Jobs UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER

The mission of the CU Boulder School of Education is grounded in a lived commitment to democracy, diversity, equity, and justice. We teach and conduct research to make a positive difference with and in schools and communities. The work of our faculty, researchers, staff, and students leads to evidence-based policy and practice. We aim for our graduates to be engaged and informed educators, researchers, policymakers, and community leaders.

We offer cutting-edge, engaging teacher preparation, innovative undergraduate programs, and Colorado's top-ranked graduate education in multiple program areas: Educational Foundations, Policy & Practice, Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy, Learning Sciences & Human Development, Literacy Studies, Research, Evaluation & Methodology, STEM Education., and Teacher Learning, Research, and Practice.

The workload for this position includes Teaching, Advising & Mentoring (40%), Research, Scholarly & Creative Work (40%) and Leadership & Service (20%)

Tenured and tenure-track faculty in the School of Education demonstrate evidence of strong teaching and mentoring and are expected to contribute to our teacher education, master’s, and doctoral programs; advise undergraduate students; mentor graduate students; and provide outreach and leadership to the local, school, campus, and larger communities. Additionally, our faculty maintain an active and innovative research agenda and corresponding publication record that reveals a thoughtful and compelling progression of scholarship. 

• As part of the University of Colorado Boulder’s deep commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, the campus has implemented a reference check program with respect to final candidates for tenured faculty appointments. The reference check program is intended to allow CU Boulder to collect and review information about a candidate's conduct at their previous institutions, specifically conduct related to sexual misconduct, harassment, and/or discrimination – before making hiring decisions. All final candidates for tenured faculty appointments are required to complete an Authorization to Release Information.

This open rank, tenure-track faculty position will be filled at either the assistant or beginning associate professor level. Rank is determined by years of experience and accomplishments. Full-time academic year salary range: assistant professor is $80-92k; associate professor $92-100K. Salary can be paid out over 9 or 12 months. Additional opportunities for teaching and research/creative work or service projects up to 3/9ths of AY salary may be available during the summer. Benefits remain active over summer. Relocation and start up funding is available in accordance with University policies and the School's guidelines.

In addition to a competitive salary and generous benefit package, the University offers inclusive paid parental leave; housing down-payment assistance programs; relocation assistance; and teaching and professional development.

• PhD (conferred by August 2025) in bilingual education, educational linguistics, language and literacy or a related field.
• Scholar with expertise and teaching experience in PK-12 bilingual learner education in U.S. public schools.

• Candidate employs rigorous and theoretically grounded research approaches for understanding and improving the educational experiences of bilingual children and youth in U.S. public schools.
• Candidate’s research critically engages with issues of learning, diversity, and equity that underlie language practices and policies as they play out in broader social, cultural, historical, political, and economic contexts in the U.S.

Research focus in one or more of the following areas:

1. Assessment of bilingual children and youth,
2. Adolescent bi-literacy development, and/or
3. The intersections among language, race, disability, ethnicity, gender/sexuality, and culture as they relate to the teaching and learning of bilingual children and youth.

Desired research areas include, but are not limited to, the intersection of disability and bilingualism, racial justice/raciolinguistics and bilingual learners, secondary education bi-literacy programs/policies, educational experiences of refugees and/or newcomers, research in indigenous languages/communities or Afro-Latinx populations, and teacher preparation for culturally/linguistically diverse students.