Job Description

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Metro State University, a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System, is seeking to hire up to two urban teacher education faculty (rank to be determined based on experience and credentials). These are full-time, probationary positions within the School of Urban Education and will start on August 15, 2024.

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Employment Condition: Unlimited

Job Description:

General Responsibilities for Both Faculty-Program Coordinator Positions:

The Faculty-Program Coordinators are expected to:

• Demonstrate effectiveness in teaching urban teacher education courses to a diverse, contemporary student population and contribute to meaningful assessment of student learning.
• Coordinate, specifically manage and guide one or more degree and licensure programs (Note: This required coordinating responsibility occurs through a reduced teaching load).
• Facilitate decision-making activities with partnerships that are integral to supporting and strengthening existing and new programs.
• Engage in scholarly activity, creative achievement, and/or research.
• Provide evidence of continuing preparation and study.
• Contribute to student growth and development through advising and assistance.
• Engage in service to the university and community.
• Demonstrate a commitment to serving a diverse student body by delivering a student-centered education and using approaches that support equitable outcomes for all students.
• Work regularly from campus to collaborate, meet and engage with colleagues and students in person while also working remotely at times.

Specific Responsibilities of the Urban Secondary Education Faculty-Program Coordinator Position

The successful candidate for this combined position is also expected to:

• Manage effectively and grow the various elements of undergraduate and graduate Urban Secondary Education teacher preparation programs leading to licensure in Communication Arts & Literature, Life/General Science, Mathematics and Social Studies. (Note: This required coordinating responsibility occurs through a reduced teaching load).
• Evaluate transfer student transcripts and graduate application materials to determine equivalencies with licensure program requirements and program admission decisions.
• Collaborate to develop with colleagues in the College of Liberal Arts and College of Sciences that house undergraduate content majors for secondary teaching, and colleagues in the School of Urban Education.
• Additional opportunities also exist to direct and manage the M.S. Urban Education graduate program with a reduced teaching load.

Specific Responsibilities of the Urban E-12 Education Faculty-Program Coordinator Position

The successful candidate for this combined position is also expected to:

• Manage effectively and grow the various elements of one or more of the following degree or licensure programs within the School of Urban Education: Urban Early Childhood Education, Urban Elementary Education, and/or Urban Special Education. (Note: This required coordinating responsibility occurs through a reduced teaching load).
• Evaluate transfer student transcripts to determine equivalencies with licensure program requirements.
• Collaborate with colleagues in the School of Urban Education and other departments at the University.
• Additional opportunities also exist to direct and manage the M.S. Urban Education graduate program with a reduced teaching load.

Required Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• For appointment at the assistant level, a minimum of a doctorate OR all but dissertation completed in a doctoral program in Education or related field. (Dissertation must be successfully completed within 1 year after appointment begins.). For appointment at the associate level, a doctorate in Education or related field and at least five years of collegiate teaching is required. For appointment at the full professor level, a doctorate in Education or related field and at least eight years of collegiate teaching is required having already been promoted to the associate level.).
• Experience teaching in urban, preK-12 schools.
• Demonstrated ability for success in teaching and professional service activities.
• A plan for scholarly activity, creative achievement, and/or research in the specified discipline(s), or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to work collegially and collaboratively in an institution with a culturally, economically, and linguistically diverse faculty, staff and student population.
• Effective communication skills (written and verbal) to communicate with a variety of persons and groups.

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:   

• Doctorate in Urban Education, Education, Curriculum & Instruction or closely related field. 
• At least 3 years licensed experience teaching in preK-12 schools within the U.S.
• Demonstrated effectiveness teaching at a post-secondary level.
• Experience leading an academic program at a post-secondary level.
• Demonstrated organizational, time management, communication, and collaboration skills needed to effectively manage, grow and support the continuous development of existing and new academic programs in the School of Urban Education.
• Experience developing course curricula and standards-based assessments at a post-secondary institution.
• Expertise in culturally responsive pedagogy, anti-racist pedagogy, and/or universal design.
• Experience advising undergraduate and/or graduate students seeking to complete a teacher licensing program.
• Experience advising and supporting graduate students to complete their thesis or dissertation.
• Proficiency using technology, including software and online tools, to communicate with clarity, teach and complete work in a timely manner. 

Other Requirements:

Notice : In accordance with the Minnesota State Vehicle Fleet Safety Program, employees driving on university business who use a rental or state vehicle shall be required to conform to Minnesota State's vehicle use criteria and consent to a motor vehicle records check.

About:

We are the urban, public, comprehensive university in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area where the faculty, staff, and students of Metro State will reflect the area's rich diversity, build a culturally competent and anti-racist learning community, and demonstrate an unwavering commitment to civic engagement.

Metro State University provides an excellent, inclusive, and engaging education to eliminate opportunity gaps and empower our students to change the world their way and applying knowledge to create a better future for our communities. The university offers programs leading to baccalaureate, master's, and applied doctoral degrees. We equip our diverse, contemporary learners with the knowledge, communication and critical thinking skills, and information literacy to analyze and resolve the problems of today and tomorrow through high quality liberal arts, professional, and graduate education.

Metro State is a five-time recipient of the Insight into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity ( HEED ) Award, most recently in 2023. Federally recognized as a Minority Serving Institution, our employees serve more than 9,000 diverse, contemporary learners, two-thirds of whom identify as belonging to communities of color or American Indian nations, are first in their family to attend college, and/or are eligible for Pell Grants. Since we do not operate residential facilities, Metro State University students all commute to class locations across the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro area or take their courses wherever they are through our many distance-learning and hybrid course offerings, allowing Metro State to truly be

About Metropolitan State University

Metropolitan State University offers over 60 baccalaureate majors, 10 master?s degrees, and 2 doctoral programs. Founded in 1971, the university is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system and is the only state university in the Twin Cities. It is a comprehensive urban university committed to meeting the higher education needs of those who live and work in the 13 county metropolitan area.With a strong tradition of individualized educational programs, we are fully committed to high-quality, affordable education for working adults. Faculty, staff and more than 11,000 full- and part-time students reflect the area?s rich diversity, provide a highly student-centered environment and demonstrate unwavering commitment to civic engagement.

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