School of Family Studies and Human Services, Kansas State University

Early Childhood Education

Position: Instructor, 9 month position

Effective: August 9, 2015

Responsibilities: Serve as lead teacher responsible for day-to-day program operations and management, demonstrating effective early childhood teaching and classroom management techniques with young children; supervising clinical pre-service students and teaching professional early childhood unified courses; fostering effective relations with parents, staff, and community; participating in professional activities at the local, state and national level.

Qualifications: Required: Master’s degree in early childhood education, teacher licensure in early childhood-unified, and two years’ experience working with pre-school aged children in group settings.  

Preferred: Two years’ experience working with young children in a university lab school and university teaching experience.

Rank/Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

School Information: The School of Family Studies and Human Services consists of six units each with lead coordinators: Communication Sciences and Disorders, Early Childhood Education, Family Studies, Life-Span Human Development, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Personal Financial Planning as well as Specialists in K-State Research and Extension. Additional certificate programs are offered in Conflict Resolution, Youth Development, and Personal Financial Planning, a minor in Conflict Analysis and Trauma Studies, as well as programs offered through Great Plains-Interactive Distance Education Alliance (GP-IDEA) including Youth Development, Family and Community Services, Personal Financial Planning, and Financial Therapy. Faculty are extensively involved in distance education at the bachelor, master’s, and doctoral levels and certificate programs. The School operates an early childhood laboratory school, a speech and hearing clinic, a marriage and family therapy clinic, and a personal financial planning and financial therapy clinic. The School's facilities span four buildings and two campuses. 

There are currently 62 faculty members in the School, nearly 800 undergraduates and 271 graduate students. The work of the School is conducted by over 190 faculty, staff, and student assistants.  The School has established four priority areas for research and programming: 1) Health and Security of Military Families; 2) Personal and Family Risk Behaviors; 3) Disorders of Communication and Swallowing; 4) Families, Illness, and Health.

General Information: Kansas State University is a public land grant institution with over 24,290 students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries with highly diverse student body. It is centered on a 664-acre campus in Manhattan located 125 miles west of Kansas City in the rolling Flint Hills of Northeast Kansas. The strong local economy is bolstered by K-State and its proximity to Fort Riley. The city is large enough (54,600 permanent) to have big city amenities but small enough to maintain a strong sense of community.

Screening: January 5, 2015 and continues until the position is filled.

Application: To assure full consideration please send an electronic letter of interest addressing the qualifications and expectations described above; a current curriculum vita, and names, addresses, e-mail, and telephone numbers of three references to:  Connie Fechter, Early Childhood Education Instructor Search, Kansas State University.  E-mail: fechter@ksu.edu . Telephone: 785-532-1473. the search is confidential; references will be contacted after initial screening and after the candidate has granted permission. 

Inquiries about the position should be directed to Bronwyn Fees, Ph.D., Search Chair, at fees@k-state.edu or 785-532-1476.   
For additional information, please visit these websites:
School of Family Studies and Human Services: http://www.he.k-state.edu/fshs/
Kansas State University:  www.k-state.edu

Kansas State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.  Kansas State University actively seeks diversity among its employees.  Background check required.