"Assistant Professor-Department of Special Education 26-18"

Job Description

Tenure-Track Faculty Position Announcement

Department: Special Education
Faculty Hire Number: #26-18
Rank: Assistant Professor
Effective Date of Appointment: August 2026 (Subject to Budgetary Approval)
Anticipated Hiring Range: $80,004 to $84,000 (Dependent upon qualifications)

CSUN's Commitment to You:
CSUN is committed to achieving excellence through teaching, scholarship, learning, and inclusion. Our values include a respect for all people, building partnerships with the community, and the encouragement of innovation, experimentation, and creativity. CSUN strives to cultivate a community in which a diverse population can learn and work in an atmosphere of civility and respect. CSUN is especially interested in candidates who make contributions to equity and inclusion in the pursuit of excellence for all members of the university community.

As a Hispanic-serving Institution (HSI), inclusiveness and diversity are integral to CSUN's commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and engagement. As of Fall 2025, CSUN enrolls 36,960 students, where 57.5% are Latinx, 18.4% are White, 8.5% are Asian-American, 5.5% are Black/African American, 0.1% are Native American, and 0.1% are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

About the College: For information about the Michael D. Eisner College of Education, see: https://www.csun.edu/eisner-education

About the Department: The Special Education Department at CSUN is committed to preparing educators who advocate for and provide services to students with all levels of support needs. ... For more information about the Department of Special Education, see: https://www.csun.edu/eisner-education/special-education

Position:

The Department of Special Education at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is seeking a tenure-track faculty member in Mild/Moderate to Extensive Support Needs (MM/ESN) at the rank of Assistant Professor.

The successful candidate will teach Special Education teacher preparation and Master's Degree and certification courses... The position also includes collaboration with the Special Education Department faculty on matters of recruitment, enrollment, and admissions, and supervising students in school-based, clinical, and virtual settings...

In addition to teaching, the position requires advisement, weekly office hours, attending faculty meetings, service to the department, college, university, and maintaining research and scholarly activities...

Required Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in Education or related fields from an accredited institution...
• Minimum of two years teaching with students with mild/moderate and/or extensive support needs in schools and related settings.
• Record of strong ability or potential to teach a variety of credentials and graduate courses...
• Ability to communicate effective pedagogical and collaborative strategies...
• Record of working and communicating effectively with colleagues and students.
• Strong ability or potential to advise students for timely program completion.
• Strong ability or potential to supervise interns and student teachers during their practicum.
• Includes a complete social justice statement

Preferred Qualifications:

Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Cross-disciplinary collaboration...
• Expertise in inclusive education...
• Understanding and applying inclusive, culturally sustaining, and equity pedagogies...
• Experience teaching and working closely with students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds...
• Hold/held a K-12 teaching license, preferably in California.
• Experience and/or research in the field of Educational Therapy (ET).
• Experience in writing successful grant applications.
• Knowledge about Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS).
• Demonstrates a commitment to social justice and diversity, equity, and inclusion through scholarship, teaching, and service.

Application Deadline:

The preferred application deadline is December 31, 2025, and applications received after this date may be considered on an as-needed basis. However, the position will remain open until filled.

How to Apply:

Candidates should apply by completing the CSUN online application. To apply and for more detailed information on the application and hiring process, please visit this link: www.csun.edu/careers

Applicants must submit:

• A cover letter that directly addresses each of the required qualifications...
• A statement that demonstrates how the candidate addresses social justice...
• Curriculum vitae;
• Names of three references...
• Terminal Degree (if ABD, provide unofficial transcripts)

Inquiries may be addressed to:
Dr. Fatmana Deniz, Search and Screen Chair
Fatmana.deniz@csun.edu