Assistant Professor

The College of Education invites applications for a tenure-track, 9-month position in the Department of Special Education. The preferred begin date is August 2026.

Qualifications

Required:

• Earned doctorate or ABD in Special Education, educational psychology, educational measurement, or a closely related field.
• Birth-21 or postsecondary teaching or comparable experience in special education or closely related field.
• Quantitative research experience and familiarity with quantitative research methodology, including but not limited to expertise in research design, mixed methods, measurement and statistics, program evaluation, education data science, data visualization, instrument design, or special education research methods.
• Evidence of scholarly potential, including but not limited to doctoral research, research presentations, evaluation work, publications, and work in progress.
• Strong communication, collaboration and organizational skills.

Preferred:

• Familiarity with special education policy at the local, state, federal or international level.
• Familiarity with one or more of the following: evidence-based literacy supports or behavior supports; moderate to high intensity supports for students with disabilities; students with developmental or cognitive disabilities.
• Higher education teaching experience.

Salary and Benefits:

Targeted salary range: $70,000-72,000. Benefits: TU offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes excellent health, life and retirement plans; and tuition remission. To learn more, visit here for regular faculty/regular lecturer or here for contingent lecturer. TU also offers a variety of great perks and discounts, which can be found here.

For more information regarding this position, visit https://www.towson.edu/provost/prospective/openpositions.html.