Job Description
The Old Dominion University is inviting applications for the position of Assistant Professor in Special Education (10-month, tenure track). This program offers undergraduate, Master’s, and PhD degrees. Duties will include:
- teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in special education,
- advising and mentoring students,
- supervising teacher candidates seeking certification in special education,
- conducting research, pursuing grant funding, and
- providing service to the profession, university, college, and department.
The successful candidate will be expected to teach in traditional, on-campus classroom settings, and in field-based or distance learning modalities (i.e., web-conferencing synchronous and asynchronous). Further, the successful candidate should have a demonstrated commitment to diversity and participation in program decision-making.
Minimum Qualifications - knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Evidence of scholarly productivity, expertise in educational programming for students with mild/high-incidence disabilities in the general curriculum (e.g., emotional/behavioral disorders).
- Teaching experience in K-12 settings with diverse cultural, linguistic, and ethnic groups, and in settings that serve students with and without disabilities.
- Strong verbal, written, and technology skills.
Minimum Qualifications - Education or training
A doctoral degree in Special Education or a closely related field (ABD with a completion date prior to July 15th, 2024 considered).
Minimum Qualifications - Special licenses, registration or certification
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred candidates for the position would have:
- A record of peer-reviewed publications in recognized journals and a record of grant procurement.
- Training and experience in Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA), or more areas of special education.
- University teaching experience in special education, including online instruction and effective integration of technology in the instructional process.
- A research expertise on students in the general curriculum K-12, especially with transition-age students with disabilities.
Conditions of Employment
Employment is conditional upon the successful completion and review of a criminal background check.
