The Center for Professional Development and Education Reform in the Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development at the University of Rochester invites applications for the position of Clinical Assistant Professor of Education. The term of employment will begin on July 1, 2027.
The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in bridging research and practice in K-12 education, with a particular focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) professional learning. As a key leader in the Center, the faculty member will design, implement, and study innovative professional learning initiatives for K-12 educators. The role also includes leading major grant- and contract-funded projects that advance K-12 teaching and learning.
The principal duties associated with this position are to:
Ideal candidates for this position will have qualifications and experiences that include:
The Center for Professional Development and Education Reform is dedicated to improving K-12 education through innovative professional learning, research, and partnerships. The Center’s integrated placement within a research school of education uniquely positions it to disseminate cutting-edge resources and ideas to the field, while also facilitating the return of challenges and questions from practitioners to the University for research purposes.
The review of applications will begin on September 15, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled. For more information about this position, please contact Michael Daley, Director of the Center for Professional Development and Education Reform, mdaley@warner.rochester.edu.
As part of the application, the following documentation will be required:
About the Warner School: The Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development is part of the University of Rochester, one of the world’s leading research-intensive universities. At the Warner School, we believe that education can transform lives and make the world more just and humane. This vision informs our teaching, research, and service as a research school of education, as we strive to: PREPARE practitioners and researchers who are knowledgeable, reflective, skilled, and caring educators, who can make a difference in individual lives as well as their fields, and who are leaders and agents of change; GENERATE and disseminate knowledge leading to new understandings of education and human development, on which more effective educational policies and practices can be grounded; and COLLABORATE across disciplines, professions, and constituencies to promote change that can significantly improve education and support positive human development.
Our diverse work in each of these domains is informed by the following underlying beliefs: the improvement of education is in pursuit of social justice; development and learning shape and are shaped by the contexts in which they occur; the complexity of educational problems requires an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach; and wise practices are grounded in research and theory, just as useful theory and research are informed by practice. The Warner School fosters a learning community that represents and builds on the rich diversity of human experiences, backgrounds, cultures, histories, ideas, and ways of living. Learn more about equity, diversity, and inclusion at the Warner School here: https://www.warner.rochester.edu/about/diversity
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