Shape the Future of Rural Education as Our Field Placement Coordinator!

At Adams State University, where Great Stories Begin Here (www.adams.edu), we are seeking an inspiring Field Placement Coordinator to empower pre-service educators across rural Colorado. Reporting to the School of Education Director, the Field Placement Coordinator will elevate teacher preparation through impactful clinical experiences and strong community partnerships.

What You Will Do

• Drive Clinical Placements: As Field Placement Coordinator, coordinate field experiences across all education programs, placing each student teacher and practicum candidate into diverse regional K-12 settings while guiding pre-clearance processes and pre-placement orientations.
• Manage Programs & Assessment: As Field Placement Coordinator, administer a robust student teacher assessment process, serve as instructor of record for  student teacher credits, and oversee candidate remediation procedures.
• Cultivate Community Partnerships: As Field Placement Coordinator, serve as the primary liaison to school districts, train mentor principals, support every student teacher mentors, and manage MOUs to ensure rich practicum learning environments.

What You Bring

• Education & Experience: Master’s degree in teacher education or related field and a minimum of 5 years of professional experience as an educator or school administrator.
• Core Competencies: Demonstrated ability as a Field Placement Coordinator to coach developing educators (including a student teacher or grad student), proficiency with database software and Google Suite, strong communication skills, and a deep commitment to equity-minded, inclusive practices.
• Preferred Assets: Experience with alternative licensure programs, pre-service teacher training, higher education recruitment, or supporting historically underrepresented and first-generation college students.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Campus & Location: Nestled in Alamosa, Colorado, in the heart of the majestic San Luis Valley, enjoy world-class outdoor access, vibrant regional culture, and an inclusive campus community dedicated to serving all people, places, and perspectives.
• Compensation & Perks: Full-time (1.0 FTE) salary range of $47,400–$56,900. Adams State University offers a competitive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and retirement savings plans. For detailed benefits information, please visit our Human Resources Benefits Page.

Ready to Join Us?

Our Field Placement Coordinator role offers a transformative opportunity to shape future classrooms! As Field Placement Coordinator, you will inspire educators and transform communities. To serve as our next Field Placement Coordinator, apply today to step into this vital Field Placement Coordinator position!

Completed applications include the following:

• Application priority date: 11/30/2026
• Cover letter
• Resume

Questions please contact: School of Education Director Curtis Garcia [email protected]

Full Job Description

Adams State University is committed to building and expanding the talent of its professional staff and actively seeks qualified applicants who bring unique perspectives, experiences, skills, and attributes that can augment the perspectives of our current faculty and staff and can contribute to serving and preparing our students to engage and thrive in their learning, leadership, and service.

We strive to create a more representative workforce that mirrors the people who study, work, and lead our institution and welcome applications from candidates from all walks of life, especially members of communities who fall within state and federally protected classes such as: women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ individuals, veterans, and people with disabilities.

We value qualified candidates, with varied language skills, who have a record of successful experience with varied communities and student populations, and who have a deep understanding of and commitment to the unique geographical and historical characteristics of the place we are situated in and the intersecting perspectives that define our university being a low-income, first-generation, and Hispanic-serving, rural anchor university. Therefore, we seek individuals committed to intentionally supporting students and colleagues who possess these characteristics through their teaching, service, and scholarship.

The successful candidate will join a campus that is dedicated to inclusive excellence and acknowledges Adams State’s purpose to foster the educational goals of its students and the well-being of the surrounding community.

Additional information about the university and the academic mission may be found at www.adams.edu/academics/
 

Disclosures:

In compliance with the Immigration Control Act of 1968 candidates for positions must provide proof of eligibility to work before an offer of employment can be made final.

Adams State University is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for its students, faculty, staff and visitors, and to protecting its funds, property and other assets. Well-informed hiring decisions contribute to this effort. Therefore, Adams State University has adopted a policy on background screening for its prospective, continuing, and returning employees as well as students in certain circumstances. Offers of employment will be contingent upon the completion of an acceptable background check. The information received in response to a background check will be treated as confidential to the extent provided for by law.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Part 106 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including in admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and CFR 106 to Adams State University (ASU) may be directed to ASU's Office of Equal Opportunity, and/or to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of Education. Support resources for sexual misconduct, ASU's  sexual misconduct policies, contact information for the Adams State University's Office of Equal Opportunity & Title IX, as well as a detailed  procedure for filing a grievance due to discrimination on the basis of sex may be found online at  https://www.adams.edu/administration/oeo/reporting-sexual-harassment/.  These  procedures also describe the University's response to reports and/or complaints of sex discrimination or sexual harassment.  

Adams State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Applications are sought from all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, disability, and, as covered by law, veteran status. In addition, University policies prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation including transgender status and gender expression, marital status, and parental status.