The Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Texas at Arlington invites applications for appointment to a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Secondary Social Studies Education beginning Fall semester 2021. 

The Department of Curriculum and Instruction offers undergraduate programs in PreK-12 teaching and learning, and also literacy, bilingual, special education, and science and mathematics education. The department also offers undergraduate certification programs in elementary ESL and bilingual education (EC-6), middle-level education (4-8), secondary education (7-12), and all-level (EC-12) in music, art, theater arts, and physical education. Graduate programs are offered for currently certified teachers seeking a master’s degree (M.Ed.) and for college graduates who want to become certified teachers with (M.Ed.T) or without a master’s degree. Fully online M.Ed. programs in literacy, mathematics, and science education are available for those who need a more flexible option.

The College of Education is home to 2,600 students, 38 full-time faculty members, and 26 staff members, and not only prepares education professionals to lead North Texas in a dynamic and changing environment, but also contributes to the national dialogue surrounding education in the 21st Century. The College has two departments: Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with more than 800 graduates in the 2018-19 academic year. The College is currently one of Texas’s top producers of well-prepared education professionals and is committed to meeting the goals of the UTA Strategic Plan/2025 (https://www.uta.edu/strategicplan/).

For more information about the University of Texas at Arlington, please visit: http://www.uta.edu/uta