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Empire State University Assistant/Associate Professor of Special Education in Various Locations, New York
Location: Various Locations, NY Category: Faculty Posted On: Mon Jul 8 2024 Job Description:
Empire State University is seeking an Assistant/Associate Professor of Special Education in our School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The successful candidate will have expertise in special education, and curriculum and instruction with knowledge of learning standards across content areas such as Math, Science, and English Language Arts. The ideal candidate should expect to develop and teach coursework and mentor students across the university.
The selected candidate will teach, develop curriculum, and mentor students online with some in-person advisement of teacher candidates required. Central to the faculty role is helping students from diverse cultural backgrounds complete degrees that meet their personal and professional goals.
A highly distributed organization, SUNY Empire makes extensive use of technological applications for communication, teaching and learning, and administrative purposes. Working in cooperation with local and statewide faculty and staff, the successful candidate will provide high-quality educational services to students, engage in an active scholarly agenda, participate in university governance, and enhance the university's reputation within the community.
Job Requirements:
Required Qualifications:
An earned doctorate from a regionally accredited U.S. university or comparable non-U.S. university.
Minimum 3 years of classroom teaching experience.
Teacher certification in P-12 Special Education.
College or university level teaching experience.
Experience with supporting diverse populations.
Ability to work in a dispersed faculty environment.
Demonstrated expertise in learning standards and curriculum development in special education.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with teaching and mentoring in online learning environments.
Experience with academic program development.
Relevant industry and/or field experience.
Bilingual and biliterate in Spanish and English.
Experience working with paraprofessionals in school settings.
Experience observing student teachers in their placements.
Experience with Teacher Performance Assessment.
Special Information:
Occasional travel will be required to fulfill university-wide commitments.
Office hours will vary to accommodate student needs.
Some evening and/or weekend engagement with students is required.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis.
SUNY Empire provides employees with robust remote and flexible work options to meet the needs of students, faculty, and staff in a dispersed work environment.
Additional Information:
Rank/Salary: Tenure-track, assistant/associate professor, appointment and salary to commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Empire State University is an EOE employer.
We are pleased to offer our employees an excellent benefit package which includes NYS health insurance, free dental and vision, competitive retirement options, and generous vacation, sick and holiday accruals; and a strong emphasis on work-life balance. We also offer faculty-development opportunities that encourage pursuit of disciplinary and community-focused research, scholarship of teaching and learning, and leadership development. Faculty-development opportunities include our annual Fall Academic Conference and the annual Institute on Mentoring, Teaching and Learning.
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