Language and Literacy Positions at Georgia State University

Georgia State University (www.gsu.edu) invites applications for up to two anticipated tenure-track Open Rank (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor) faculty positions to contribute to its funded initiative: Research on the Challenges of Acquiring Language and Literacy. These anticipated positions are part of a major new initiative to enhance existing strengths in language and literacy at Georgia State. The focus of this initiative is research with children and adults, with or without disabilities, who face challenges in acquiring language and literacy. In this university-funded initiative, more than 40 faculty members from 10 departments in the Colleges of Arts & Sciences and Education come together to engage in interdisciplinary research.

We encourage applicants whose program of research addresses basic or applied,
conceptual or methodological issues concerning challenges in the acquisition of language and literacy with particular interest in quantitative methodology applied to intervention research or language disorders and/or reading disabilities.
Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree in one of the disciplines, including, but not limited to, communication disorders, psychology, educational psychology, or special education.

Appointment will be made to a department in accordance to the individual’s degree and
area of expertise. Successful applicants will be individuals who are prepared to take
advantage of the interdisciplinary collaborative research opportunities available within the Language & Literacy Program, have a strong record of programmatic research, obtain external grant support, and have a commitment to and experience in the instruction of undergraduate and graduate students. We are particularly interested in applicants whose research programs compliment other faculty within this initiative (www.researchlanglit.gsu.edu).

Inquiries may be made to Dr. Rose Sevcik (rsevcik@gsu.edu) or Dr. Paul Alberto
(palberto@gsu.edu). Submit curriculum vitae, a brief statement of professional goals and research interests, evidence related to teaching interests and effectiveness, and the names and three letters of reference either electronically to Keneé Stephens at kstephens@gsu.edu, with the subject line “Language & Literacy Faculty Search”, or by mail to Attn. Ms. Keneé Stephens, Georgia State University, Language & Literacy
Initiative, P.O. Box 5010, Atlanta, GA 30302-5010, USA. The review of applications
will begin September 1, 2010 and will continue until positions are filled contingent on available funding.

An offer of employment will be conditional on background verification. Georgia State
University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply.