Assistant Professor in Early Childhood Education

Posting Number F260053P Open Date 03/01/2026 Close Date 04/30/2026 Faculty Rank Assistant Professor Title Assistant Professor in Early Childhood Education Salary
Below covers everything you need to know about what this opportunity entails, as well as what is expected from applicants.

$71,000 Annual

Benefits

This position is eligible for health, dental, life insurance and other benefits through Chicago State University. Click here for a complete list of benefits: Tenured/ Tenure Track Yes Full-time/ Part-time Full-time Job Description Summary

Chicago State University (CSU), is the oldest public university in the Chicago metropolitan area. Chicago State University is Illinois' only four-year U.S. Department of Education-designated Predominantly Black Institution (PBI). CSU serves over 1,500 undergraduate students and nearly 900 graduate students. The university is a nationally accredited university with five colleges in Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Health Sciences and Pharmacy and proudly supports a diverse and non-traditional student population that hails from 28 countries and 36 states.

Discover the latest advancements and milestones achieved by CSU in our Annual Report: faculty positions are governed by the tenets of a collective bargaining agreement. Faculty are hired, evaluated, retained, promoted, and tenured on the basis of conditions covered in the union contract. Primary duties include teaching and related activities assigned during a 9-month year. It is expected that each faculty member engages in all three activities of teaching, research/creative activities and service.

Teaching: faculty members are expected to teach 4 to 8 credit courses per year; develop syllabi, teaching materials (ability to organize, analyze and present knowledge or materials) related to courses taught; and collaborate with other faculty in the development of new courses and/or programs. Some disciplines require discipline specific certifications and/or licensure in the field for practice or functioning within the State of Illinois; degree specific course work and/or graduate degrees in the discipline. In addition, faculty advise students, participate in professional development activities, as well as engage in assessment activities related to accreditation and program evaluation.

Research: Faculty members are expected to engage in research and/or creative activity germane to an academic discipline, which results in submissions and material as works in refereed, professional and/or general readership publications; submit and receive externally awarded grants; submit proposals for presentations at academic and professional conferences; or engage in creative pursuits if in a creative, performing or theatrical arts discipline.

Service: Faculty members are expected to serve on committees, programs, and/or special task forces at the department, college, university, professional and community levels; assume leadership roles over time and as they increase in rank. These activities are not for compensation and have a relationship to the employee's assigned responsibilities and to the university.

Required Education

Earned terminal degree from an accredited university.

Meets tenure and/or rank requirements from a discipline within the unit as defined by the collective bargaining unit;

Previous academic experience at a four year college or university: 5 or more years teaching experience as determined by rank criteria;

Previous professional experience related to the discipline: 5 or more years as determined by the discipline and rank criteria; and

Record of scholarly research, creative activity in a discipline as well as receipt of competitive grants or externally awarded funding.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Primary background/experience in teaching Early Childhood classrooms;
• Illinois Professional Educator License with an Early Childhood endorsement, or the ability to acquire the Illinois PEL;
• A defined scholarly research agenda; and
• Collaborative experiences with public school systems, as well as public and private agencies relevant to the Early Childhood discipline. xrczosw

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional experience in Special Education, Primary Education, and/or young ESL populations;
• Evidence of teaching at the college or university level for a minimum of two years;
• Experience supervising student teaching and other field experiences; and
• Experience with preparation for program recognition and/or accreditation.

Special Requirements