Assistant Professor of Education Professions

POSITION/APPLICATION INFORMATION:

McNeese State University invites applicants to apply for the position of Assistant
Professor of Education Professions. This is a full-time, 9-month, unclassified, tenure-track faculty position. The appointment begins in
August (Fall) 2026.

DEPARTMENT: Education Professions/Burton College of Education

POSITION NUMBER: F99969

SALARY: $60,000

POSITION DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: Assistant Professors are responsible for teaching 12 hours of
coursework, advising, supporting various college initiatives including district partnerships, and completing other duties as assigned.​

Additionally, the assistant professor will perform the following responsibilities:

• Work
  closely with the Lead Site Coordinator to serve three major roles: (1) liaison between the university and partner school districts, (2)
  instructor for college courses and mentor teacher trainings, and (3) instructional coach for teacher candidates.
• Collaborate with
  the Department of Education Professions’ Accreditation Specialist on major assessment data collection and analysis requirements to ensure
  continued state and national accreditation.

REQUIRED/PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Earned a doctorate in education in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or Curriculum and Instruction at the time of
  appointment
• Valid Teaching License including early childhood certification, grades Pk-3 or elementary education, grades 1-5
• 3-to-5 years of early childhood or elementary teaching experience
• Knowledge of and experience with Common Core State
  Standards or equivalent
• Experience working with high-quality curriculum
• Evidence of application of technology in the
  classroom
• Experience working with high needs students and/or traditionally underserved populations of students
• Experience with developing high-quality teachers/teacher candidates
• Louisiana Aspiring Educators Rubric (LAER) training or
  willing to complete Mentor Teacher certification within first year employed. This certification is required to fulfill the site coordinator
  portion of the job description.

Preferred:

• Evidence of knowledge and implementation of co-teaching
  coaching practices including providing quality verbal and written academic feedback
• Evidence in supporting teachers/teacher
  candidates with implementing high-quality curriculum
• Evidence of leadership in professional development
• Experience
  with data-driven instructional decision making
• CLASS certified or willing to be certified within first year employed
• University teaching experience
• Knowledge of standard requirements: High Leverage Practices (HLP), Interstate Teacher Assessment
  and Support Consortium (InTASC), Louisiana Teacher Preparation Competencies, and Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
  (CAEP) Standards
• Evidence of collaboration with stakeholders, such as students, teachers, and districts/parishes.

DEADLINE: Review of applications will continue until position is filled.

APPLICATION PROCESS AND MATERIALS: To
apply for this vacancy, and to ensure full consideration, applicants must submit the required documents listed
below:

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Three Professional References (include: name, phone number, and email
  address)
• Unofficial Transcripts for all degrees earned

Only completed application packets including all items listed
above will be reviewed.

ALL JOB OFFERS ARE CONTINGENT UPON THE SUCCESSFUL RESULT OF A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK AND RECEIPT OF
OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT(S) IF APPLICABLE.

TO APPLY FOR THIS VACANCY, click on the “APPLY” button at the top of
advertisement to complete the electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are
responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message
information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

QUESTIONS CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE CHAIR:

Chaz Campbell,
Department Head, ccampbell11@mcneese.edu

Office of Human Resources: Kim
Dronett, HR Analyst/Recruitment / kdronett@mcneese.edu or (337) 475-5413

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