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Inside Higher Ed · 1 month ago

Assistant Professor Human Development and Family Science

Statesboro, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

1+ years exp

Georgia Southern University is a dynamic institution with a commitment to academic excellence, serving over 26,000 students. The Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Science will be responsible for undergraduate teaching, developing a research agenda, and engaging in service and student success initiatives.

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Responsibilities

Undergraduate teaching

Developing and sustaining a productive program of research and scholarship

Providing service to the School, college, and university

Engaging in student success initiatives

Participating in professional development

Qualification

PhD in Human DevelopmentResearchScholarshipExternal funding acquisitionUndergraduate teachingOnline course developmentExperiential learning integrationHuman relations skillsEffective communicationOrganizational skills

Required

Earned PhD in Human Development and Family Science, or a closely related field, with at least 18 graduate semester hours in Human Development and Family Science, by August 1, 2026

Demonstrated commitment to advancing a strong and growing research and scholarship agenda and the production of research/creative activities as appropriate to the discipline

Record of or potential for securing external funding (e.g. grants, fellowships, sponsored research, etc.) to support scholarship and research activities

Evidence of, or potential for, excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level in multiple modalities (finalists will be required to demonstrate competence via a teaching demonstration)

Willingness to engage with institutional student success initiatives

Commitment to engaging with best practice initiatives in instruction and pedagogy, mentoring, and curriculum design and development

Preferred

A minimum of one year of college/university teaching experience

Experience with the development and delivery of academic courses in both online and traditional modalities

Interest in and ability to integrate experiential learning into coursework

Company

Inside Higher Ed

Inside Higher Ed is the online source for news, opinion, and jobs related to higher education.

Founded in 2004

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

51-200 employees

https://www.insidehighered.com/

Funding

Current Stage

Growth Stage

Total Funding

unknown

2022-01-10Acquired

2006-08-31Series Unknown

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Stephanie Shweiki

Director, Foundation Partnerships

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