MSU Teacher Education Department Chair Search
Douglas_R.Campbell
FROM: Douglas Campbell (camp...@msu.edu)
Chair, Department Chair Search Committee
Department of Teacher Education
College of Education
Michigan State University
116-P Erickson Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1034
Please distribute the following position announcement among your
colleagues. The chair's position described here is now available
and we are actively soliciting nominations and applications.
Please also accept our apologies for cross-posting this to several
AERA lists before an alternative for such multiple postings has been
worked out, but we are under a tight time frame for our search and
want therefore to have the widest possible dissemination of this
announcement. Thank you in advance for helping us identify a strong
candidate pool.
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TEACHER EDUCATION
College of Education, Michigan State University
The Department of Teacher Education is seeking applications for the position
of Department Chair. The candidate chosen will be expected to hold academic
rank with tenure.
The department is one of four in the College of Education, with 64 tenure-
track FTE faculty. The department offers both five-year and post-BA teacher
certification programs; two MA programs, in Curriculum and Teaching and in
Literacy Instruction; and a PhD program in Curriculum, Teaching, and
Educational Policy. Faculty play a prominent role in a variety of research
and service programs, including several national research centers and
established partnerships with schools.
The department is seeking a person with the qualifications and experiences to:
(1) provide academic and scholarly leadership to the department, and maintain
one's own teaching and scholarship;
(2) facilitate teaching, research, and service activities;
(3) exercise leadership and effective management practices;
(4) facilitate and support faculty participation in department decision-
making;
(5) pursue ways of enhancing diversity across the department;
(6) facilitate the department's ongoing review and clarification of its
goals, directions, and programs;
(7) provide leadership in both developing and executing college policy.
Nominations and applications should be sent to:
Carole Ames, Dean
College of Education
Michigan State University
501 Erickson Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1034 (517)355-1735
Interested candidates should send a letter of interest, current vita, and
samples of scholarly writing; letters of references may be solicited at a
later time. Review of applications will begin on March 15. Applications will
be accepted after that date until a suitable pool of candidates is identified.
The preferred starting date for the 12-month position is August 1, 1994.
Salary is negotiable and will be based on the candidate's qualifications,
accomplishments, and level of experience. Women and members of minority
groups are especially encouraged to apply.
MSU is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer