(10/31/07) Position Announcement @ Michigan State

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Assistant Professor
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Department of Family and Child Ecology
Michigan State University

POSITION: Academic year, tenure-track position in Early Childhood
Education; Department of Family and Child Ecology, Michigan State
University. Start date August, 2008. Expertise is sought in one or
both of the following areas: early childhood education and child
development.

RANK: Assistant Professor

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• An earned doctorate in Early Childhood Education, Early Child
Development Ph.D. or Ed.D. or related field
• A promising record of scholarly publications and granting potential
• A strong commitment to externally funded research and excellence in
teaching

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• An interest in relating to the programs and research at the MSU
Child Development Laboratory
• Potential for securing external funding
• Commitment to mentoring and teaching at the undergraduate or
graduate level for students who are preparing for careers in research
and /or practice and administration

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses early childhood education,
child development and/or program administration
• Advise graduate students and supervise graduate student research
• Develop a program of research scholarship with the potential for
external funding
• Participate in departmental, college, and university governance
activities

SALARY AND BENEFITS: Salary for this 9 month position is commensurate
with qualifications and experience. Michigan State University offers
an excellent selection of benefits; please see http://www.hr.msu.edu

for more information.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: A letter delineating research and teaching
interests, qualifications, three letters of reference, and a current
vita should be sent to:

Dr. Deborah J. Johnson, Early Childhood Education Search Committee
Chair
Department of Family and Child Ecology
Michigan State University
7 Human Ecology Building
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 432-9115; Fax: (517) 432-2953; Email Applications: c/o
Lisa Fuentes, fuentesl@msu.edu
Contact : Dr. Johnson, john1442@msu.edu

Applications and nominations will be accepted until the position is
filled; however, review of applications will commence by November 15,
2007. Minority group members, women, and persons with disabilities
are encouraged to apply.

The Department of Family and Child Ecology is housed in the College of
Social Science. The Department maintains a multisite Child Development
Laboratory serving approximately 250 children 2 through 5 years of
age. The Department is an active member of the Great Plains
Interactive Distance Education Alliance Youth Development graduate
program. Michigan State University is the nation's pioneer land grand
institution and holds a Class 1 Research University rating from the
Carnegie Commission on Higher Education. General information about
Michigan State University can be found at http://www.msu.edu/.

Information about the Department of Family and Child Ecology can be
found at http://www.fce.msu.edu/.

Michigan State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Institution.