Tenure-Track Faculty in Childhood Education
Elmira College is a private liberal arts College located in the Finger Lakes region of New York. Elmira College was the first college to offer a comprehensive curriculum for women, and is home of the Center for Mark Twain Studies. We are seeking applications to fill a full-time tenure-track faculty position in the area of Childhood Education (K-6) with appointment beginning July 2026.
Teaching assignments may include methods courses, practicum-based instruction, student teacher supervision, and other classes in the Undergraduate Teacher Education Program. In addition to teaching, faculty at EC advise students, and engage in service-related activities including, but not limited to participation in departmental, college, and university committees and professional organizations. Faculty also initiate research activities leading to scholarly presentations and publications.
Appointment at the Assistant Professor rank is anticipated; higher ranks will be considered.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Teach core Undergraduate Teacher Education courses within the area of Childhood Education;
- Demonstrate a genuine desire to teach and participate fully in a liberal arts environment that emphasizes close student-faculty interaction;
- Participate in academic and career advising and engagement in scholarly activities;
- Create new courses and participate in the development of new areas of concentration.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Expertise and Teacher Certification in Childhood Education;
- Preferred qualification of additional Teacher Certification in Literacy Education;
- Doctoral degree (PhD or EdD) or ABD status with conferral date no later than May 30, 2027;
- At least 4 years of teaching experience in K-6 setting; and
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills, organizational and time management skills.
WORK LOCATION: On-site
COMPENSATION: $56,000 - $60,000
This position is benefit eligible.
STATUS: Exempt
TO APPLY:
Applicants should submit:
- A letter of interest;
- Curriculum vitae;
- Graduate transcripts (unofficial);
- Statement of teaching philosophy; and
- Names and contact information of references.
Materials should be sent to edusearch@elmira.edu.
If you require alternative methods of application or screening, please contact the Office of Human Resources directly by emailing hr@elmira.edu, or by calling 607-735-1810.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Teacher Education Mission Statement
The Elmira College Teacher Education Department views schools as sites of transformation, empowerment, and intellectual development where all students attain the understanding and critical skills necessary to be contributing members to a democratic and pluralistic society. To that end, the department prepares teacher education candidates who approach the teaching profession with intellectualism, creativity, and an ethic of care in order to help manifest a socially just society. Their professional dispositions toward learning will include a lifelong pursuit of deep content knowledge and a constantly evolving and multifaceted pedagogical skill set. Teacher education candidates will be prepared to deliver lessons that engage a diversity of learners and be imbued with a respect for their positions as the custodians of democracy. In that service, candidates will provide meaningful learning experiences that give students the concepts, tools of inquiry, and collaborative problem-solving skills that help ensure student success.
Elmira College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability and genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization or other non-merit factors.