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Assistant/Associate Professor of Education

The Alma College Education Department invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor beginning Fall 2008.  Will teach courses in the elementary certification program and supervise student teachers.  Ph.D. required, ABD will be considered.  Experience in teaching Elementary Reading and Language Arts Methods, Diagnostic and Remedial Reading, and Children's Literature is essential.  Experience supervising student teachers and teaching at the P-12 level is preferred.

The candidate will be expected to participate in the department's national accreditation process and take the lead in the literacy program.  Standard teaching load is six courses per year.  Candidates must demonstrate commitment to scholarship and to institutional service in an educational community that emphasizes close faculty/student interaction.

Send a letter of application, current vita, three letters of reference, and supporting materials to: Dr. Mark Seals, Education Search Chair, Alma College, 614 W. Superior St., Alma, MI  48801 by March 31, 2008.

Alma College is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and student body.  For information about Alma College, visit www. alma.edu.

 

 

Alma College students have the ability to design their own area of academic concentration, with the assistance of a faculty advisor, to meet specific educational or career goals. In recent years, students have graduated with Programs of Emphasis majors in such fields as arts management, archaeology and anthropology, environmental policy and community advocacy, foreign service and international law, and music technology and digital media.

 

Student Profile

Kwon JinJu

Kwon JinJu
Graduation: 2008
Major: Advertising and Public Relations
From: Seoul, South Korea
Interests: Dance, Nature, Travel

Alma has had lasting relationships with colleges and universities in South Korea, with the Korean international students completing one full year of study at Alma. Here at Alma, the international students make lifelong friendships and leave everlasting impacts on our students and on the surrounding communities.