University+of+Pittsburgh

 University of Pittsburgh School of Education  Department of Instruction and Learning   Position Announcement  Clinical Assistant Professor of Special Education      <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">POSITION: Clinical Assistant Professor of Special Education, Coordinator of the Mental and Physical Disabilities (MPD) teacher certification program. This position is a full-time, non tenure-stream, renewable appointment, based on a ten-month academic year with opportunities for summer employment. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">DESCRIPTION: The Department of Instruction and Learning in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh seeks candidates for Clinical Assistant Professor of Special Education. Responsibilities include teaching classes in the program and the overall management of the MPD program including: student advisement, scheduling and management of classes and student teaching placements, processing student portfolios and certification applications, administering masters comprehensive exams, and coordinating program approval applications. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Please visit our web site __ http://www.education. pitt.edu/specialed/ __) to learn more about our program and department. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.5in;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates should have an earned doctorate in Special Education, certification and a minimum of three years of successful K-12 public school teaching experience in special education with students with mental and/or physical disabilities, experience teaching and/or supervision of pre-service and/or in service teachers in special education, experience teaching undergraduate and/or graduate-level courses in special education, experience developing and providing professional development for teachers, and experience collaborating with other professionals, including reading specialists and general education teachers. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Review of applications will begin December 1, 2010. Electronic submissions are highly encouraged. Materials can be uploaded to: __ http://www.education.pitt. edu/facultysearch/ __. If you are unable to upload your documents, please mail materials to: Clinical Special Education Search, Office of the Dean, School of Education University of Pittsburgh, 5600 WWPH Hall, and Pittsburgh, PA 15260. For full consideration, upload (1) a cover letter with a statement of professional goals, (2) a current vita, and (3) evidence of teaching effectiveness. Please have three letters of recommendation either requested through the online system or emailed to __ edsearch@pitt.edu __. Inquiries may be directed to the chair of the search committee, Dr. Steven R. Lyon (__ srlyon@pitt.edu __). <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt 0in;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">As one of America’s “most livable” cities, Pittsburgh offers exceptional opportunities for living and working in a vibrant urban community __ www.provost.pitt. edu/faculty_resources/about_ pitt.html __). <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0.5in 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">