Fwd: Berkeley job announcement

From: Bill Barowy (wbarowy@attbi.com)
Date: Sun Nov 10 2002 - 13:50:00 PST


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>The Search Committee for Director of Teacher Education, chaired by Professor Sarah W. Freedman, Graduate School of Education, University of California at Berkeley, would very much appreciate it if our position announcement could be circulated to the Cultural-Historical Research SIG membership, among other SIGs of AERA. (It's already been posted it to the Division K LISTSERV, and is on the AERA.NET job lists, but we're like to get the message out directly to as many folks as possible.) Below is the text of the announcement.
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>DIRECTOR OF TEACHER EDUCATION
>UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
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>The Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley, is seeking a faculty member to serve as Associate Dean for Teacher Education, for appointment beginning approximately July 1, 2003. The faculty rank and starting salary for this appointment will depend upon the applicant's record of achievements. Candidates desiring either an appointment as tenured professor (associate or full) or a senior lecturer with security of employment are invited to apply.
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>A central mission of the School is to improve teaching and learning for all students in our schools by preparing exemplary teachers in exemplary teacher preparation programs. The School's teacher credential programs emphasize teaching diverse students in urban settings and provide an innovative approach to teacher preparation relevant to the age and grade level of the credential sought. In addition, the programs are integrated with other components of the School as a means for transferring research-based educational innovations to the public schools. Our programs combine the credential with the master's degree, so that all of our graduates have thorough grounding in educational theory, research, and practice to meet the challenge of teaching all types of students.
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>Responsibilities: (1) Provide creative leadership in developing, evaluating, and implementing initiatives in teacher education. (2) Carry out a program of research and scholarship in teacher education or a related field. (3) With assistance from program directors and coordinators, conduct administrative tasks related to the different programs. (4) Represent the School's efforts in teacher education within and outside the University of California system. (5) Contribute to teaching doctoral-level courses related to teacher education and courses within the teacher education programs. (6) Provide national and statewide leadership in some aspect of teacher education.
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>Desired Qualifications: Successful administrative experience, ideally in developing, directing, or coordinating innovative teacher education programs. A successful record of university-level teaching. Successful experience teaching in K-12 schools. Productive collaborations with K-12 schools and across University departments. Possession of a doctorate in education or related field. A strong record of published scholarship.
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>To apply: Send statement of qualifications, curriculum vitae, selected publications, and the names of at least three references to:
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>Search Committee for Director of Teacher Education
>Graduate School of Education
>University of California, Berkeley
>Berkeley, CA 94720-1670
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>The deadline for postdate of applications is December 16, 2002.
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>The University of California is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer.
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>Many thanks for your assistance with this faculty search.
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>Best wishes,
>Helen
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>Helen A. Clifton
>Analyst for academic personnel
>Dean's Office
>Graduate School of Education
>1501 Tolman Hall
>University of California
>Berkeley, CA 94720-1670
>Telephone: (510) 643-6645
>FAX: (510) 643-8904
>hclifton@uclink4.berkeley.edu
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