Employment
Welcome! You’ve taken the first step in your journey to join a diverse team passionate about contributing to a just and sustainable future.
At CEHD, you will join a supportive community dedicated to advancing the college as an anti-racist institution. You will be empowered to advance world-changing research and teaching, growing the next generation of thinkers and doers. And you will be given the tools to succeed whatever role you play in the college.
Come join us in our constant and tenacious pursuit to improve the human condition.
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Quick facts about CEHD
Learn more about faculty and staff positions within CEHD
Please note that positions are updated weekly. If you have any questions, our HR team is here to help. You can reach them at cehdhr@umn.edu.
Faculty positions
There are no faculty positions currently available. Check back later for openings.
Staff positions
Assistant Teacher
We seek an individual to assist a classroom of children from all backgrounds and identities. This includes assisting in establishing a learning environment that is inclusive and developmentally age-appropriate; developing emergent curriculum; supervising; and monitoring child development, providing high-quality care, maintaining classroom materials, first aid, and daily health checks. The Assistant Teacher also supports and advances the school’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Post-Doctoral Associate
We seek an individual to conduct research in the Developmental Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab. This person will work on longitudinal research projects examining developmental outcomes among children and adolescents. Specifically, the remotely conducted studies will investigate the alignment of measures and respective contributions of executive function, personal attributes, and economic preferences to typically developing children’s interest and achievement in STEM fields, and physical and mental health outcomes.
Observation Manager
We seek an individual with extensive experience working in childcare programming, data collection, and child and program assessment tools. This individual will serve as an observation manager for a project in early childcare settings across Minnesota. The person in this position will work closely with others designing, implementing, and analyzing the observation work on this project.
Director of Graduate and Professional Education Initiatives
We seek an individual responsible for setting a long-term vision in alignment with the college and University’s strategic plans. This includes developing policy and procedures that facilitate the administration of and accountability for graduate and professional education in support of students and ascertaining and responding to the viability and directions of graduate and professional education in the College with changing local, regional, and national demographics and workforce needs.
Early Childhood Program Observer
We seek an individual to conduct on-site observations in licensed early care and education programs located in childcare centers, schools, Head Start sites, and family childcare homes using early childhood observational tools. The observations are for research, evaluation, program rating, or program improvement. The individual in this position will be trained to be a reliable observer using the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) 2nd Edition.
Admin Consultant/Analyst 1
We seek an individual to provide strategic leadership, project management, and oversight for all teacher licensure program continuous improvement reports and proposals for University of Minnesota approved in CEHD, CFANS, and CLA for continuing program review. This individual will engage with faculty to organize teacher education curricular and assessment initiatives underway, map standards, analyze data, inform goal setting, track redesigned program components, co-write narrative reports, assist with advisory board meetings, submit program renewal proposals, and prepare new program proposals.
Work with the University of Minnesota
As one of the only Big Ten universities within walking distance to a dynamic metropolis, University of Minnesota faculty and staff benefit from all the city has to offer—as well as a great set of employment benefits offered by the University.
CEHD offers flexible work arrangements, such as flex scheduling that allows for variations in starting and departure times, a compressed work week (40 hours of work in fewer than 5 days), telecommuting allowing work to be conducted at on/off-campus locations, and remote work as determined in partnership with supervisors.
Learn more about benefits of working with UMN.
As one of the only Big Ten universities within walking distance to a dynamic metropolis, University of Minnesota faculty and staff benefit from all the city has to offer—as well as a great set of employment benefits offered by the University.
The thriving Twin Cities campus stretches more than 1,150 acres in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Nestled around the scenic Mississippi River, the Minneapolis campus sits under the shadow of a sparkling downtown skyline. The nearby St. Paul campus is home to rolling green space and historic architecture. You’ll find unlimited opportunities for entertainment, culture, and hands-on experience right outside your front door.
In addition to the vibrant cultural scene, you will have access to a real-world laboratory for your research. Minnesota is home to 18 fortune 500 companies, more than 845,000 students and 2,400 schools, and some of the most innovative ideas in education and human development — meaning endless opportunities for you to put your research into practice. And we reach beyond the metro to forge partnerships and expand our mission throughout the state of Minnesota, the country and the world.
We acknowledge that the University of Minnesota Twin Cities is built within the traditional homelands of the Dakota people. It is important to acknowledge the peoples on whose land we live, learn, and work as we seek to improve and strengthen our relations with our tribal nations. We also acknowledge that words are not enough. We must ensure that our institution provides support, resources, and programs that increase access to all aspects of higher education for our American Indian students, staff, faculty, and community members.
Learn more about the Native American community of students, staff, faculty, and alumni who are making a difference at the U of M and beyond.
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