Assistant Professor of Career and Technical Education

Assistant Professor of Career and Technical Education

Job Category: Faculty Employment Type: Regular Job Profile: Assistant Professor

Job Duties: UW–Stout Polytechnic invites applications for two full-time, nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in Career and Technical Education. Candidates are not expected to possess every area of expertise sought across the two positions. At least one candidate must hold an earned doctorate in Career and Technical Education, vocational education, or a related field; the other may be progressing toward completion of a doctorate. At least one candidate must also have a K–12 administrative licensure background (Director of Instruction or CTE Coordinator License). Both positions will teach across the following programs based on program needs and the successful candidates’ qualifications: B.S. Career, Technical Education, and Training; M.S. Career and Technical Education; and Ed.D. Career and Technical Education

Education

• Leadership. Across the two positions, preference will be given to candidates whose complementary strengths include CTE leadership and administration, teaching across CTE programs and licensure pathways, and expertise in statistical and quantitative research methods.

• QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum / Required

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in Career and Technical Education, vocational education, education, or a related field, with a minimum of a Master's Degree. (Must complete a terminal degree (Ed.D. or Ph.D.) by tenure decision.)

• 3 years of teaching experience k-12 or post-secondary

• Related business, industry, and/or professional experience

• Highly Desired/Preferred

• Earned doctorate (Ed.D. or Ph.D.) in Career and Technical Education, vocational education, education, or a related field. (At least one of the two successful candidates must hold an earned doctorate.)

• Evidence of 3 years of leadership in CTE PK-12 Education Administration or eligible for administrative licensure in the State of Wisconsin

• Expertise in statistical and quantitative research methods.

• Experience with distance education via different formats (synchronous and/or asynchronous online)

• Evidence of partnership building

• Potential for professional and scholarly productivity

• Potential for leadership in program or department

• Record of professional service

• Hold or be eligible for licensure within one of the PK-12 CTE Licensure Programs delivered at UW-Stout (Marketing Education, Business Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, or Technology Education) in Wisconsin.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Teach career and technical education courses (12 credit load per semester/24 per year) online and on/off campus, and other education courses needed by the department, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels

• Travel for program visibility across prospective stakeholder communities

• Work with the WI Department of Public Instruction and/or the Wisconsin Technical College system on initiatives specific to UW-Stout CTE programs

• Provide support for graduate research through thesis/dissertation advisement

• Provide leadership (curriculum development, student recruitment and retention, partner with external stakeholders such as advisory committees, cohort development, blended/hybrid outreach activities, secondary and postsecondary partnership within CTE)

• Maintain an active research agenda

• Actively participate and provide service to the department, college, and university (e.g., committees)

• Demonstrate a positive, collaborative, and solution-focused collegial environment for teaching, student-centered learning, and relationships with internal and external constituents.

• Provide student academic advisement and conduct assessment of student learning. This includes contributing to academic program assessment, accreditation, and continuous improvement processes, in collaboration with faculty and staff in alignment with UW-Stout's polytechnic tenets of applied learning and research, business and industry partnerships, career focused education

• DEPARTMENT INFORMATION

• The Mission Of the Teaching, Learning, And Leadership (TLL) Department Is to Provide Exemplary Teaching, Research, And Service To Ensure Graduates Become Successful And Effective Leaders In Their Chosen Professional Discipline. To Meet This Mission, Faculty And Staff Are Expected To

• Foster the development of educational professionals engaged in reflective practice.

• Provide program curricula reflecting diversity, research, theory, and best practice.

• Align program outcomes with federal, state, and national education standards.

• Recruit, support, and retain faculty and staff who model best practices in professional education.

• Advance educational scholarship and research at the university, local, state, national, and international levels.

• Collaborate with the Child and Family Study Center (CFSC) and pK-12 schools, universities, technical colleges, educational agencies, professional associations, and communities to improve teaching and learning.

• Engage in leadership and service to the university, local, state, national, and international professional organizations.

• It is the policy of UW-Stout Polytechnic to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance, or accommodation in applying because of a disability, please contact us using the information below. Employment opportunities will not be denied because of the need to make reasonable accommodation for a qualified individual's disability.

• The Universities of Wisconsin provides an excellent benefits package including participation in the Wisconsin State retirement plan, demonstrating our commitment to the diverse needs of our employees.

• Employee Benefits: https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/

• To calculate the estimated value of your total compensation, use the Health & Retirement Contributions Estimator | Employee Benefits (wisconsin.edu)

• Employment is contingent upon the final candidate’s completing a criminal background check and being cleared to work by the Human Resources Office. Employment is also contingent upon the final candidate passing reference checks and an essential job function test, as applicable. The reference check process includes asking the final candidates’ professional references questions regarding employee misconduct, sexual violence, and sexual harassment. Reference checks must be conducted at a minimum with three professional references, at least one of which must be a prior supervisor.

• Final candidates with previous employment within the Universities of Wisconsin and State of WI agencies will be subject to additional reference checks.

• In response to a public records request, the Universities of Wisconsin will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in their online application, except that the identity of the successful final candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

• UW-Stout Polytechnic is committed to providing safety and security of all members of our community in accordance with the Clery Act. For campus safety information and crime statistics visit: https://www.uwstout.edu/life-stout/police-and-parking/clery-information

• UW is an Equal Opportunity Employer

• Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other bases protected by applicable federal or State law and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.