Applicants for the position at should have an earned doctorate in literacy/reading education or a related field, classroom experience teaching early childhood or elementary reading/literacy, a record of publications in highly ranked journals and/or presentations at refereed national or international conferences, a record of successful teaching of preservice and/or in-service teachers, and the potential to seek external funding. Together, these programs provide the successful candidate with opportunities to teach and mentor preservice teachers, practicing educators, master’s students, and doctoral students while contributing to the continued development of Early/Elementary Literacy as an important area of scholarship, teaching, and service within the Department of Teacher Education.