"Open Rank (Instructor - Sr. Instructor) - Alternative Licensure Instructor (ALI) - Special Education Teacher Educator"

Position Details

University of Colorado | Denver

Faculty Level/Title: Open Rank Instructor - Sr Instructor

Working Title: Alternative Licensure Instructor (ALI) - Special Education Teacher Educator

FTE: Full-time

Salary Range: $68,000 - $70,000 (Instructor) & $74,000 - $78,000 (Sr. Instructor)

Position #00681155 - Requisition #38089

The Position

The School of Education & Human Development (SEHD) at the University of Colorado Denver announces a full-time teacher educator position in our continuing and professional education (CPE) program, for the ASPIRE to Teach Alternative Teacher Licensure Program. We are specifically looking for educators with at least five years' demonstrated expertise in a public K-12 setting as a special education teacher or related personnel...

This role also includes the responsibility for evaluating special education Alternative Licensed Candidates (ALCs)... You must be located in the Denver-metro area to qualify for this position. Job responsibilities also include some evening and weekend work.

What you will do:

Teaching (80%)

• Support and mentor your caseload of special education candidates by: providing timely ongoing specific feedback...
• Meeting 1:1 with candidates monthly via video conference
• Tracking and reporting candidate program and teacher development progress

ALI Team and Collective Program Work (20%)

• Provide ongoing support to other ALIs...
• Contribute to program and curriculum development...

Minimum Qualifications

Instructor:

• Master's degree in education, special education or related field.
• 3 or more years of demonstrated expertise as a special education teacher
• Demonstrated experience in a teacher education/development role...

Sr Instructor:

• Doctoral Degree in education, special education or related field.
• 3 or more years of demonstrated expertise as a special education teacher
• Demonstrated experience in a teacher education/development role...

Preferred Qualifications

Five or more years in a K-12 school setting as a special education teacher... Familiarity with Colorado curriculum standards... etc.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Self-directed... Strong empathetic... etc.

Required Application Materials:

• A letter of interest...
• Curriculum vitae / Resume...
• Five professional references...

To apply, please visit: www.cu.edu/cu-careers

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until finalists are identified... Preference... by November 10, 2025.