Job Summary
Bethel University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in the Education Department that includes undergraduate teaching, academic advising, and institutional service.
Responsibilities
Teach the equivalent of a full-time load per academic year with a primary teaching focus on elementary literacy education.
Contribute to an academic environment that actively seeks to increase inclusive excellence in the department, across the university, and within the discipline.
Engage in additional faculty responsibilities, including advising undergraduates, participating in university committee work, and contributing to departmental programming and new initiatives.
Develop and/or maintain an active scholarly agenda, whether through consulting, applied research, or traditional academic research, ensuring contributions are disseminated to the broader disciplinary community.
Actively support the University's commitment to liberal arts education and its Christian values. This includes mentoring students in their spiritual growth and helping them make meaningful connections between their academic discipline and their Christian faith.
Skills
Strong teaching skills with the ability to make complex concepts accessible to students from a variety of academic backgrounds.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, think creatively, and communicate clearly and effectively across disciplinary areas.
Effective interpersonal skills within diverse settings.
Ability to reflect on and/or demonstrate the relationship between Christian faith and the academic discipline.
Experience Required:
Elementary teaching license, experience in foundational reading or reading acquisition, including teaching literacy (reading, writing, and speaking) and language development.
Experience and training in the Science of Reading and familiarity with the MN READ Act or similar legislation. Examples could include some or all of the following: LETRS training (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling), OL&LA from Core Reading, CERI (Center for Effective Reading Instruction) Certification
Experience in developing literacy curriculum, analysis of assessment data, and reading diagnosis, remediation, and interventions
Evidence of emerging scholarly work, commensurate with experience, in the field of language or cognitive development, literacy education, or a related field. This could include publications, research, professional grant work, professional consulting, presentations and training, or higher education faculty work
Working knowledge of the English Language Arts K-5 (required) and K-12 (preferred) Common Core Standards
Preferred Qualifications:
Secondary (MS and/or HS) teaching license and teaching experience
Familiarity with Minnesota's Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board requirements for effective practice standards and subject matter standards for elementary teachers and literacy across the content areas, or comparable experience in another state setting
Experience in higher education or P-12 partnerships with an institution of higher education
Reading Endorsement, Reading Leader Endorsement, and/or similar endorsement
Education Doctorate in Literacy Education or a related field strongly preferred; doctorate in progress will be considered. MA in education related field and at least 18 graduate credits in literacy education related courses required. Candidate must be a licensed elementary teacher. In addition, secondary (MS and/or HS) teaching license preferred. Additional Information Compensation:
Salary and rank commensurate with qualifications and experience
Position open:
Fall 2025
Additional Information:
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
This position is in person and is not available for remote employees.
The search committee will begin reviewing applications November 1.
Questions? Academic Affairs College of Arts & Sciences Bethel University 3900 Bethel Drive St. Paul, MN 55112 651.638.6804 cas-academic-affairs@bethel.edu
Bethel seeks to recruit, retain, support, and develop a diverse workforce that contributes to our educational and Christ-centered mission. Bethel encourages candidates to apply who can assist the University to develop a faculty that reflects the diversity of people in God's kingdom through a variety of ethnicities, cultures, and lived experiences.
Bethel University is a leader in Christ-centered higher education with approximately 5,000 students from 48 states and 32 countries enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, seminary, and adult education programs. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, Bethel offers bachelor's and advanced degrees in nearly 100 fields. Educationally excellent classroom-based and online programs equip graduates to make exceptional contributions in life-long service to God and the world.
Bethel employs qualified individuals regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, marital status, genetic information, veteran status, familial status, and status with regard to public assistance. Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
