Assistant Professor Position at the University of San Francisco ...

Assistant Professor, Tenure Track

Special Education

Department of Learning and Instruction

The University of San Francisco (USF) is a private, urban University with a global perspective that educates leaders who will fashion a more humane and just world. The core mission of the University is to promote learning in the Jesuit tradition. The University offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional students the knowledge and skills needed to succeed as persons and professionals, and the values and sensitivity necessary to be men and women for others. The University draws from the cultural, intellectual, and economic resources of the San Francisco Bay Area and its location on the Pacific Rim to enrich and strengthen its educational programs.

Candidates are invited to apply for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Special Education position in the Department of Learning and Instruction to begin August 2013. The Department offers an Ed.D. in Learning and Instruction (with a concentration in Special Education) and a Master?s degree/Education Specialist Mild Moderate Credential. The Master?s degree/Education Specialist Mild Moderate credential program prepares interns for full-time special education teaching positions in high-need, diverse, and urban settings (e.g., English learners, recent immigrants, high-poverty schools, low-performing schools). The Ed.D. in Learning and Instruction (with a concentration in Special Education) prepares special education faculty/researchers for institutions of higher education with an emphasis on high-need students with disabilities in a variety of settings. It is one of five doctoral programs in the USF School of Education.

Responsibilities:

- Teach, mentor, and advise students in Master?s/Credential program

- Chair Master?s Thesis/Field Projects

- Publish scholarly work in special education

- Co-teach or teach a doctoral course in special education

- Serve on or chair doctoral dissertation committees

- Program development and assessment activities

- Provide service to the department, University, and profession

Required Qualifications:

- Candidates must have a doctoral degree in Special Education with a specialization in mild to moderate disabilities

- Minimum three years full-time K-12 teaching experience in special education with students with mild to moderate disabilities from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

- California Education Specialist credential (mild to moderate) or comparable out-of-state credential

- Higher education teaching experience

- Demonstrated record of scholarly achievement

- Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills

Applications will be reviewed starting November 19, 2012

Applicants should begin the application process by first completing the online application only on the USF Human Resources website: https://www.usfjobs.com/??? Please do not upload other application documents to the website but send hard copies of a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, and graduate transcripts to:

Dean?s Office, School of Education

SPED Search Committee

University of San Francisco

2130 Fulton Street

San Francisco, CA? 94117-1080

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Source: http://spedpro.org/2012/08/29/assistant-professor-position-at-the-university-of-san-francisco-2/

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