Language and Literacy Position at Georgia State University

Georgia State University (www.gsu.edu) invites applications for one anticipated tenuretrack (rank of Assistant or Associate) faculty position to contribute to its funded
initiative: Research on the Challenges of Acquiring Language and Literacy. This
anticipated position is part of a major 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. The initiative’s faculty has a broad range of external support
including two national research and development centers from the Institute of Education
Sciences in the areas of deafness and adult literacy and grants from the National Institutes of Health including a learning disabilities research innovation hub on reading and reading disabilities of African American children and a program project on neurocognitive factors for children with developmental dyslexia.

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 a particular interest in intervention research.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree in special education, psychology, educational
psychology, communication sciences and disorders or related areas. The appointment is
open to all programs within the initiative. The successful applicant will be the individual
who is 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 complement other faculty within this
initiative (www.researchlanglit.gsu.edu).

Inquiries may be made to Dr. Rose Sevcik (rsevcik@gsu.edu) or Dr. Amy Lederberg
(alederberg@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 October 15, 2015 and will continue until the position is 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.