This position is a twelve-month, full-time, non-tenured position with a rank of Instructor.

Responsibilities include:

• Teach a load of two undergraduate courses per semester and one undergraduate course online per academic term, or co-teach one graduate course online per academic term in the UWA-Teach program.
• Co-teach or formally support field-based courses, observing and providing written and oral feedback to evaluate and help students improve their skills throughout the UWA-Teach program.
• Manage field experiences, working with local school district teachers and administrators to ensure appropriate field placements and productive teaching experiences for UWA-Teach students.
• Active in UWA-Teach program recruitment, manage student internships, and participate in a variety of other student support activities, including tracking students and identifying and following up with any students in danger of not completing the program.
• Maintain office hours (at least ten hours per week across three days).
• Manage teaching science teaching materials.
• Fulfill other faculty responsibilities, such as participating in University and community service, and service to local schools.
• Perform other tasks as required by the appropriate administrators. 

This is a grant-funded position.  No guarantee or commitment is made for future or continued employment beyond the award of the grant or the terms of the contract. 

Essential:

• Earned Master’s Degree in Science, Science Education, or in a related field with at least 18 graduate hours in the field of science.
• Ability to work effectively with students, staff, faculty, administration, and public school personnel.
• Commitment to quality teaching.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in applying technology to teaching.
• At least five years of successful teaching experience in a P-12 school.

Desired:

• Successful teaching experience at the collegiate level.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in supervising field experiences or internship students.
• Evidence of ability to lead student activities.

Before hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation, including information obtained from social media and other internet sources.

When you select Apply Now, you will be prompted to provide the following:

• A letter of application.
•  A current résumé or curriculum vitae. 
• Transcripts of all college work.  Unofficial transcripts will suffice for application.  Official transcripts must be submitted immediately upon employment.
• Email and phone number of three professional references; reference letters may be requested later.