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Faculty TitleAssistant ProfessorJob Class Code00031FLSAExemptPosting NumberFRGV0960Working TitleAssistant/Associate Professor of Innovation in EducationNumber of Vacancies1LocationRio Grande ValleyDivision/OrganizationDivision of Academic AffairsAppointment Period for Non-Tenure PositionTenure StatusTenure TrackFTE1.0Scope of Job

The College of Education and P-16 Integration Department of Teaching and Learning is accepting applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor of Innovation in Education with a research agenda in the use of innovations in education or instructional technology in teaching and learning. The Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education and P-16 Integration at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley seeks applicants for a tenure-track, academic year (9-month) position as an Assistant/Associate Professor in Innovations in Education, beginning August 17, 2020.

The successful candidate will teach, supervise and advise undergraduate and graduate students, conduct scholarly research, and engage in service-related activities. Primary teaching responsibilities include teaching in the undergraduate Educator Preparation Program and graduate programs using innovations in instructional technology.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) was created by the Texas Legislature in 2013 as the first major public university of the 21st century in Texas. This transformative initiative provided the opportunity to expand educational opportunities in the Rio Grande Valley, including a new School of Medicine, and made it possible for residents of the region to benefit from the Permanent University Fund – a public endowment contributing support to the University of Texas System and other institutions. UTRGV is a high research activity (R2) comprehensive academic institution with distributed campuses in the Rio Grande Valley and academic offerings from the undergraduate to the doctoral levels. It is one of the largest Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the USA.

UTRGV has campuses and off-campus research and teaching sites throughout the Rio Grande Valley including in Boca Chica Beach, Brownsville campus (formerly The University of Texas at Brownsville), Edinburg campus (formerly The University of Texas-Pan American), Harlingen, McAllen, Port Isabel, Rio Grande City, and South Padre Island. UTRGV, a comprehensive academic institution, enrolled its first class in the fall of 2015, and the School of Medicine welcomed its first class in the summer of 2016.

Our location along the Gulf of Mexico is known for its beautiful beaches, quality schools, mild winters, and low cost of living, as compared to other areas in the nation. With its close proximity to Mexico, the university is well positioned for international research and global exchange. For more information about living in the Rio Grande Valley, see http://local.theriograndevalley.com/

The College of Education and P-16 Integration is a catalyst for educational success for individuals, families, communities, the region, and our society at large. We do this through thoughtful, culturally sustaining partnerships with our schools and communities, demonstrating responsiveness to a growing bilingual and biliterate population.

As such, we are committed to excellence and innovation in teaching, research, and service. We:

• Provide rigorous programs of study founded on the belief that scholarship and life experience are strengthened when integrated, that diversity in all its manifestations is a fundamental component of excellence in education, and that partnerships that foster authentic social and community engagement are vital;
• Engage in continuous improvement through curricular and technological innovation in order to remain responsive to the changing educational and global reality;
• Develop highly effective, multicultural, responsive and culturally sustaining innovative scholars, learning leaders, and education professionals who challenge the status quo and serve as change agents, making a difference by promoting social justice, embracing diversity in its broadest definition, inspiring thought leadership, and pursuing life-long learning; and
lead through evidence-based decision making and data literacy in order to share our story with the academic and broader research communities, as well as policy makers, our public school partners, community, and families.

The College of Education and P-16 Integration offers undergraduate teacher preparation, master’s programs in Bilingual Education, Reading and Literacy, Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education, School Psychology, and Counseling. We also offer an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with several specializations including educational technology, higher education, science education, math education, bilingual education, and curriculum generalist. We also have an Ed.D. in Education Leadership. The College of Education and P-16 Integration is fully accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The college is currently pursuing national accreditation by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). The Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction was recently ranked 8th in the nation of “Best Online Ed.D. & Ph.D. Programs in Education” by Gradsource. For more information about the College of Education and P-16 Integration and the Department of Teaching and Learning, please see the following websites. http://www.utrgv.edu/cep/ http://www.utrgv.edu/cep/departments/teaching-learning/index.htm

The Assistant/Associate Professor of Innovation in Education will facilitate integration of 21st Century instructional technology, digital learning tools, and educational innovations in teaching and research (may include, but not limited to research and operational activities of the Mixed Reality Simulation lab in the College of Education and P-16 Integration). S/he will work collaboratively to expand, refine, and promote integration of 21st Century instructional technology innovations in education in undergraduate and graduate classes in the college, other UTRGV units, and beyond UTRGV. The Assistant/Associate Professor of Innovation in Education will be expected to pursue and obtain external funding to support innovations in education that integrate 21st Century instructional technologies in teaching, research, and service.

Minimum Qualifications

•Earned doctorate from an accredited institution in Curriculum and Instruction or other closely related field.
•Demonstrated potential for excellent teaching, community engagement, and scholarly research and publication in the area of innovations in education.
•Demonstrated potential for working with culturally and linguistically diverse students in a Minority Serving Institution (MSI). [e.g. Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Tribal Colleges].
•Demonstrated potential for working with culturally and linguistically diverse faculty on collaborative research and scholarly projects integrating innovations in 21st Century instructional technology.
•Experience using a range of 21st Century teaching and digital learning technologies.
•Demonstrated potential to secure or have a record of securing external funding.
•Experience in the use and research of Mixed Reality Simulations and other innovations in education.

Discipline Specific Required Qualifications

Qualified to teach in undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

Preferred Qualifications

•Experience teaching in an CAEP accredited Educator Preparation Program.
•Experience with or demonstrated potential for innovations in teaching in online and blended learning environments.
•Experience with or demonstrated potential for negotiating and establishing partnership agreements with K-12 schools, community-based experiential learning collaborations, and formal collaborations between institutions of higher education and other entities to conduct research and develop initiatives.
•Experience with research in and use of instructional technology innovations in education (e.g., Mixed Reality Simulations, Virtual/Augmented Reality, Instructional Technology/Blended Learning models/digital learning, iPad/tablet integration in instruction, Google instructional tools, and/or others).
•Experience with or demonstrated potential for mentoring students in research and publication.

License or Certification Required?SalaryCommensurate with Qualifications and ExperienceDesired Start Date09/01/2020EEO Statement

EEO Statement
UTRGV is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to hire without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or veteran status. UTRGV takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Diversity Statement
UTRGV is a Hispanic-serving Institution dedicated to student success and building a diverse faculty committed to working in a multicultural environment. UTRGV has an NSF ADVANCE grant to increase the representation of women in STEM fields and to promote a positive, family friendly workplace for all faculty. We strongly encourage applications from women and minorities.

Open Date11/01/2019Close DateAdditional Information

UTRGV is a distributed institution. As such and as assigned, the position may require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment. This position is security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215. The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Dear Applicant,

Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:

*Date of Birth
*Social Security Number
*Gender
*Ethnicity/Race

Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.

Complete all sections on the application. If you are applying for the first time please complete all biographical information including address, email and phone. You may update this at any time by selecting to edit your profile in the application.

Security sensitive; All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). CBCs will be conducted for all candidates invited for an on-campus interview.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please feel free to contact Dr. James Jupp email: james.jupp@utrgv.edu, phone (956) 882-7421 or (956) 665-3401

Please Note

Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English to demonstrate proficiency in English as determined by a satisfactory paper-based test score of 500 (computer-based of 173 or internet-based of 61) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Incomplete applications will not be considered. Position is subject to budget availability.

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Applicant DocumentsRequired Documents

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Letter of Interest
3. List of 3 References
4. Unofficial Transcripts

Optional Documents