U.Va. special ed position
The University of Virginia program in special education at the Curry School of Education is soliciting applications for an individual to join the special education faculty at the level of assistant or associate professor. The appointment, which will begin with the fall term of 2011, will emphasize a combination of areas including some of these: assessment (especially curriculum-based measurement), response to intervention, instructional strategies at the secondary level, behavior management, and students with emotional or behavioral disorders.
UNCG Professor and chair
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) invites applications for Professor and Department Chair for its Department of Specialized Education Services in the School of Education. The successful candidate, who will assume the position August 1, 2011, will have responsibility for leadership in program development, personnel issues, managing budgets and course schedules, outreach, strategic planning and program evaluation, state and national accreditation, school and university respresentation, alumni relations, and other similar activities.
New Mexico assistant prof
The University of New Mexico College of Education, Department of Educational Specialties, invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Special Education, with an emphasis in teaching students with Learning Disabilities, probationary appointment leading to a tenure decision, beginning August 2011. This new UNM Special Education faculty member will have opportunities to work in an academic climate of great vitality with committed colleagues to enhance collaborations with school districts, recruit outstanding graduate students, pursue exciting research and grants, and synergistically build on existing strong programs in the Special Education program and the College of Education.
Two Positions Open at Illinois State University
Assistant/Associate Professor in Special Education
Education - Special Education
| Begin Date: | 8/16/2011 |
| Review Date: | 11/12/2010 |
| Contract Period: | 9 months |
| Salary: |
Job Info:
The Department of Special Education at Illinois State University, a large public university with nationally recognized teacher preparation programs, invites applications for two tenure track positions to be filled at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor. The Department prepares approximately 1000 students at the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels. Our undergraduate program includes a sequence to prepare teachers to serve multicategorical populations, as well as sequences in deaf and hard of hearing and low vision/blindness.
Positions: Two tenure track positions in the multicategorical program at the assistant/associate level to start on August 16, 2011. These are nine-month positions with the opportunity for summer employment. Responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, supervising theses and dissertations, maintaining an active research agenda, seeking external funding, and providing university and professional service.
Qualifications: Applicants must hold an earned doctorate in special education or a related area (ABD considered). Priority will be given to applicants who have prior university teaching experience, an active research agenda, and experience teaching or providing services to persons with disabilities. Applicants with experience in mild to moderate disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas: language development and communication strategies, response to intervention, interventions in academic content areas, technology, and literacy.
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Post-docs at McGill in reading and spelling research
Professor Robert Savage of the Faculty of Education, McGill University (Montreal, Canada) is entertaining expressions of interest in post-doctoral research assistantships. Canada is building world-class research capacity by recruiting top-tier post-doctoral researchers at an internationally competitive level of funding and positioning them for success as the research leaders of tomorrow.
Canada’s Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships are part of a long-term investment for developing science and technology leadership for the future. The awards, prestigious two-year fellowships worth $70,000 per year, are open to both Canadian and international researchers who have recently completed a Ph.D., Ph.D.-equivalent, or health-professional degree.
Asst professor at University of Utah
The Department of Special Education at the University of Utah is searching for a tenure-track faculty member at the rank of assistant professor in the area of mild/moderate disabilities with emphases on reading/literacy and assessment.
Salaries are competitive with other Research-Intensive Universities; excellent benefits package. The position begins August 15, 2011.
WVU position in secondary for 2011
The Department of Special Education at West Virginia University announced a search for an assistant professor position to begin in the fall of 2011. The position emphasizes multi-categorical special education at the secondary level with duties in the full range of professorial responsibilities (teaching, research, supervision, advising, service). There is a preference for folks with some specialized content knowledge (e.g., STEM).
For information, contact Barbara Ludlow, Professor & Chair of the department, at (304) 293-3835 or Barbara.Ludlow [at] mail [dot] wvu [dot] edu. To apply, submit by electronic means a letter of interest, curriculum vita, and three letters of reference to Wilma.Phillips [at] mail [dot] wvu [dot] edu.
Download a PDF announcement of the position.
WVU elementary opening 2011
The Department of Special Education at West Virginia University announced a search for an assistant professor position to begin in the fall of 2011. The position emphasizes multi-categorical special education at the elementary level with duties in the full range of professorial responsibilities (teaching, research, supervision, advising, service).
For information, contact Barbara Ludlow, Professor & Chair of the department, at (304) 293-3835 or Barbara.Ludlow [at] mail [dot] wvu [dot] edu. To apply, submit by electronic means a letter of interest, curriculum vita, and three letters of reference to Wilma.Phillips [at] mail [dot] wvu [dot] edu.
Download a PDF announcement of the position.
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Maybe special ed isn’t as bad as it’s cracked up to be?
Special education takes a lot of lumps as a dumping ground, a backwater, a path to dashed hopes, and on and on. Thanks to Amy Corbett Storch over on The Stir, it's clear that special ed isn't so bad. In "Why We're Not Afraid of Special Education," Ms. Storch explains why she wasn't fazed by allowing her son to be identified as having a disability and receiving special education. Here's her lead: