University+of+Iowa

 **NOTE** Two opportunities- Faculty and Post Doc, read below.   Pros,  We have an assistant professor position open at the University of Iowa. This is a great opportunity for someone who is looking to join a productive and growing special education faculty. See below job description.   Thanks,  Bill Therrien  -- - <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Bill Therrien, Ph.D.  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Associate Professor of Special Education  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">University of Iowa  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">College of Education  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Department of Teaching and Learning  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">N254 Lindquist Center  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Iowa City, IA 52242  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">__ bill-therrien@uiowa.edu __  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(319) 335-5606  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">**<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif; font-size: 11pt;">THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">**<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">**<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">DEPARTMENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">**<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Assistant Professor in Special Education ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.25in;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.25in;">**<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"> Position: **<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"> The Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Iowa invites applications for an academic year, tenure track faculty position at the rank of assistant professor in the area of Special Education. <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.5in;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.25in;">**<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"> Description **<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">: The Special Education program at The University of Iowa serves approximately 50 undergraduates, 50 MA, and 20 doctoral students. It also provides course support to general education, school psychology and speech pathology and is involved in ongoing collaborative projects with the local public schools. <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.25in;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.25in;">**<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Qualifications: **<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"> Required qualifications include an earned doctorate in special education or related field, evidence of scholarly productivity, <span style="font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">demonstrated ability to conduct quantitative research in special education, <span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"> evidence of excellent teaching skills, potential to secure external funds for research, training, and/or program development, experience in teacher education, experience in teaching children with disabilities, and ability to work collaboratively and with diverse populations. <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.25in;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.25in;">**<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"> Responsibilities: **<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"> The successful applicant will be expected to maintain a robust program of empirical research, teach undergraduate and graduate courses in special education and advise undergraduate, MA, and PhD students. In addition, the candidate must secure external grant funding, participate in professional organizations at the national and international levels, and be involved with special education activities within the state. <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.5in;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.25in;">**<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Salary: **<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"> Highly competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. Excellent start-up package, benefits, and research support. <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.5in;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.25in;">**<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"> Appointment: **<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Nine-month, tenure-track appointment beginning August 2011. <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.5in;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.25in;">**<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Applications: **<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"> Candidates should submit an application letter addressing all qualifications noted above, curriculum vita, one to three sample(s) of scholarly writing, teaching evaluations, names and contact information for three references, and college transcripts. To apply for this position, go to our website at__ http://jobs.uiowa.edu/ faculty __ and choose requisition number 58536. Address inquiries or nominations to __ bill-therrien@uiowa.edu __ or call 319-335-5606. <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.25in;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.25in;">**<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;">Screening: **<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif;"> Review of applications will begin November 5, 2010, and continue until the position is filled. <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;">**From:** <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;">"Therrien, William J" <bill-therrien@uiowa.edu> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;">**Date:** <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;">February 4, 2010 3:29:49 PM EST  <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;">**To:** <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;">"spedpro@virginia.edu" <spedpro@virginia.edu>  <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;">**Subject:** <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;">**Post-doc opportunity** Pros, Have any graduating or newly graduated doc students looking for a place to hide from the recession for a couple years? If so, please let them know about our newly funded two year IES post-doc opportunity available at the University of Iowa (see below). Thanks, Bill Therrien -- - Bill Therrien, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Special Education University of Iowa College of Education Department of Teaching and Learning N254 Lindquist Center Iowa City, IA 52242 bill-therrien@uiowa.edu<mailto :bill-therrien@uiowa.edu> (319) 335-5606

Special Education Postdoctoral Scholar Applications are being accepted for an Institute of Education Sciences (IES) sponsored 2-year special education postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Iowa. The overall goal of the postdoctoral scholar is to provide the scholar with the knowledge and hands-on experiences needed to conduct rigorous educational research and develop competitive IES grant proposals. The scholar will work with faculty from a variety of disciplines on a large scale, grant- funded random control trial (RCT) of the Science Writing Heuristic. The RCT is being conducted in 48 schools and with over 6,000 students throughout the state of Iowa. Annual salary of $50,000 plus benefits and a large travel and research budget are offered. U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status required. Applicants from under-represented groups and from all ethnic backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Potential candidates should have completed a PhD within the last 5 years in special education or a related field. Required for application: letter of interest, CV, 3 letters of reference, and a writing sample. To apply for this position, visit our website at @http://jobs.uiowa.edu/postdoc and choose requisition number 1378. For more information please contact Dr. Bill Therrien at bill-therrien@uiowa.edu<mailto :bill-therrien@uiowa.edu> or 319- 335-5606. The University of Iowa is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Applications from women and minorities are strongly encouraged.