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Open Rank Professor of Special Education

The School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announces the availability of a new tenure-track open rank position in Special Education. Successful candidates should be energetic individuals committed to preparing both pre-service and in-service educators to work with diverse students with high-incidence disabilities in a dedicated and accomplished community of faculty, students, and staff.

Context: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a doctoral granting institution in the University of North Carolina system. The School of Education offers licensure and master’s degrees as well as a growing doctoral program in special education. We seek a person with a strong research orientation who is motivated to work with colleagues both within the department and across the School of Education to improve special education both in North Carolina and nationally. The successful applicant will have the potential to develop, or have already established, a funded program of research in an area that enhances the school’s strengths and builds our capacity to be of greater service to students with special needs in inclusive settings. Preference with be given to applicants with interest and expertise in adolescents and young adults with special needs and who has demonstrated the excellent teaching skills needed to contribute to our doctoral, preparation, and master’s programs.

Qualifications:

1. Earned doctorate in special education or appropriate field with an emphasis in high-incidence disabilities and a secondary education area of expertise (e.g., urban studies, disproportionate representation, technology, assessment, transition). 2. At least three years experience teaching diverse students with disabilities in K-12 environments or the equivalent. 3. Demonstrated ability to collaborate productively with other educators both at the university and in P-12 schools to improve learning for students with disabilities. 4. Demonstrated ability or potential to conduct externally-funded research and to contribute to the empirical and theoretical literature in the field. 5. Demonstrated ability as or potential to become an outstanding university-level teacher.

Responsibilities:

1. Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in special education, including those on assessment, instructional methods, and related topics. 2. Advise doctoral students with interests in special education. 3. Meet expectations for scholarship, including grant writing, appropriate for a research institution. 4. Contribute to the instructional, research, and service mission of the School of Education and the University. 5. Participate in local, state, and national conversations on improving learning opportunities for students with disabilities. 6. Coordinate graduate licensure and master’s programs in special education 7. Provide leadership in planning and implementing strategies for creating a more diverse student community in the School of Education's programs of study.

The Application Process: To apply for the position, attach a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, four reference names with contact information, two writing samples that reflect your scholarly accomplishments, and four letters of recommendation using the online application process at @http://jobs.unc.edu/1002361/. The search committee will begin reviewing applications on March 22, 2010 and the search will remain open until filled.

For more information, email Dr. Harriet Boone (hboone@email.unc.edu) or Dr. Samuel Odom (slodom@mail.fpg.unc.edu) or please consult: http://soe.unc.edu/resources/ employment/faculty_pos/ OR @http://jobs.unc.edu/1002361/ The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer