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Assistant Professor Reading Development in the Early Grades with an Emphasis on Diverse Childhoods Berkeley School of Education

Position overview Position title: Assistant Professor Series
Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $78,200-$123,400 (9-month academic year salary), however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions.

Anticipated start: July 1, 2025

Application Window
Open date: July 29, 2024

Next review date: Sunday, Sep 15, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Sunday, Sep 15, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

The University of California, Berkeley School of Education (BSE) seeks a tenure-track faculty member at the Assistant Professor (N/T) level focusing on Reading Development in the Early Grades with an Emphasis on Diverse Childhoods. We seek candidates committed to advancing research and teaching in the field of reading development/early literacy, with a particular focus on diverse childhoods, including but not limited to racial-ethnic, linguistic, cultural, and ability diversity.

Our ideal candidates critically examine ongoing debates around reading instruction and envision literacy innovations for a future where literacy encompasses a wide range of practices across various modes and technologies. Consideration of the challenges and opportunities presented by digital literacy and innovations like artificial intelligence is highly desirable. Candidates should be able to teach and mentor diverse students. We strongly encourage applications from both early career candidates (for example, those who are currently completing a PhD program), as well as those who currently hold an Assistant Professor position.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct and publish cutting-edge and equity-minded research in reading development and early literacy practices, with a focus on diverse childhoods.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in reading development and instruction, literacy theory, and related areas.
• Develop and maintain an active research agenda that includes seeking external funding.
• Mentor and advise diverse undergraduate and graduate students.
• Engage in service activities at school, university, and community levels.
• Collaborate with colleagues on interdisciplinary research and community outreach initiatives.
  
  The department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual-career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty.
  
  In the Berkeley School of Education our research, teaching, and practice approaches support a vision of public education that has as its goal equity and inclusion at all levels - classroom, school, community, district, state, national, and global - and that positively impacts personal growth and social transformation. BSE values and centers diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as articulated in the following principles of community: there is an inherent relationship between excellence and diversity, and we seek relational equity in all our practices across the School; we support structures and policies that ensure meaningful access to and engagement in opportunities to learn. BSE employs an expansive notion of DEI that is concerned with maintaining an inclusive and representative community that includes members of historically racialized, marginalized, and yet resilient communities, including trans and LGBTQIA+ communities and individuals with dis/abilities.
  
  The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. Consistent with this commitment, UC Berkeley requires all applicants for Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload an Authorization of Information Release form into AP Recruit as part of their application. If an applicant does not include the signed authorization, the application will be considered incomplete, and as with any incomplete application, will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, applicants will only be subject to reference checks if and when they are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. More information is available on this website: https://ofew.berkeley.edu/attestation-prior-misconduct.
  
  School: https://bse.berkeley.edu/
  
  Qualifications
  Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
  Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in Ph.D. or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.
  
  Preferred qualifications
• Ph.D. degree (or equivalent international degree).
• Experience working with diverse populations in educational settings.
• A record of or potential for peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national/international conferences.
• Evidence of or potential for successful teaching at the university level.
• Experience in developing or leading community-based research or outreach projects.
• A strong research agenda with evidence of or potential for high-impact scholarship in reading development and early literacy, particularly focusing on diverse childhoods and on the roles that pedagogy and policy play in shaping the public discourse around literacy.
• Evidence of or potential for excellence in teaching and a commitment to innovative, inclusive, equity-focused pedagogy.
• Experience or strong interest in securing external research funding.
• A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in education.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, students, and community partners.
  
  Application Requirements
  
  Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
  • Cover Letter - A cover letter addressing qualifications and fit for the position.
  • Statement of Research - A statement of research interests and agenda.
  • Statement of Teaching - A statement of teaching philosophy and evidence of teaching effectiveness.
  • Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired at Berkeley. More Information and guidelines.
  • Publication (1 of 3 ) - Published or unpublished manuscript to be submitted; may include dissertation chapters.
  • Publications (2 of 3) - Published or unpublished manuscript to be submitted; may include dissertation chapters.
  • Publications (3 of 3) - Published or unpublished manuscript to be submitted; may include dissertation chapters.
  • Authorization to Release Information - A reference check will be completed only if you are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. Download, complete, sign, and upload the Authorization to Release Information form.
  
  
  Reference requirements
  
  • 3 required (contact information only)
  
  We will only contact your references to request letters if you are advanced to the second round of review for
  the position, and we will seek your permission prior to doing so.
  Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04493
  
  Help contact: bseap_senate@berkeley.edu
  
  About UC Berkeley
  
  UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).
  
  The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.
  
  Please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy.
  
  In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.
  
  As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
  
  Job location
  Berkeley, California
  
  
  To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04493