P–12 Distinguished Educator

The School of Education (SOE) at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill seeks to hire, for a three-year term (9-month/year), a public school educator for the newly created Distinguished P-12 Educator position. The Distinguished Educator’s primary responsibility will be to work with SOE faculty and the Dean to deepen and extend our collaboration with P-12 schools and districts and their communities. Start date for the position is July 1, 2009.

Responsibilities may include: meeting regularly with partner school administrators and teachers to ensure timely communication and mutually beneficial collaborative activities; participating fully in the activities of the School and keeping the School community apprised of partner school needs, perspectives, and activities; helping plan, coordinate, and oversee outreach activities that address the needs of P-12 partners and their communities; helping plan and coordinate productive practicum placements for educators-in-training; teaching prospective educators about current policies, issues, and opportunities in the P-12 world; bringing the concerns and issues of under-represented communities to the attention of the SOE community and ensuring that these are addressed; helping recruit, into teaching and leadership, students and educators from under-represented groups.

Qualifications: The successful candidate is expected to have: extensive classroom experience in high-need schools; experience in providing leadership in a school or district setting; the unqualified respect of educators and families in the schools and communities with whom the School partners; a commitment to improving learning opportunities for students and families in the most challenging settings; excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills. Applicants must have an active teaching license and a bachelor’s degree. We encourage educators from under-represented groups to apply.

The Application Process: To apply for the position, attach a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, names of and contact information for four references, and two writing samples that reflect your scholarly accomplishments using the online application at http://hr.unc.edu/jobseekers/. Four letters of recommendation as well as a list of the referees including their names, addresses, and telephone numbers/email addresses should be sent to: Dr. Cheryl Mason Bolick, Chair, Distinguished Educator Search, School of Education, CB#3500, Peabody Hall, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill NC 27599-3500. Application reviews will begin on or after November 1, 2008, and will continue until the position is filled. For more information, email Dr. Cheryl Mason Bolick (cbolick@unc.edu).

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer.