Edu - Clinical Assistant Professor of Secondary Social Studies – Renewable Contract-527434

Department/Organization
212401 - Curriculum and Instruction

Rank
Clinical Assistant Professor

Position Summary
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education at The University of Alabama is seeking a full-time, clinical assistant professor of secondary social studies education (grades 6-12).

Detailed Position Information
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education at The University of Alabama is seeking a full-time, clinical assistant professor of secondary social studies education (grades 6-12). The University of Alabama is a Research I institution with considerable emphasis on recruiting productive scholars and effective instructors. This is a nine-month, non-tenure earning position with a contract of three years, eligible for renewal.

Responsibilities:

• Teach undergraduate courses focused on grades 6-12 social studies education

• Teach graduate courses focused on grades P-12 social studies education

• Supervise practicum and internship experiences as needed

• Collaborate in further development of innovative undergraduate and graduate grades P-12 social studies education courses and programs

• Collaborate with local schools and school systems

• Provide service within the University, to state and local education agencies, and to relevant professional organizations

• Advise and mentor undergraduate and graduate students

Start date will be August 16, 2026.

Minimum Qualifications

• Earned Doctorate in Secondary Social Studies Education; Secondary Education or Curriculum and Instruction with social studies focus

• Ability to teach undergraduate and graduate social studies education courses in the Secondary Education program in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction

• Ability to supervise undergraduate and graduate students and interns

• Ability to provide service within the University, to state and local education agencies, and to relevant professional organizations

• Demonstrated potential to collaborate in secondary schools through partnership activities

• Demonstrated expertise in research-based, ambitious, and equitable social studies instruction

• Demonstrated professional experience with secondary students of at least 4 years; experience teaching university social studies education courses is desirable

About the University
The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, named one of Travel + Leisure’s 25 Best College Towns and Cities in the U.S. As one of the nation’s premier universities, UA offers bachelor’s, master's and doctoral degrees in nearly 200 fields of study. With more than 1,400 acres of tree-lined academic core campus and over 300 state-of-the art facilities, UA has been ranked among the most beautiful and most impressive college campuses in the South, in the state of Alabama and in the nation.

In Fall 2023, the Capstone set a new enrollment record with more than 39,000 students, including more than 8,200 in the freshman class. The current enrollment includes students from every county in Alabama, every state in the nation and 92 countries around the world. More than 1,100 National Merit Scholars are currently enrolled, making UA one of the largest enrolling institutions of the scholars in the country.

UA was recently recognized as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. students for the seventh time in nine years, as well as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for the first time. UA is one of only 12 universities in the nation to receive both honors.

For reasons like this, the University made Forbes list of America’s Top Colleges for 2023 and Time magazine’s list of Top 50 Best Colleges for Future Leaders. It also made Princeton Review’s list of Top Value Colleges.

UA is also designated among the top doctoral research universities in the United States in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. One of the fastest growing major research institutions in the nation, UA saw a 21% increase in sponsored awards in the 2023 fiscal year.

Since 2015, UA has invested over $1.1 billion in the physical campus, adding more than 2.55 million gross square feet of space, over 150 new research-intensive faculty, signature research areas (e.g., “The Alabama Research Institutes”), and a growing number of partnerships with industry and with state and federal agencies.

The University employs nearly 2,100 faculty and over 4,500 staff, with 52 UA researchers included in the National Academy of Inventors. An additional 40 current faculty have received the NSF CAREER Award, the nation’s most prestigious recognition of top performing young scientists in disciplines ranging from nanoscience and engineering to biological sciences.