Specialization: Mild to Moderate Disabilities
Job Opening ID (JOID): 24183
Rank: Assistant/Associate
Qualifications: Required
Doctoral degree in Special Education or a related field;
Strong ability or potential to teach a variety of courses in the mild/moderate area to graduate and undergraduate students using evidence-based practices
Demonstrate awareness of and a sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience
Qualifications: Preferred
Minimum of two years of special education teaching experience in K-12 settings;
Awareness and sensitivity to educational goals of a multicultural population;
Knowledge about core content subject matter, Universal Design for Learning, and multi-tiered systems of
support (e.g., Response to Intervention);
Excellence (or potential for excellence) in teaching and scholarship related to specialty area;
Commitment to engaged pedagogy and service in a faculty learning community;
Effective interpersonal and collaboration skills;
Ability to work in partnership with closely aligned academic disciplines and related practitioners;
Evidence (or potential evidence) of external grant support;
Successful university level teaching and supervision experience.
Responsibilities:
The faculty member is expected to teach graduate, post-baccalaureate, and undergraduate courses in the area of mild/moderate disabilities. We are particularly interested in individuals whose major areas are: reading and literacy; special education assessment; and/or English-language learning who are capable of mentoring and supervising student research. We welcome candidates interested in multiple pedagogical formats (i.e., face-to-face, hybrid, and/or 100% online formats). We are also interested in candidates who are motivated and capable of addressing the needs of a student population of great diversity – in age, cultural background, ethnicity, primary language and academic preparation – through course materials, teaching strategies and advisement. The faculty member is expected to engage in focused scholarly endeavors and participate in department, college, university, and community service.
Salary Range:
Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Starting Date: August 17, 2018
Eligibility:
Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
Application Procedure:
For full consideration, send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching interests, research agenda, and a list of three references (with contact information) by November 1, 2017 to Click Here. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
Contact: Dr. Peg Hughes, Chair of Search Committee at: peg.hughes@sjsu.edu or 408-924-3673
Please include Job Opening ID (JOID) on all correspondence.
San José State University is California's oldest institution of public higher learning. The campus is located on the southern end of San Francisco Bay in downtown San José (Pop. 1,000,000), hub of the world-famous Silicon Valley high- technology research and development center. Many of California's most popular national, recreational, and cultural attractions are conveniently close. A member of the 23-campus CSU system, San José State University enrolls approximately 30,000 students, a significant percentage of whom are members of minority groups. The University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty so our disciplines, students and the community can benefit from multiple ethnic and gender perspectives.
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