Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) - Learning Design and Technology, College of Education

Working Title: Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) - Learning Design and Technology, College of Education

State Role Title:Instructional Faculty - Full-time

Position Type:Instructional / Teaching Faculty

Position Status: Full-Time

College/Division: College of Education

Department: 100787 - LRNING, TECH & LEAD ED (LTLE)

Pay Rate:Commensurate with Experience

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Is this a JMU only position?No

Is this a grant-funded position?No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position?No

Beginning Review Date:09/30/2024

About JMU:

Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are
Located in the heart of Virginia's beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000, Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity, fostering equity and inclusion, and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

General Information:

College of Education Mission and Vision Statement:

Our mission is to prepare educators and leaders to thrive in a complex global environment. We engage in collaborative, transformative, and meaningful work through evidence-based practices to:
empower all learners,
foster continuous growth, and
advocate for diversity, equity and justice

Our vision is to be a model for transforming educational landscapes into those that develop and inspire learners, educators, and leaders to effect positive, sustainable change.

Learning, Technology and Leadership Education (LTLE) Department Mission and Vision Statement:
Our mission is to address complex problems through authentic inquiry into human resources, leadership, and the learning sciences. Our vision is to effect equitable, sustainable change in education, business, industry, and community. Programs within the Learning, Technology and Leadership Education (LTLE) Department prepare students to work with learners across the lifespan. Visit: https://www.jmu.edu/coe/ltle/index.shtml

Duties and Responsibilities:

The successful candidate should:
• develop and teach synchronous online courses in the LTLE Learning Design and Technology (LDT) master's program, and in the undergraduate LTLE Educational Media Minor.
• establish a strong research or scholarly agenda that advances innovative, equitable, and applied understandings of learning technologies.
• work collaboratively and collegially with others within and beyond the academic unit.
• possess an ambitious future-oriented vision for the LDT programs that includes attracting diverse new students.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate should:
• have earned an appropriate terminal degree in the field of learning design, learning engineering, instructional technology, educational technology, or a related field, no later than August 2025. An appropriate terminal degree is not required at the time of application.
• demonstrate a strong theoretical and/or critical perspective about the innovative use of technology for learning.
• demonstrate a commitment to inclusive excellence.
• ability to/must be able to articulate a plan for their future scholarly agenda to include IRB-approved research, professional presentations, peer-reviewed journal publications, and grant awards. This should align with their perspectives, interests, and commitments, and those of the department, college, and university.
• demonstrate experience designing innovative and creative learning experiences.
• demonstrate experience working with research and/or design teams.
• have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• demonstrate a commitment to quality undergraduate and graduate education.

Additional Posting Information:

Applicants should complete the online application and submit:
1. Cover letter (maximum length: 1 page)
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Statement of Inclusive Excellence that addresses the applicant's efforts toward access, inclusion, and educational opportunities for all that demonstrates this within the applicant's workplace activities; the statement should not focus on personal values and personal experiences, but rather on actions and experiences as they relate to these things in the workplace and/or classroom (maximum length: 2 pages)
4. A teaching philosophy statement (maximum length: 2 pages)
5. A scholarly interests statement (maximum length: 2 pages): Document #1

JMU's Dual Career and Community Resources Program is available for candidates that will be relocating to the area. For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/2OTF1NG.

Conditions of Employment:

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

EEO Statement:

James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.

We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students, faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal Opportunity: (540) 568-6991.

Reasonable Accommodation:

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance searching or applying for jobs please contact us at (540) 568-3597 or jobs@jmu.edu. You may also visit the JMU Human Resource Office, located at 752 Ott Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 and we will be happy to assist you.