Position: Tenure-line Assistant Professor, English Education, to begin Fall 2008; nationally competitive salary and benefits. Attractive teaching load: teach secondary English methods; contribute to English Major and Minor programs and Liberal Arts Core (writing, literature, or humanities).

Required Qualifications: doctorate in English Education by December 2008; at least three years successful teaching English/Language Arts 6-12; knowledge of current research in teaching secondary English/Language Arts; documented expertise in one or more of the following — literacy studies, reading/literature pedagogy, writing pedagogy, young adult literature, media studies; evidence of potential for excellence in teaching, research, and publishing.

To Apply: send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts (unofficial or official), and three letters of reference to:

Dr. John Swope
Chair, English Education Search Committee
English Language and Literature
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0502     USA

Department: 35 tenure-track faculty. Liberal Arts Core courses in writing, literature, and humanities. B.A. majors, minors, and teacher-licensure in English and TESOL; B.A. minors in Creative Writing, Professional Writing, and Film Studies. M.A. programs in TESOL and in English with emphases in Literature, Creative Writing, and Secondary Teaching. About 320 undergraduate majors and over 100 M.A. students in English and TESOL. Home of the North American Review.

University: Northern Iowa, with approximately 12,600 students, is a highly rated comprehensive university located on a pleasant and attractive campus of some 850 acres. About 810 faculty teach in undergraduate and graduate programs that encompass over 120 major areas of study. Teaching is supported by "smart classrooms" and a new Innovative Teaching and Technology Center. The University's Library provides a spacious and comfortable setting for research and study, an expert library staff, and a considerable array of current electronic resources; its collection includes over one million volumes. Northern Iowa features exceptional on-campus recreational and cultural facilities, including a superb Performing Arts Center and a full calendar of lectures, events, performances, and exhibits.

Community: With a combined population of about 120,000, the adjoining cities of Cedar Falls and Waterloo offer attractive wooded residential areas and an extensive range of excellent educational, cultural, artistic, medical, and recreational resources, facilities, and programs. There are community organizations for virtually every interest, and numerous community festivals and celebrations. Among many other attractions is a network of recreational trails that winds for over 80 miles through city and town, among rivers and lakes, and to nearby parks, small and large.
 

The University is an equal opportunity employer with a comprehensive plan for affirmative action.