needs exist in smaller cities and rural areas. For a full list of programs offered please visit our website at https://education.illinois.edu/program-finder?department=ci
Clinical supervisors observe and support teacher candidates in their placements and offer support and guidance to the cooperating teachers through a series of visits to classrooms each semester. Supervisors serve as liaisons between student teachers, cooperating teachers, course instructors, and ECPE staff.
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These positions will be filled each semester based on course enrollments and teaching needs for the department. These positions are hired between zero and 80% of the time and will not include benefits. Part-time clinical instructors are hired to serve as field supervisors for teacher candidates and are paid $140 per visit, an expectation of 4 – 6 visits per assignment.
To ensure full consideration, please create your candidate profile at http://jobs.illinos.edu. A complete application will include the following:
To ensure full consideration, complete applications must be submitted by 6:00 pm (CST) on June 15, 2024. Apply for this position using the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this posting. Applications not submitted through https://jobs.illinois.edu will not be considered. For further information about this specific position, please contact Anne Pradzinski at apradz2@illinois.edu. For questions regarding the application process, please contact 217-333-2137.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the leading public universities in the world, with a student enrollment of more than 50,000 and nearly 3,000 faculty. The campus is renowned for creating architectural accessibility (curb cuts were born here), wheelchair athletics, and accessible higher education for individuals with disabilities. Our vibrant and diverse community of 130,000 offers the residential advantages of a medium-sized university city, excellent cultural opportunities, and a high quality of life, with a cost of living lower than the U.S. average.
The College of Education is comprised of faculty across four departments with active research agendas. Altogether, the College of Education has $53,000,000 in active grant funding from federal funding agencies (e.g., NIH, OSEP, IES). The College of Education offers a history of collaboration with schools to conduct research; technology support and infrastructure; and doctoral programs wherein students assist with research.
Requisition ID: 1023867
Job Category: Faculty
Apply at: https://jobs.illinois.edu
The Department of Curriculum & Instruction, in the College of Education, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, seeks faculty for Lecturer and Instructor positions. Specialized Faculty are responsible for teaching assigned courses throughout the semester. Courses in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction are taught face-to-face and online based on course catalog . High-needs areas of instruction: include early childhood education, trauma-informed education, STEM, language & literacy, technology, and teacher education. For a full list of programs offered please visit our website at https://education.illinois.edu/program-finder?department=ci
Responsibilities of the Specialized Faculty:
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Salary and appointment information: These positions will be filled each semester based on course enrollments and teaching needs for the department. These positions are hired between zero and 100% time and will not include benefits. Part-time faculty lecturers and instructors are hired to teach at $1,550 per credit hour for each course taught. Courses range from 1-4 credit hours.
To ensure full consideration, please create your candidate profile at https://jobs.illinois.edu/. A complete application will include the following:
To ensure full consideration, complete applications must be submitted by 6:00 pm (CST) on April 19, 2024.
For further information regarding the position, you may contact Rayme Dorsey Ackerman at rayme@illinois.edu.
The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.
Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process. Requests may be submitted through the reasonable accommodations portal, or by contacting the Accessibility & Accommodations Division of the Office for Access and Equity at 217-333-0885, or by emailing accessibility@illinois.edu.
Requisition ID: 1023796
Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process. Requests may be submitted through the reasonable accommodations portal, or by contacting the Accessibility & Accommodations Division of the Office for Access and Equity at 217-333-0885, or by emailing accessibility@illinois.edu.