Saginaw+State


 * || ** Department of Teacher Education **
 * Elementary, Early Childhood, and Special Education ** ||


 * (989)964-4000*Midland Line: 695-5325 Ext. 4000

Regional Education Center ||


 * The College of Education at Saginaw Valley State University [|www.svsu.edu] is soliciting candidates for a tenure track position at the rank of assistant professor to begin August 2011. The candidate must hold a doctoral degree with a concentration in special education and have expertise in the area of intellectual disabilities, or what the state of Michigan calls ‘cognitive impairments’. This person would join a small cadre of special educators in the Department of Teacher Education and serve as the lead instructor and adviser for all undergraduate and graduate students seeking endorsement in that area. He/she would also be responsible for the curriculum associated with that endorsement area and teaching additional courses in the area of special education at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

I have contacted you because of the quality of your special education program and the reputation of the graduates from your program. We will begin reviewing applications after the first of the year and will start contacting applicants once we receive an adequate candidate pool. SVSU offers competitive salaries and benefits, the opportunity for summer employment, and a low cost of living. We are the only university in the state that operates in the black and we benefit from having a stable central administration focused on student success and quality teaching. However, there is ample support for research and faculty members are encouraged to enhance their personal growth as both a teacher and a scholar.

I hope you will share this with any of your upcoming graduates who are looking for an exciting professional opportunity. They can apply on-line at [] and they should feel free to contact me if they have any questions about the position. I thank you in advance for your assistance.

Sincerely yours,

Gardner T. Umbarger, III Ph.D. Associate Professor – Special Education Search Committee Chair 419-575-0858 ||