Assistant/Associate Professor of Special Education

Assistant/Associate Professor of Special Education

Tenure Status: Tenure Track

Department: Child Development, Literacy, and Special Education - 260200

Minimum Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in special education or closely related field by August 2027 - Candidates who are ABD will be considered, but the position requires successful completion of all doctoral requirements by the start date
• Minimum of three years of teaching or clinical experience with students with disabilities

Areas of Interest

We are looking for candidates who bring expertise in at least TWO of the following areas (in terms of teaching and/or research). Please explicitly identify and discuss at least TWO areas in your letter of interest:

• Online undergraduate and/or graduate teaching experience and course development
• Supervising teacher candidates in clinical or field-based settings
• Knowledge of multi-tiered systems of support and evidence-based practices in academic instruction, with experience teaching a range of disabilities
• Candidates with an established record of, or potential for, securing external funding
• Knowledge of administration, law, and policy

Candidates should demonstrate evidence of, or potential for, university teaching and scholarship related to students with disabilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Department of Child Development, Literacy, and Special Education in the Reich College of Education at Appalachian State University seeks qualified candidates to fill one tenure-track position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in Special Education.

The successful applicant will be appointed to a full-time, nine-month position beginning in August 2027, with the possibility of summer teaching.

The duties include teaching, research, and service. Specific responsibilities will include:

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses both in person and online
• Conduct engaging scholarly work
• Provide service to the program, department, college, university, profession, and community
• Collaborate with colleagues in the program, department, university, and Pre-K-12 schools
• Advise graduate students
• Serve on doctoral committees
• Demonstrate commitment to the university's strategic plan and/or department mission/goals