Clinical Assistant Professor - Elementary Education

Job Type: time type

Full time

Job Number: JR103078

Location: Jacksonville

Department

Teaching, Learning & Curriculum, Chair

Compensation

$65,000.00 to Negotiable Annual

General Description / Primary Purpose:

The Department of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum, within the University of North Florida Silverfield College of Education and Human Services, is seeking a 12-month, non-tenure earning, Clinical Assistant Professor of Elementary Education. This position is designed for an experienced educator, teacher educator, and teacher-leader committed to excellence in educator preparation, clinically integrated practice, partnership development, coaching and supervision, and community-engaged learning across a variety of educational settings.

The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise in teacher education, including clinically rich and practice-based educator preparation, supervision and coaching of teacher candidates, inquiry-oriented teacher learning, and the design of learning experiences that connect theory, practice, and reflective inquiry across university and school contexts. The candidate will possess broad expertise in elementary education, including child development, classroom communities and management, assessment, curriculum integration, evidence-based instructional practices, and foundational literacy development.

This faculty will support undergraduate and graduate programs while collaborating with schools, community organizations, mentor teachers, and university faculty to strengthen educator preparation, experiential learning, and partnership initiatives aligned with the mission of the Silverfield College of Education and Human Services. The Silverfield College of Education and Human Services is committed to preparing reflective, inquiry-oriented, and community-engaged educators through clinically rich partnerships and innovative approaches to teacher learning and professional practice.

Position Responsibilities:

• Teach undergraduate and graduate elementary education and clinical courses.
• Design and facilitate clinically integrated learning experiences that support teacher candidates' development through coaching, reflective practice, inquiry, rehearsal, and educative supervision across field-based settings.
• Supervise, mentor, and coach teacher candidates in instructional planning, classroom management, assessment, differentiated instruction, professional decision-making, and professional dispositions.
• Collaborate with school and community partners to co-design clinically rich learning experiences and strengthen mutually beneficial school-university partnerships.
• Support the development of mentor teachers and clinical educators through coaching, professional learning, collaborative inquiry, and partnership-based structures.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement and coherence of educator preparation programs through collaborative curriculum design, assessment, accreditation activities, and program evaluation processes aligned with Florida Department of Education standards and national accreditation expectations.
• Participate in program assessment, accreditation activities, data-informed continuous improvement initiatives, and advisory board engagement.
• Engage in service activities within the department, college, university, schools, and professional community.
• Collaborate with faculty and partners on innovative teaching practices, educator preparation initiatives, grant opportunities, partnership development, and community-engaged scholarship.
• Maintain knowledge of current scholarships and practices related to teacher education, clinically rich preparation, child-centered pedagogy, curriculum integration, assessment, educational technology, inquiry-oriented professional learning, child development, and foundational literacy development.
• Develop and sustain strong partnerships with local schools, districts, community organizations, and clinical educators.

Supervisor: This position will report to the Department Chair.

Working Hours: Varies

Supervision Exercised: This is not a supervisory role.

Required Licensure: N/A

Anticipated Start Date: The position is expected to begin on August 3, 2026.

Required Qualifications:

• Earned doctorate or terminal degree in Education or a closely related field from an accredited institution by the employment start date.
• Minimum of three years of successful elementary teaching experience, including experience working with students with disabilities and distinct learning needs.
• Experience teaching, supervising, mentoring, and supporting teacher candidates in clinical and field-based settings.
• Demonstrated understanding of educator preparation, teacher learning, clinically integrated practice, and coaching or supervision models that support teacher candidate development.
• Effective communication, collaboration, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of elementary curriculu…