5-Year Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor Opening

To enrich education through diversity, The College of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity Employer. TCNJ has a strong commitment to inclusive excellence and to achieve diversity among faculty and staff. We strongly encourage a host of diverse, intersectional populations and cultures to apply including, but not limited to, identities based on race, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, and veteran status.

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The - committed to educational equity, social justice, and collaboration across disciplines - is seeking candidates for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position within the Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing teacher preparation program. The appointment will begin in the 2022-2023 academic year. This well-established program is a five-year integrated bachelor's and master's program which results in eligibility for NJ State Certification in (1) Education of the Deaf or Hard of Hearing oral/aural; (2) Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing/Sign Communication, and (3) Elementary Education K-5. Teacher candidates are prepared with understandings, knowledge, and skills across a broad range of specialized approaches to education and develop deep understandings of philosophies that prepare them to address:

• Aural/oral approaches to communication and education
• American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf cultural competence.

The successful candidate will partner with an interdisciplinary department of teacher-scholar-citizens to implement the teacher training program within the context of its established philosophical foundation of inclusion, respect/understanding of Deaf culture, and the right to communication/language. The faculty member will teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses in the area of Deaf education, American Sign Language (ASL) or Speech and Language Pathology/Audiology and may also conduct field-based supervision of teacher candidates (dependent on background and areas of expertise). Active participation and contributions to the department, school, college, and discipline are expected.

Minimum Qualifications:

• PhD/EdD in Deaf Education or a related field (ABDs may be considered)
• Specialization in Deaf Education pedagogy
• Teacher of the Deaf/HOH Certification
• Understanding of and experience with best practices in Deaf Education
• Minimum of 2 years of P-12 teaching experience
• An active scholarly/research agenda

Preferred Qualifications (one or more of the following):

• College-level teaching experience
• 5 years of classroom teaching or related experience
• Specialization in teaching reading to the Deaf
• Advanced knowledge in language development
• Native or near-native fluency in ASL
• Working knowledge of ASL pedagogy and Deaf Studies
• Engagement with the Deaf community
• Experience in early intervention
• Experience working with assistive hearing devices
• Knowledge/experience with methods of itinerant teaching and special education

To Apply:

Candidates should submit a letter of application, curriculum vita, and names and contact information for at least three professional references by November 15, 2021.

All materials should be submitted electronically to https://tcnj.taleo.net/careersection/00_ex_faculty/jobdetail.ftl?job=21002953&lang=en. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

About TCNJ

Founded in 1855, TCNJ is a selective public primarily undergraduate institution that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence. TCNJ emphasizes the residential experience for our nearly 7,400 full-time students, 30% of whom are self-described as members of groups traditionally underrepresented in academe. Students benefit from a 13-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio and an average class size of 21 students, which has contributed to TCNJ attaining a first-year to sophomore retention rate of 94%, a 4-year graduation rate of 76% (4^th highest in the U.S. for public institutions), and a 6-year graduation rate of 86% (among the highest in the country). TCNJ has also received national recognition for the adoption and promotion of the teacher-scholar model for our faculty and deep engagement of our students in research, scholarship, and creative activity. In part because of TCNJ's intentional and comprehensive integration of research into our undergraduate curricula, institutional culture, and residential summer research experience program, an increasing number of TCNJ graduates have pursued and completed doctoral degrees over the past ten years. TCNJ also has a Phi Beta Kappa chapter-an honor shared by less than 10 percent of colleges and universities nationally. A strong liberal arts core forms the foundation for programs offered through TCNJ's seven schools-Arts and Communication; Business; Education; Engineering; Humanities and Social Sciences; Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science; and Science. TCNJ is located within an hour of New York City and Philadelphia. The College's campus is set on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing Township and is known for its natural beauty. For more information, visit .