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Full Time Term Position in Special Education Available at the University of San Francisco

By buiy on Jul. 28, 2006.

Position Information

Position Title:                Full-time Instructor, Special Education

Department:                  Learning and Instruction

Salary Type:                 Salary Rank

Job Description: The Department of Learning and Instruction in the School of Education of the University of San Francisco invites applications for a one-year term position in Special Education as a full-time Instructor commencing Fall, 2006. The candidate must have expertise in Mild/Moderate Special Education.

The Learning and Instruction Department’s Special Education Program is committed to quality on-the-job preparation of exemplary special education teachers in diverse, urban settings. Our values are consistent with the goals and mission of the University of San Francisco: (1) academic excellence; (2) diversity, equity, and social justice; and (3) concern for the developmental needs of children and adolescents.

The Special Education Credential Program is seeking a fully credentialed practitioner with a sound theoretical background and recent teaching experience in special education  settings. The candidate must understand the realities of teaching in urban and high-poverty schools with elementary, middle, and high school students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds with disabilities. The candidate must also be knowledgeable of research-based practices for preparing quality professionals who can deliver differentiated core standards-based curriculum to students with varied learning and behavior needs.

Responsibilities will include: Planning and teaching Level 1 courses in the Mild/Moderate Education Specialist Credential Internship Program (in collaboration with doctoral fellows), advising interns, collaborating with Department faculty and staff (e.g., the fieldwork coordinator), serving as master’s degree thesis/project chairpersons, and being responsible for program coordination duties such as conducting information meetings, interviewing potential credential candidates, and monitoring the students’ progress toward the credential.

Requirements: Earned Doctorate in Education or appropriate related discipline. Minimum three years full-time teaching experience in special education settings with students with mild to moderate disabilities (e.g., learning disability, emotional disturbance). Must possess a California Level II Education Specialist credential or comparable out-of-state credential. Teaching experience in higher education is preferred. Compatibility with a highly collegial faculty and staff dedicated to improving services for students with mild/moderate disabilities.

Instructions to Applicants: Letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference and graduate transcripts should be sent to:

Special Education Search Committee

USF School of Education

2130 Fulton Street

San Francisco CA 94117

email questions to Yvonne Bui–buiy@usfca.edu

Job Open Date: 7-28-06

Job Close Date: Open until filled.

 

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