CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

Chairperson - Department of Curriculum & Instruction - Tenured

Description:

The University of Houston (UH) is an urban, public university with a total enrollment of over 35,000 students. As a doctoral granting and research-intensive institution, UH is the flagship of the University of Houston System, comprised of four universities. Under the dynamic leadership of new Chancellor Renu Khator, UH is launching the most ambitious development in its history to recruit and support faculty and graduate students of the highest quality, significantly expand its state of the art classroom and research space, and transform its campus into the premier urban residential campus in the country.

The University of Houston is the nation's most ethnically diverse research university and Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

The Department of Curriculum & Instruction
With 40 full-time faculty serving nearly 500 graduate students and 1,000 undergraduates, the Department of Curriculum and Instruction figures prominently in the future growth and scholarly aspirations of the University. Within the Department the preparation of teachers and school administrators is viewed as a scholarly endeavor, and there is a college-level commitment to a strong teacher education course of study. The Department is home to the ATE award-winning teacher education program. At the graduate level we offer numerous certificates and masters degrees as well as the doctorate in education. The Department plans to launch a new Executive Ed.D. in Instructional Leadership in 2009 while a new Ph.D. program in Curriculum and Instruction is under development.

Qualifications
We seek a Department Chairperson with an established record of external funding and a record of nationally recognized scholarship. The successful candidate will have an immediate opportunity to strategically add to and strengthen our faculty.

Responsibilities include serving as leader of a dynamic and diverse department committed to shared faculty governance, fostering continued collaboration with our urban community and our 34 school district partners responsible for educating almost one million Texas youngsters, and providing leadership for faculty research and scholarship.

Preference will be given to applicants eligible for appointment as a Full Professor with a specialization in either Curriculum and Instruction or Educational Leadership. This position reports directly to the Dean of the College of Education.

Salary
Salary is open.

Application Procedures:

Review of applicants will begin on January 5, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled.

Applicants should submit a letter of application, a comprehensive curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information (phone, address, and e-mail) for five references who will not be contacted without permission.

Please submit application materials electronically (Microsoft format) directly to: cuin-chair-search@mail.coe.uh.edu.

Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action:

The University of Houston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.