Tenure-Track Professor: Elementary Literacy & Social Studies

Hope College; Holland (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hope College Education Department invites applications for a tenure-track position in the Elementary (PK-3 & 3-6) program with a strong emphasis on literacy and social studies beginning in Fall 2027. We seek candidates who will teach the first literacy course in the elementary sequence and the PK-3 social studies course.

Responsibilities include teaching multiple undergraduate sections, advising teacher candidates, researching in a related educational field, and fostering partnerships

Qualifications

• Valid teaching certificate with an elementary endorsement.
• Excellence in teaching literacy and social studies.
• Robust scholarly agenda and dissemination of work.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Commitment to diversity in education.

Responsibilities

• Teach multiple sections of undergraduate courses in Elementary Literacy and Social Studies.
• Advise teacher candidates.
• Conduct research in a related educational field.
• Foster partnerships with local schools in the Greater Holland Community.
• Participate in college and departmental service, including accreditation teams.

Skills

Literacy instruction

Social studies education

Teaching excellence

Scholarly agenda

Diversity in education

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

Ph.D./Ed.D.

Elementary teaching certificate

Job description

The Hope College Education Department invites applications for a tenure-track position in the Elementary (PK-3 & 3-6) program with a strong emphasis on literacy and social studies beginning in Fall 2027. We seek candidates who will teach the first literacy course in the elementary sequence and the PK-3 social studies course.

Responsibilities include teaching multiple undergraduate sections, advising teacher candidates, researching in a related educational field, and fostering partnerships