Assistant/Associate Professor of Special Education
(Beginning August 2009)
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Vacancy #29F134
Position #6887
(Position Re-Advertised 1/30/2009)
Opportunity to join a 74-member faculty in a growing school of education recognized for quality and leadership at the local, state, regional and national levels. All programs in the Watson School of Education (WSE - www.uncw.edu/ed) are accredited by NCATE and approved by the state of North Carolina. The WSE is housed in a new state-of-the-art education building and we enjoy strong support from our Chancellor, Provost and the school systems in our 11-district university/school partnership. UNCW and the Watson School value and reward undergraduate and graduate teaching, encourage and support faculty research and sustain a high level of service to public education and the profession. UNCW is a dynamic and growing university in the 16-campus UNC system situated on 640 acres in historic Wilmington, five miles from the Atlantic Ocean. The University is rated as one of the top 10 public universities in the south by US News and World Report. Current enrollment is 10,700 undergraduates and 1,200 graduate students.
The WSE seeks Assistant/Associate Professor of Special Education for tenure-track position in 10-member Dept. of Early Childhood and Special Education.
Responsibilities: teaching undergraduate special education courses (face-to-face, online/web-enhanced, and possibly extension teaching); supervising student interns; maintaining an active research program; providing leadership in special education; and assisting in ongoing program evaluation and development by program faculty (5.5 tenure track).
Requirements: Doctorate in special education; at least three years experience teaching in public schools; eligible for North Carolina licensure; expertise in technology for online and web-based instruction; and experience and/or demonstrated commitment to field-based, collaborative and multicultural teacher preparation. Candidates must have expertise in intellectual disabilities, applied behavior analysis, and explicit instructional strategies in reading and mathematics and at least one of the following areas - occupational programs or transition programs. Candidates must exemplify commitment to teaching, service, and research.
Review of Applicants will begin March 1, 2009 and continue until the position is filled.
To apply, please complete the online application process available on the Web at http://consensus.uncw.edu. MS Word or Adobe PDF attachments are specifically preferred. Include letter of application, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three professional references and address to the Early Childhood Search Committee Chair. For questions regarding the online application process, contact Ms. Maxine Padgett at 910-962-4171. Under North Carolina law, applications and related materials are confidential personnel documents and not subject to public release. Transcripts are not necessary for initial review. However, they will be required of candidates who are invited for an interview;official transcripts are required at the time of hire. Criminal background checks will be conducted on finalists prior to offers of employment.
Please direct questions about the position to Dr. James Applefield, Chair, Department of Early Childhood and Special Education [applefieldj@uncw.edu].
UNC Wilmington actively fosters a diverse and inclusive working and learning environment and is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified men and women from all racial, ethnic, or other minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
