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University of Massachusetts Amherst Tenure-Track Position Opening

By Shaunta on Oct. 12, 2006.

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Special Education
Assistant Professor, Tenure Track

The Department of Student Development and Pupil Personnel Services (SDPPS) in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is seeking candidates to join a dedicated and accomplished community of faculty, students, and staff as an Assistant Professor in Special Education. This is a full-time tenure track position beginning in September 2007.

The School is NCATE-approved and offers a comprehensive program leading to Master’s and Doctoral degrees. We share a fundamental commitment to social justice and the pursuit of educational excellence. Located in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the flagship campus of the Commonwealth’s university system and is one of today’s leading centers of public higher education in the Northeast.

The SDPPS Department offers concentrations in Special Education, School Counseling Education, School Psychology and Social Justice Education with existing and or developing strengths in leadership, transitions, literacy, student assessment and instruction, and educational equity.

We seek a person with a strong research orientation who is motivated to work with colleagues both within the department and across the School of Education to improve special education both nationally and in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The successful applicant will have the potential to develop, or have already established, a funded program of research in an area that enhances department strengths and builds our capacity to be of greater service to students with disabilities. We are looking for someone with excellent teaching skills who will contribute broadly to our efforts to educate Doctoral students and pre-K-12 practitioners.

Responsibilities: Take a leadership role in special education programs; initiate, lead and participate in externally-funded projects; advise and direct Master’s and Doctoral students specializing in special education; teach courses in special education and area of expertise, and; provide service to special education profession while maintaining an active research agenda.

Qualifications: Doctorate in Special Education or a closely related area; excellent potential or an already demonstrated ability to conduct externally funded scholarship, research and publication; evidence of high quality inquiry in special education; and the ability to become an outstanding teacher at the university level.

All interested applicants are encouraged to apply. Send a curriculum vitae, letter of application, three letters of reference, transcripts, and samples of written work to: Search Committee Chair, Special Education R23853, c/o Cindy Hamel, chamel@educ.umass.edu, School of Education, 124 Furcolo Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003. Review of candidates will begin December 8, 2006 and will continue until a qualified candidate is identified. Salary is commensurate with qualifications. Final appointment is contingent upon the availability of funds.

Women, minorities, and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
The School of Education is committed to developing a more diverse faculty, student body and curriculum.

Mary Lynn Boscardin, Ph.D.
Professor
Coordinator, Special Education Program
Editor, Journal of Special Education Leadership
School of Education
175 Hills-South
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003
Voice: 413-545-1193
Fax: 413-545-1523
Email: mlbosco@educ.umass.edu
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