Log In
Sign Up
Ripon College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant/Associate Professor rank beginning August 2023, to
participate in a vibrant educational studies program that educates teachers for PK-12 schools. A doctorate (Ph.D. or Ed.D.) or ABD in
Special Education or Curriculum and Instruction or closely related field is required.
Priority teaching areas for this position are
special education (i.e. social emotional interventions and supports, diagnoses and assessments of disabilities, literacy interventions for
students with disabilities, methods of teaching content to diverse learners), and/or primary or middle school science education. Faculty in
this position may also contribute coursework in the following areas: social foundations of education, elementary content teaching, middle
school education, teaching in non-school settings, and courses in the Catalyst Curriculum. Letters of application should explain which of the teaching areas defined above are within the
candidate’s competence; we do not expect any single candidate to cover all of these fields. The teaching load is three courses per
semester, including clinical supervision.
The faculty at Ripon College are a talented and dynamic group of teacher-scholars who work
closely with a diverse student population on capstone and undergraduate research projects, and participate in interdisciplinary
collaboration with one another on scholarship and creative activity. The faculty benefit from wide-ranging opportunities for support
including curriculum development grants, travel grants, scholarly/artistic grants, and colleague teaching grants. Successful applicants for
faculty positions at Ripon College will join a group of teacher-scholars who value the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion and
seek to foster and facilitate student achievement at all levels. Successful applicants will demonstrate commitment to teaching excellence in
a liberal arts setting, commitment to educating students of diverse backgrounds, and a promising research agenda.
Candidates should
submit via email as PDF files only, an application letter addressing qualifications with a focus on teaching in a liberal arts college, CV,
contact information for three references, evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g., syllabi and teaching evaluations), and a recent research
sample to Matthew Knoester at [email protected] .
Review of applications will begin on January 30, 2023 and continue until the position is filled.
All offers of employment are
contingent on either showing proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID 19 (currently one dose of the Johnson and Johnson or two doses of
the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and boosted) or should community levels deem it necessary be part of COVID-19 surveillance testing.
This position is open to all qualified applicants. Ripon College encourages applications from individuals from underrepresented groups in
the professoriate, including, for example, African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, other Pacific
Islanders, first generation college students, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who have followed non-traditional pathways to
college due to exceptional talent and motivation in the face of adversity, such as societal, economic or academic disadvantages, and
individuals with a demonstrated commitment to applying and including diverse backgrounds and perspectives to learning, scholarship, and
leadership in the academy.
Ripon College is committed to the principles of equal opportunity and adheres to non-discriminatory
policies in employment and student enrollment. Ripon College is an equal-opportunity employer. http://www.ripon.edu.
EOE
