San Jos State University

Elementary Education Department

San Jos, California
ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION AVAILABILITY
Subject to Budgetary Approval
K-8 Curriculum and Instruction: Bilingual Language Arts/Literacy

Job Opening ID (JOID):

Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor (Tenure-Track)

Qualifications--
Required: A doctorate with expertise in literacy (reading/writing/language arts) or a related
field. Knowledge of public school K-8 language arts curricula, instructional strategies, and
assessment models. Knowledge of CCSS and California ELD standards. Experience teaching
literacy in one or more educational settings. Demonstrated potential for scholarly activity,
including grant writing (evidence of publications and/or grants for those seeking to be considered
at the associate professor level). Awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a
multicultural population evidenced by cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other
comparable experience.

Preferred: Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate expertise in one or more of
the following areas: Bilingualism and biliteracy in Spanish and English; proficiency in one or
more languages other than English or Spanish represented in our service area (e.g., Mandarin or
Vietnamese); teaching/working in or with K-8 schools characterized by cultural and linguistic
diversity, especially in a bilingual Spanish-English environment; early literacy teaching; Reading
Recovery; California Reading/Language Arts Specialist Credential; literacy assessment;
technology to enhance teaching and learning; second language acquisition and meeting the needs
of second language learners; differentiation and using a range of pedagogical strategies to
support culturally, academically, and linguistically diverse student populations; expertise and/or
experience in providing services to students with special learning needs (e.g., Special Education
credential, RtI, etc.), school-university partnerships and/or providing professional development
to K-8 teachers in literacy, assessment, and/or instructing second language learners; literacy in
the content areas/literacy across the curriculum, particularly related to STEM; NGSS and SBA;
teaching a wide range of courses in pre-service and MA programs; program coordination; and K-
8 core (language arts, social studies, mathematics, science) and/or a K-12 subject area (e.g.,
history/social studies, art, music, physical education, etc.).

Responsibilities: Teach graduate-level literacy-related courses in the following programs:
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, MA (Curriculum and Instruction), and Reading and
Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential (RSC). Coordinate the RSC program. Supervise MA
students research projects and/or student teachers. Serve on department, college, and/or
university committees. Contribute to program and curriculum development. Maintain an active
and productive research agenda.

Salary Range: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Starting Date: August 18, 2015

Eligibility: Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United States.

Application Procedures: For full consideration, send a letter of application, vita, statement of
teaching interests/philosophy and research plans, and at least three letters of reference with
contact information by October 31, 2014 to:

Ferdinand Rivera, Chair
Department of Elementary Education
San Jos State University
One Washington Square
San Jos, CA 95192-0074

Please include Job Opening ID (JOID) on all correspondence.

Application review begins 11/10/2014. Applications will be accepted until position is filled.

San Jos State University is Californias oldest institution of public higher learning. The campus
is located on the southern end of San Francisco Bay in downtown San Jos (Pop. 983,000), hub
of the world-famous Silicon Valley high-technology research and development center. Many of
Californias most popular national, recreational, and cultural attractions are conveniently close.
A member of the 23-campus CSU system, San Jos State University enrolls approximately
30,000 students, a significant percentage of whom are members of minority groups. The
University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty so our disciplines, students and
the community can benefit from multiple ethnic and gender perspectives.









SJSU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to nondiscrimination on the bases of race, color,
religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender status, marital status, pregnancy, age, disability, or covered veteran
status consistent with applicable federal and state laws. This policy applies to all SJSU students, faculty, and staff as well as
University programs and activities. Reasonable accommodations are made for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose.

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