Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education
About The Position
The Department of Special Education invites applications for a tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin in September of 2026. The successful candidate will work with both undergraduate and graduate students. Their teaching responsibilities will include courses in non-licensing and licensing Undergraduate and Graduate Special Education programs, as a Teacher of Students with Moderate Special Needs and Teacher of Students with Severe Special Needs. The selected individual will also be responsible for supervising student teachers and advising undergraduate and graduate students in the department's teaching licensure programs. The successful applicant will also collaborate with department faculty and engage with College of Education & Health Sciences colleagues and other internal and external partners on the assessment, refinement, and expansion of existing programs, and they will model effective practices relating to inclusiveness, student-centered teaching and social responsibility; this position requires regularly scheduled office hours for student consultation.
Responsibilities
- Work with both undergraduate and graduate students.
- Teaching responsibilities will include courses in non-licensing and licensing Undergraduate and Graduate Special Education programs, as a Teacher of Students with Moderate Special Needs and Teacher of Students with Severe Special Needs.
- Supervising student teachers
- Advising undergraduate and graduate students in the department's teaching licensure programs.
- Collaborate with department faculty and engage with College of Education & Health Sciences colleagues and other internal and external partners on the assessment, refinement, and expansion of existing programs
- Model effective practices relating to inclusiveness, student-centered teaching and social responsibility
- Regularly scheduled office hours for student consultation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Educational Services
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
