Position Description

Situated on the unceded, ancestral, and traditional territory of the dxwd@w?abs (Duwamish people), the College of Education at The University of Washington, Seattle, invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Science Education. Our new colleague will join the area of Teaching Learning Curriculum (TLC) and work with the Teacher Education Program (TEP), the Islandwood Environmental Education Program, support the master's and doctoral programs in Science Education and Teacher Education as well as other faculty in the college who share a strong commitment to equity and justice in science teacher education and society. This position will be expected to uphold the college's racial and intersectional justice goals, including our commitment to remaining accountable and answerable to local and state Indigenous communities and Black, disabled, and other marginalized communities throughout Washington State. Our new colleague will assist us in working to push back against and dismantle inequities within science education schooling systems and to be a thought partner and leader in reform within them.

The position is at the tenure-track rank of Assistant Professor and is a nine-month position at 100% FTE. The base salary range for this position will be $10,189 to $11,445 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. Other compensation associated with this position may include a relocation incentive and a competitive startup research package.

The position will be expected to anchor their work in critical approaches to science education and science teacher education from perspectives such as, but not limited to:

* Integrating science content with other disciplines, such as literacy

* Working with dual language/multilingual contexts and multiliteracies connected to science

* Applying critical theoretical perspectives and methodologies to advance social justice through science education

* Building authentic partnerships with K-12 schools, informal science educational institutions, science departments within universities, and other communities

* Work involving Indigenous pedagogies and communities

* Partnering with researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders in Indigenous and other minoritized communities

* Relating science education to social policies

The UW College of Education sees racially, anti-colonial, and linguistically just education as central to our mission, as well as an awareness of the Indigenous lands on which we live and work. We, among the nation's top-ranked public schools of education, dedicate our resources to making excellent education a daily reality for all students and are committed to solving real-world educational challenges and closing opportunity gaps. University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research, and service. Members of the College maintain a set of active partnerships with more than 300 educational institutions in the region, state, and nation--schools, school districts, community-based organizations, informal educational institutions, and professional organizations. Our college mission leads us to invest in recruiting colleagues who demonstrate experience with, knowledge of, and a commitment to working with culturally diverse communities to address pressing educational challenges and foster a more just and caring society.

Please visit us on the web to learn more about the University of Washington (http://www.washington.edu) and the College of Education (https://education.uw.edu/)and our mission and goals, research and outreach activities, faculty, and academic programs.

Responsibilities:

* Teach courses such as elementary or secondary science teaching methods in the TEP program, courses in teacher education for masters and doctoral students, and possibly undergraduate courses for students interested in STEM teaching

* Advise Islandwood graduate students and other MEd and PhD students in science education in collaboration with other faculty members

* Support research-practice partnerships with local schools, districts, and community partnerships

* Engage with scholarship that works toward racial and intersectional justice in science education and science teacher education, including ambitious and critical science education scholarship and practice in local K-12 settings and interdisciplinary approaches to climate and environmental justice

* Cultivate brave and humanizing spaces that bring people together and encourage active participation, shared learning, and social dreaming

* Engage in an active research agenda consistent with meritorious scholarship and external funding

* Engage in faculty governance

Qualifications

An earned doctorate or foreign equivalent in Science Education or a relevant field by the start date of this appointment

Instructions

Please include (1) A detailed letter describing qualifications for the position, including academic preparation, experience, and evidence of leadership in teacher education. Please explicitly address how you see your past, present, and near-future goals with specific elements of this job description, including its emphasis on educational justice and equity in teacher education; (2) A one-page diversity statement sharing your positionality and describing your experiences with and commitment to equity and justice; (3) Curriculum vitae; (4) Names and contact information for three references (please do not send recommendation letters at this time. The College of Education will request letters for all semi-finalists); (5) an email address for further communications.

Send queries about the position to Search Chair Dr. Jessica Thompson, jjthomps@uw.edu

Please submit applications electronically to Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/157061. The committee will begin reviewing applications on December 1, 2024. The position will remain open until filled. Appointment to commence on or about September 16, 2025.

Search members include Jessica Thompson (chair), Filiberto Barajas Lopez, Philip Bell, Cap Peck, and Matt Stewart (student).

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.

Benefits Information

A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.

Commitment to Diversity

The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University's Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member's academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).

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