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Position Title Assistant Lecturer of Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies (Child Life) About this Opportunity Our faculty are collegial, collaborative, innovative, inclusive, and adaptive, both within and beyond one's home unit. These attributes include commitments to collaborative discourse, interdisciplinary inquiry, and enterprising learning practices. Our faculty are expected to be innovative, adaptive, engaging teachers across modalities; producers of impactful creative and/or scholarly work; leaders in meaningful service activities to multiple communities. We seek faculty members who are strategic thinkers, engaging our dynamic communities. We are committed to student and faculty success, impact, and access, within an environment that prioritizes inclusive excellence. We inspire each other to be critical thinkers and responsible citizens, so that we can pursue fulfilling careers and meaningful lives. Ball State University lives the values of Beneficence. We invite you to be part of our community.
We are seeking a CCLS who is passionate about undergraduate education and the field of Child Life to join us in providing our students with high-quality, career-focused educational experiences and mentoring.
Ball State University and Our Pledge for the Future We are seeking a CCLS who is passionate about undergraduate education and the field of Child Life to join us in providing our students with high-quality, career-focused educational experiences and mentoring.
Destination 2040: Our Flight Path establishes Ball State University's ambitious goals for our second century:
We pledge to provide a premier educational experience for every student.
We pledge to partner with the community to improve the lives of our neighbors.
We are dedicated to having a lifelong presence in the lives of our alumni.
And when we complement these promises with our commitment to our enduring values, we define that which makes our University and its culture distinctive.
Our faculty are collegial, collaborative, innovative, inclusive, and adaptive, both within and beyond one's home unit. These attributes include commitments to collaborative discourse, interdisciplinary inquiry, and enterprising learning practices.
Our faculty are expected to be innovative, adaptive, engaging teachers across modalities; producers of impactful creative and/or scholarly work; leaders in meaningful service activities to multiple communities. We seek faculty members who are strategic thinkers, engaging our dynamic communities. We are committed to student and faculty success, impact, and access, within an environment that prioritizes inclusive excellence. We inspire each other to be critical thinkers and responsible citizens, so that we can pursue fulfilling careers and meaningful lives.
Ball State University lives the values of Beneficence. We invite you to be part of our community.
Ball State University is located in Muncie, Indiana, on an attractive campus 45 miles northeast of Indianapolis. Approximately 22,000 graduate and undergraduate students enroll in one of eight academic colleges that offer 120 undergraduate programs. We offer more than 140 master's, doctoral, certificate, and specialist degrees, with many of them ranking among the best in the nation. We engage students in educational, research, and creative endeavors that empower our graduates to have fulfilling careers and meaningful lives enriched by lifelong learning and service, while we enhance the economic, environmental, and social vitality of our community, our state, and our world.
Inclusive Excellence Statement We pledge to partner with the community to improve the lives of our neighbors.
We are dedicated to having a lifelong presence in the lives of our alumni.
And when we complement these promises with our commitment to our enduring values, we define that which makes our University and its culture distinctive.
Our faculty are collegial, collaborative, innovative, inclusive, and adaptive, both within and beyond one's home unit. These attributes include commitments to collaborative discourse, interdisciplinary inquiry, and enterprising learning practices.
Our faculty are expected to be innovative, adaptive, engaging teachers across modalities; producers of impactful creative and/or scholarly work; leaders in meaningful service activities to multiple communities. We seek faculty members who are strategic thinkers, engaging our dynamic communities. We are committed to student and faculty success, impact, and access, within an environment that prioritizes inclusive excellence. We inspire each other to be critical thinkers and responsible citizens, so that we can pursue fulfilling careers and meaningful lives.
Ball State University lives the values of Beneficence. We invite you to be part of our community.
Ball State University is located in Muncie, Indiana, on an attractive campus 45 miles northeast of Indianapolis. Approximately 22,000 graduate and undergraduate students enroll in one of eight academic colleges that offer 120 undergraduate programs. We offer more than 140 master's, doctoral, certificate, and specialist degrees, with many of them ranking among the best in the nation. We engage students in educational, research, and creative endeavors that empower our graduates to have fulfilling careers and meaningful lives enriched by lifelong learning and service, while we enhance the economic, environmental, and social vitality of our community, our state, and our world.
At Ball State University, inclusiveness and freedom of expression are a part of our enduring values and inform all of our efforts. We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with our Inclusive Excellence Plan to learn more about our commitment and to identify how you might contribute to these efforts.
Benefits and Community Ball State University offers an excellent benefits package for eligible positions. Click here to explore options.
- Affordable Healthcare
- Retirement
- Tuition Remission (For eligible employees, their dependents, and spouse)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Professional Development
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Appointment Type Non-Tenure-track/Contract Length of Appointment FT Academic Year Description The Department of Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies has a full-time, campus-based, 10-month Assistant Lecturer position available at Ball State University beginning Fall 2023. This is a three-year contract faculty position, which may be renewable for two additional years after the initial three-year contract is completed.
Primary duties include teaching undergraduate courses pertaining to the child life concentration, along with one or more of the following areas: infant and child development, infant/child mental health, prosocial development, parenting, family wellness, family stressors, family systems, family relationships, and other content areas related to children, families, or child life.
The standard assigned teaching load is 12 semester hours (typically four courses, taught face-to-face and/or online). Responsibilities also include advising child life students, supervising child life internship/practicum students, serving on the Ball State Child Life Advisory Board, and general service to the department, college, and university.
Minimum Qualifications A master's degree in child life or a related program from an accredited institution; active certification as a Certified Child Life Specialist by the Association of Child Life Professionals.
Authorization to work in the US Candidates for searches must have current authorization to be employed in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. Preferred Qualifications Experience working in a clinical setting as a practicing Certified Child Life Specialist; experience teaching undergraduate students in online and face-to-face modalities; a record of successful teaching in the area of child life, child development, or related topics; experience collaborating with hospitals, programs, and departments; membership and or participation in professional child life organizations; effective oral and written communication skills.
Required Certifications/Licensures Certified Child Life Specialist
Pre-Employment Screening Requires successful completion of a background check and education verification. Position Title(s) Supervised None
EEO Statement Ball State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that is strongly and actively committed to diversity within its community. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.
Department Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies:800170 College/Department Information Salary for this position starts at $48,000.
Department Email or Phone Number 765-285-1988 Posting Detail Information
Posting Number 202201016F Number of Vacancies 1 Desired Start Date 08/18/2023 Position End Date Posting Date 11/16/2022 Applications Accepted Through Date 02/19/2023 Open Until Filled No Consideration Date: to ensure full consideration, applications must be received by the date indicated here. (Applications will continue to be accepted after the full consideration date, until a sufficient applicant pool has been achieved or the position is filled. The closing date is subject to change without notice to applicants.) Information regarding transcripts The option to upload transcripts is available. Original, official transcripts showing the highest related degree earned is required at the time of hire (even if obtained at BSU). Degree verification will be conducted. Special Instructions Summary In the Applicant Documents section of this application, please provide an inclusive excellence statement describing how you would contribute to the development of a diverse and inclusive learning community at Ball State University through your teaching, research, and/or service. Please include examples of your contributions when possible. Word limit 500.
Search Committee Chair Name and Contact Information Jill Walls, jkwalls2@bsu.edu, 765-285-5941
