Position Number: 330340

The Department of Educational Foundations and Leadership in Duquesne University's School of Education is seeking to fill a Clinical Assistant Professor position. The non-tenure-track, nine-month appointment will begin on August 7, 2023. Salary and benefits will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

ABOUT DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

The School of Education at Duquesne University has a rich history of preparing educational leaders for more than 90 years and is currently home to diverse undergraduate, masters, and doctoral programs for educators, including teachers, school counselors and psychologists, administrators, and academics. The School of Education’s faculty share a distinct identity manifested through educational leadership, scholarship for schools, and a Spiritan tradition of caring. Learn more about our mission, culture, and faculty.

Within the School of Education, the Department of Educational Foundations and Leadership offers courses that are integral not only to pedagogy of assessment, education psychology, evaluation, research design, principles of behavior, and educational leadership but also to disciplines across K-12 general and special education classrooms, ABA-based agencies, educational foundations, and higher education institutions. In addition to providing foundational courses in the School’s undergraduate teacher education programs, our department also houses master’s programs in administration and supervision, special education, and higher education administration; a doctoral program in Educational Leadership; and the UCEA Center for Educational Leadership and Social Justice.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Clinical Assistant Professor will teach courses across the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels; participate in service to the department, school, and university; work collaboratively with an interdepartmental working group on teacher education course and curriculum development; and bring expertise and experiences that complement those of the existing team of faculty in the department.

We seek a candidate that can demonstrate excellence in teaching foundational courses at the undergraduate level including such areas as educational psychology, ethics, classroom assessment, and/or social justice; as well as the ability to also teach relevant courses at the master’s and doctoral levels as needed.

As a condition of employment, Duquesne University requires all new employees —full-time and part-time, including adjunct faculty—to get a COVID-19 vaccine and provide proof of their vaccination upon commencement of employment.

New employees requesting a religious or documented medical exemption from the vaccine must complete and submit a Duquesne University exemption request form for review and approval. To receive the appropriate exemption request form, contact hrservices@duq.edu. Employees with approved exemptions will be required to be tested on a regular basis.

An Earned Doctorate from an accredited institution is preferred.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience in a K-12 classroom and/or a teacher certification.

A candidate that has experiences with face-to-face and online formats, directing and serving on doctoral dissertation committees, and building collaborative and collegial relations is strongly preferred.

Candidates with interest and expertise in becoming involved in the School’s equity and community-based initiatives and strengthening networks with regional and national educational organizations .

Alternately, the successful candidate may possess any equivalent combination of experience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. This includes commitment to the University’s values of diversity, equity and inclusion, and recognition of the importance of treating each individual with dignity and respect consistent with the University’s Mission. Additionally, applicants must have demonstrated experience with, and understanding of, the broad diversity of the University community (students, faculty, staff and others).

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the University Community.

Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the University and to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. The mission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit of service, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an ecumenical campus community.

Duquesne University uses Interfolio to collect all faculty and staff job applications electronically. Applicants are asked to submit a CV or resume; a cover letter (maximum 1,500 words) that speaks to their relevant professional and academic experiences, philosophy of teaching, and how they make connections to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in their teaching practices; and the name and contact information for three professional references. While the position will remain open until filled, priority will be given to applications submitted by March 15, 2023. Questions may be directed to Dr. Tara Abbott (abbottt@duq.edu).

Duquesne University is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a diverse faculty that reflects contemporary society, serves our academic mission and enriches our campus community. As a charter member of the Ohio, Western PA and West Virginia Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), we encourage applicants from members of underrepresented groups, and support dual-career couples.

Founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne University is Catholic in mission and ecumenical in spirit. Its Mission Statement commits the University to “serving God by serving students through commitment to excellence in liberal and professional education, through a profound concern for moral and spiritual values, through the maintenance of an ecumenical atmosphere open to diversity, and through service to the Church, the community, the nation and the world. Applicants for this position should describe how they might support and contribute to the mission.

Motivated by its Catholic and Spiritan identity, Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution and as an employer.