Part-time Field Experience Supervisors

Position Announcement

Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Part-time Field Experience Supervisors

Positions Available

Part-time supervisor of secondary field experiences for English education
Part-time supervisor of secondary field experiences for science education
Part-time supervisor of secondary field experiences for social studies education

Beginning

2013-2014 Academic Year

Appointment conditions

These are part-time academic positions for Fall Semester 2013 and Spring Semester 2014.  Salary will range from $8,000 to $8,500, commensurate with education and experience.  Mileage will be reimbursed for school visits.  Penn State has a strong commitment to the diversity of its workforce and encourages applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include observing up to 12 pre-service student teachers during each semester in schools within a 70 mile radius of University Park, conferring with mentor teachers, grading all student work, attending weekly supervisor meetings at University Park, conducting a weekly seminar for prospective teachers at University Park, conducting three-way evaluation conferences with the pre-service teacher and mentor at mid-semester and at the end of the experience, and assigning a final grade for the course.

Required Qualifications:

Certification in the specific teaching area or administrative certification is necessary as well as 5 years of successful teaching or administrative/supervisory experience in basic education.

The Pennsylvania State University

Penn State [http://www.psu.edu] is a comprehensive, multi-campus research university serving all regions of the Commonwealth, as well as the nation and the world in instruction, research, and service roles that require responsiveness to and support from society’s public and private sectors. As a land-grant university, Penn State has responsibility for providing a wide array of programs in the professional and technical disciplines, as well as a balanced offering of undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts and sciences. Penn State shares with other major research universities the traditional responsibilities to discover, develop, preserve, and disseminate knowledge.

The College of Education

The College of Education at Penn State was established in 1923 to deepen and extend knowledge about the formation and utilization of human capabilities. It offers resident degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as an extensive outreach effort aimed at continuing professional development for educators at distant locations. The College's research program is also extensive and College faculty members secured over $46 million in external support during the past three years from a wide range of national and state government agencies, private foundations, and corporations. The College's location within a large, research oriented, land-grant university provides numerous opportunities for studying education from multidisciplinary perspectives in the context of a university-wide commitment to making life better for all citizens.

The College houses four academic departments: Curriculum and Instruction; Education Policy Studies; Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education; and Learning and Performance Systems. The departments offer seven undergraduate majors to more than 2,500 students and 12 graduate programs, under authority of the Graduate School, to nearly 1,000 students. Recent surveys rank the Penn State College of Education among the top colleges, schools, and departments of education in the United States.

The Department of Curriculum and Instruction

The Department of Curriculum and Instruction is home to 35 tenure track faculty members whose work makes significant contributions to the advancement of knowledge in educational theory and practice through research and scholarly activities.  The mission of the department is to prepare exemplary teachers, teacher educators, and educational researchers in a variety of emphasis areas, including Language and Literacy Education, Social Studies Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Early Childhood Education, Curriculum and Supervision, and World Languages Education.  Our graduate programs are recognized nationally for their high quality, and currently three are in the top 15 of their respective program rankings by U.S. News & World Reports.

Application procedures

Applicants should submit a letter of application documenting their qualifications for the position, a current curriculum vitae/resume, and at least three names, mail and e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of academic references.  Screening of candidates will begin May 21, 2013, and continue until the positions are filled.

Electronic submission of all application materials is strongly preferred.  Send materials to kdl111@psu.edu.  Those who do not have access to electronic mail can direct hardcopy of materials to:

Dr. Daniel K. Thompson
Field Experience Searches
c/o Ms. Kerri Kopcha, Administrative Support Assistant
The Pennsylvania State University
170 Chambers Building
University Park, PA 16802-3205

Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its workforce.