Assistant Professor-in-Residence in Developmental Disabilities and Applied Behavior Analysis, College of Education [R0152682].

University of Nevada Las Vegas•Las Vegas, MD

19d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) invites applications for a non-tenure-track Assistant Professor in Residence of Special Education to begin on July 1, 2027. The selected candidate will engage in teacher and professional preparation, research, and service. Specifically, the selected candidate for this position will support students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate degree programs that lead to licensure in special education and/or graduate degree programs that lead to applied behavior analysis certification. The selected candidate will be expected to maintain an active program of teaching (e.g., advising, recruiting, and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, program and curriculum development, developing and teaching courses), involvement with field experience and clinical practice of pre-service and in-service teacher and professional education, and interdisciplinary collaboration with department and college. Additionally, the selected candidate will engage in scholarship, including applications for external funding, research on effective practices, and practitioner-oriented scholarship.

Requirements

Doctoral degree in Special Education or a closely related field from an accredited college or university as recognized by the United States Department of Education and/or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
Experience teaching and/or working with people with disabilities
At least two to three years of verified experience working with people with disabilities in educational or community settings

Nice To Haves

Obtained BCBA or BCBA-D
Meets qualifications to apply for licensure in Nevada
Obtained teacher licensure or certification in special education
Expertise in developmental disabilities, such as autism and intellectual disability
Expertise in culturally responsive practices and working with diverse learners
Experience teaching in higher education, in applied behavior analysis and/or special education programs
Experience mentoring undergraduate and/or graduate students
A current, or emerging, record of scholarship focused on students with autism and/or intellectual disabilities (e.g., publications, conference presentations, external funding proposals)

Responsibilities

Advise, recruit, and mentor undergraduate and graduate students
Develop and implement program and curriculum
Develop and teach courses
Involvement with field experience and clinical practice of pre-service and in-service teacher and professional education
Interdisciplinary collaboration with department and college
Engage in scholarship, including applications for external funding, research on effective practices, and practitioner-oriented scholarship