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Two opportunities: Visiting Assistant and TWO tenure track positions, read below.
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From: Walther-Thomas, Christine S Sent: Fri 10/8/2010 9:33 AM To: Special Education ALL - DL Cc: White, Steven H; Ng, Jennifer; Ginsberg, Rick Subject: KU Special Education Faculty Position Announcements--TWO POSITIONS

Dear Special Education Faculty and Students:

Yesterday the Department of Special Education received final approval from KU Human Resources and Equal Opportunity to search for TWO new tenure-line faculty. We will hire one Assistant-level Professor and one Associate-level Professor. Both will join the faculty next academic year (i.e., August 2011). Attached please find the KU Special Education Faculty Position Announcement that provides information regarding applicant qualifications, desired areas of expertise, and application submission requirements.



**From:**   Sean Smith       **Date:**    October 18, 2010 10:21:15 AM EDT      **To:**    "spedpro@virginia.edu"       **Cc:**    "Simpson, Richard L" , "Goodwin, Donna F"       **Subject:**    **University of Kansas - 2 Positions - Assistant and Associate**  Hello all,

Wanted to share with folks that the Department of Special Education here at the University of Kansas is conducting a search for two tenure track faculty positions that would begin in August of 2011. I have included a brief overview of the position announcement below and have attached a more complete announcement as a Word doc. Rich Simpson and I are co-Chairing the searches (Sean – Assistant & Rich – Associate) and so, if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact either one of us – seanj@ku.edu or richsimp@ku.edu.

Oh, for those unfamiliar with Lawrence, I have included a link that offers more information about the community. We are located about 30 minutes outside of Kansas City offering a nice college town plus with access to a large metropolitan area. Our public schools are strong and offer a number of options for those looking for varied communities in which to settle (e.g., urban, suburban, rural). The link to Lawrence’s Visitor center is - @http://www.visitlawrence.com/.


 * __Position Information__**

The University of Kansas, Department of Special Education, is recruiting applicants for two tenure-line positions: Assistant Professor and Associate Professor beginning August 18, 2011. Our preference is to hire advanced-assistant (e. g., at least three years of successful faculty experience) and previously-tenured associate faculty but strong consideration will be given to all qualified scholars.

Required qualifications include a demonstrated excellence in teaching at undergraduate and/or graduate levels; a strong record of applied field research, scholarship, and external funding; and demonstrated primary expertise in one or more of the following areas: (1) Autism Spectrum Disorders, (2) Early Childhood Special Education, or (3) High-Incidence Disabilities.

The appointment may emphasize a combination of areas including: academic intervention and instructional design; behavioral interventions and social support systems; instructional technology use in the development and delivery of personnel preparation, mentoring and induction support, and/or ongoing professional development; special education services for under-served and/or over-represented students with disabilities and their families; teacher preparation in multicultural, rural, and/or urban communities, and; an ability to work collaboratively and with diverse populations.

Sean -- Sean J. Smith, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Special Education 1122 W Campus Road, JRP 538 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66047

785 864 0693 http://www.specialconnections. ku.edu

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From: Walther-Thomas, Christine S [mailto:chrisswt@ku.edu] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 11:16 AM To: adesjarl@uoregon.edu; sigserve; Voytecki, Karen S.; McHatton, Patty; JohnL@Virginia.edu; Ben Lignugaris-Kraft; jwest@aacte.org Subject: PLEASE POST JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: KU Special EDUCATION Early-Career Visiting Professorships

Dear Colleagues,

The University of Kansas (KU) Department of Special Education has multiple VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (VAP) positions available during the 2010-2011 academic year for early-career individuals (i.e., doctoral program completion within the past three years) in early childhood special education, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), and low- and high-incidence disabilities.

These early-career visiting faculty positions are designed to provide recent doctoral program graduates with a "post-doctoral" experience with an emphasis on teacher education knowledge and skills development and related research and writing with KU faculty, staff, and students. Positions may be renewed for a second year based on Department need and VAP performance.

Please share this information with your colleagues. My colleagues and I would be glad to provide additional information as needed.

Thanks for your help!

Best,

Chriss

Chriss Walther-Thomas, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Department of Special Education University of Kansas

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