Employment Opportunities

The department is establishing a pool of applicants to fill potential part-time temporary teaching positions and full-time visiting faculty position openings. (Please note: FT Visiting positions are rare and they should not be the sole purpose for your application.)

A classroom based 3 credit hour course pays $3500 per class.  The department typically hires for the courses/subject areas listed below but this list is not all inclusive. Other courses/subject areas may become available within the department.
ILLUSTRATIVE NEEDS INCLUDE:
LIT 371 Teaching Elementary School Reading & Language Arts I
LIT 372 Teaching Elementary School Reading & Language Arts II
LIT 511 – Teaching Literacy in the Primary Grades
LIT 516 – Teaching Literacy in the Intermediate Grades
LIT 525 – Discrete Literacy Instruction and Assessment
LIT 527 – Comprehension Instruction and Assessment
LIT 528 – Literacy Foundations
LIT 535 – Writing Instruction and Assessment
LIT 449 – Literacy in the Middle and Secondary School (cross-listed with LIT 549)
LIT 549 – Literacy in the Middle and Secondary School
LIT 560 – Children’s and Young Adult Literature in the Curriculum
LIT 590 – Teaching and Learning Literacy in the Digital Age
LIT 630 – Literacy and Society
LIT 669 – The Literacy Specialist and The Literacy Program
LIT 690 – Assessment for the Specialized Literacy Professional
LIT 693 – Applied Assessment and Instruction: Literacy Capstone and Practicum

Reports to department chair

Master’s degree in Literacy/Reading Education or related field.
Competency with technological tools

• Previous experience teaching online courses at the college level
• New York State certification in Literacy/Reading.
• Doctorate in Literacy/Reading Education or related field.
• At least three years of B-12 teaching of reading

The State University of New York College at Cortland is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity/Americans with Disabilities Act (AA/EEO/ADA) employer. The university actively seeks applications from women, veterans, individuals with a disability, members of underrepresented groups or anyone that would enrich the diversity of the university.