Position Announcement
Tenure Track Appointment in Earth Science
Education
Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois
University invites applications for an anticipated tenure-track position in
Earth Science Education with secondary science teacher certification, at the rank
of Assistant Professor with a starting date of August 16, 2013. The successful candidate will hold a
joint position with the NIU Center for Secondary Science and Math Education
(CSSME) and the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences. Both teacher certification credentials (either state certification or
teaching experience in a US high school) and a
PhD in geology or related area are required at the time of appointment. Teaching duties will include
graduate and undergraduate courses, including teacher certification classes, in
earth sciences. The successful candidate will also be expected to develop a
nationally recognized and externally funded research program either in earth
science education and/or an area of geology. For additional information about
the position and the Geology & Environmental Geosciences Department, see www.niu.edu/geology/. Applications including CV, statement of
teaching and research interests, and 3 letters of recommendation should be
submitted electronically to: Paul
Stoddard, Earth Science Education Search Committee Chair, Geology &
Environmental Geosciences, via [log in to unmask]. Applications will be considered until
the position is filled but first preference will be given to applications
received by November 30, 2012. NIU
is an AA/EEO Institution that values diversity in its faculty, staff and
students: we strongly encourage applications from diverse candidates including
women and minorities. A
state-mandated pre-employment criminal background investigation is required.