Associate Professor or Professor, (tenure eligible) and Associate Dean for Teacher Education

Posting Details

Position Information

Position Title Associate Professor or Professor, (tenure eligible) and Associate Dean for Teacher Education
Department Learning and Instruction
Posting Number F240105
Posting Link https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/52398
Employer State
Faculty Appointment Term Term
Position Type UUP Faculty

Posting Detail Information

Fiscal Year 2024-2025
Position Summary
The Graduate School of Education ( GSE ) at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, invites applications for a visionary leader to serve as Associate Dean for Teacher Education. This is a full-time, tenured position at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor. The Associate Dean for Teacher Education, a member of the Dean's Leadership Team, will serve as the point person for all matters related to teacher preparation including establishing a vision for UB Teacher Education, and engaging with local, statewide, SUNY , and national partners.

The Graduate School of Education is a mission-driven organization that is fundamentally concerned with access, equity, diversity, and inclusion for marginalized and underserved students. Our highly collaborative and collegial environment was built on principles of inclusion and belonging. We seek a leader who embodies these values. Ideal candidates will demonstrate a successful commitment and be eager to cultivate a student-centered culture of practice, promoting a sense of collegiality and ambition amongst faculty, staff, and students. Our future Associate Dean for Teacher Education will utilize their leadership experience and vision to continue to introduce and innovate our teacher preparation programs to ensure that students are prepared to address contemporary social, political, economic, and environmental challenges that impact public education.

Successful candidates will bring interest, experience, and skills to advance and expand current community-centered teacher education initiatives. Our nationally recognized teacher residency program, founded on principles of equity, inclusivity, and collaborative professionalism, is a standard bearer of our teacher education programming. We offer a comprehensive number of degrees and pathways that lead to NYS certifications including masters (2 years), combined bachelors-masters degree (3+2), and teacher residency programs (16 mos.). All pathways are accredited through the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation ( AAQEP ).

Responsibilities include:

• Administrative leadership in areas of curriculum development, quality assurance and continuous improvement, staff development and performance appraisals, budget and resource allocation, and other areas for operational excellence.
• Establish, monitor, evaluate, and modify processes, procedures, and/or standards, ensuring alignment of teacher education programs with GSE's mission, values, goals, and objectives, as well as all local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Monitor programs to ensure compliance with applicable accrediting bodies.
• Convene and facilitate various stakeholder groups, including community advisory boards.
• Lead grant writing efforts including reapplication for teacher residency grants.
• Promote and facilitate research opportunities for interested faculty and graduate students.

Appointments to begin in the Fall of 2025.

For full consideration, please submit your materials by October, 11, 2024. The position will remain open until filled.

Outstanding Benefits Package

Working at UB comes with benefits that exceed salary alone. There are personal rewards including comprehensive health and retirement plan options. We also focus on creating and sustaining a healthy mix of work, personal and academic pursuit - all in an effort to support your work-life effectiveness. We support your growth and development through our career coaching and training department and we qualify as a public service loan forgiveness organization. Learn more about our benefit packages.

About Buffalo
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About The University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America's leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo.

University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in teacher education, curriculum and instruction, or a closely related field
• Proven experience mentoring or working with racially minoritized and/or first-generation students, faculty and staff.
• Experience within teacher education programs including teaching, advising, directing, and re-accreditation.
• Demonstrated success developing/creating/cultivating partnerships with school districts, community-based organizations, and/or local philanthropic foundations.
• Demonstrated excellence in research productivity.
• Demonstrated success securing external funding for teacher education research.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior K-12 Teaching Experience.
• Successful record of academic leadership (e.g., department chair, decanal or university leadership).
• Successful teaching and translation of required courses across face-to-face, hybrid, and online formats.

Physical Demands
Salary Range Competitive
Additional Salary Information
Type Full-Time
Campus As Assigned
Posting Alerts
Special Instructions Summary
To apply, please submit:

• A cover letter that includes:
  • A description of your relevant qualifications for the position
  • A statement describing your research/scholarship, teaching, or service experiences that address the issues of educational equity and how you will continue to do so as a member of the University at Buffalo community
• Curriculum Vitae
• A sample publication or other demonstrations of research productivity (e.g., article or book chapter that is published or in review, grant proposal, research or policy brief)
• Contact information for three (3) references

Additional Information
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Is a background check required for this posting? No
Background Check Notification

Contact Information

Contact's Name Dr. X. Christine Wang
Contact's Pronouns she/her/hers
Contact's Title Professor and Search Chair
Contact's Email wangxc@buffalo.edu
Contact's Phone 716-645-4056

Posting Dates

Posted 08/26/2024
Deadline for Applicants Open Until Filled
Date to be filled

References

Number of References Required 3
Reference Cutoff Date
Instructions to Applicant

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * What will be the highest level of education attained by the time of employment?
   • GED
   • High School Diploma
   • Associates Degree
   • Bachelors Degree
   • Masters Degree
   • PhD/Doctoral Degree
   • MD
   • JD
2. * Please indicate your current employment affiliation with the University at Buffalo.
   • Faculty
   • Faculty Student Association (FSA)
   • Research Foundation Employee
   • State Classified
   • State Professional
   • UB Foundation
   • TA/GA
   • Student
   • No Current Employment Affiliation
3. * How did you first hear about this employment opportunity?
   • AcademicKeys.com
   • CareerExposure.com
   • CareerWomen.com
   • Chronicle of Higher Education
   • DiversitySearch.com
   • GoogleJobs.com
   • HERCjobs.org
   • HigherEdJobs.com
   • IMDiversity.com
   • Indeed.com
   • LinkedIn.com
   • MBACareers.com
   • Conference
   • Personal Referral
   • UBJobs.buffalo.edu
   • Other
4. * Are you a SUNY employee eligible for special consideration as a result of retrenchment?
   • Yes
   • No

Documents Needed To Apply
Required Documents

1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Publication

Optional Documents

1. Statement of creative accomplishments and research interests