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Biology
Education
The Department of Biology at James Madison
University is
seeking applications for a tenure track position in K-12 Biology
Education at
the rank of Assistant/Associate professor beginning August 2014.
Candidates
must have a Bachelors and Masters in Biology/Life Science and an
earned
doctorate in the same or in Science Education. Candidates must
also demonstrate
strong disciplinary content knowledge in the biological sciences
and model
research-based
best practices in discipline-specific content courses that
include pedagogical practices in the K-12 teacher preparation
curriculum.
The successful candidate will demonstrate
the capacity
to develop a primary research focus in teaching and learning and
sustain an externally
funded research program through scholarly activities that
integrate
undergraduate research experiences.
We
are seeking an individual who will successfully forge
relationships central to
teacher preparation, involving the College of Education, the
College of Science
and Mathematics, and IdLS, the content-area major for future K-8
teachers. Preference will
be given to those candidates
who: 1) have demonstrated ability in securing external funding to
support bioscience
education initiatives, 2) can develop communication and out-reach
programs to
local, state, and regional localities in K-12 bioscience education
and 3) have
demonstrated ability to teach undergraduate biology majors and/or
pre-service
teachers.
About the Department
The
Biology Department at James Madison University currently serves
over 900
undergraduate majors and 15 master’s students.
It offers a wide variety of courses for biology majors,
general
education, and pre-health profession majors, including a
4-semester
lab-intensive core curriculum. Interdisciplinary connections
include
biotechnology, materials science, biological mathematics,
neuroscience, and
environmental biology. The 43 full time faculty members are
engaged in teaching
and research in a broad range of sub disciplines. We mentor over 150
undergraduate student
researchers during the academic year and in the summer, using
support from
external or internal funds. Additional information on the department
can be found at http://www.jmu.edu/biology.
About the University
James
Madison University is a comprehensive co-educational institution
of higher
learning in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
Founded in 1908 as a state school for women, JMU has
grown to a current
student body of 19,722 on a campus of 712 acres. JMU offers 69 undergraduate
degree programs,
as well as 31 masters, 2 educational specialist, and 7 doctoral
programs.
About the Area
JMU is located in Harrisonburg, a city of
46,000 located in
the heart of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
It is a two-hour drive from Richmond and Washington, DC
and one hour
from Charlottesville. The
area affords
many opportunities for outdoor recreation, with the George
Washington National
Forest and Shenandoah National Park located nearby and the Blue
Ridge and
Allegheny Mountains to the east and west of the city,
respectively.
Submit
cover
letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, and
a research
plan as part of an electronic application created at https://joblink.jmu.edu. Three letters of
recommendation will
be required. Screening of applications will
begin November 4, 2013. For
further information contact either Dr.
Kerry Cresawn at [log in to unmask] or
Dr. Kim Slekar at [log in to unmask]. JMU is an equal
opportunity/affirmative
action/equal access employer, and especially encourages
applications from
minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.