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Tenure Track Assistant/Associate Professor - 111a.0910
Department:
Special Education
Requirements (Degree/Experience):
- A doctorate in Special Education or related field (dissertation written prior to September 2010, with a defense scheduled no later than December 2010) is required.
- Three years experience teaching individuals with disabilities in K-12 is essential.
- Candidates should possess demonstrated leadership potential, high energy level, an ability to self-initiate and contribute to department, college, and university goals.
- Offer of employment contingent upon an acceptable criminal background check.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include teaching traditional and hybrid format (i.e., online interaction plus face to face instruction) undergraduate and graduate courses in a cross categorical special education program. Other professional responsibilities include supervision of related field experiences, co-teaching Master level research and thesis courses, research, professional development, scholarly activities, and service. Opportunities for summer employment and support for faculty development in research and teaching are available.
Preferences:
- Highly desirable areas of expertise may include: instructional methods, strategies for inclusive education, research methods, needs of cultural and linguistically diverse populations, assistive technology, response to intervention, and autism.
- Experience teaching in inclusive K-12 or general education or community settings is desirable.
Start Date:
No later than September 7, 2010
Salary:
Competitive
Terms of Appointment:
Full-time, tenure track position with possibility of summer teaching and/or supported research activities.
Application Deadline:
Review of applications will begin November 30, 2009, and continue until the position is filled.
How to Apply:
Send Letter of Application; Vita; Three current letters of Recommendation; Contact information for three References; and Transcripts (official or photocopy) to:
Becky Thorson Randall
Special Education, College of Education and Human Services
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
800 Algoma Blvd.
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Person to contact:
Dr. Tom Fischer, Search and Screen Chair
(920) 424-7237
fischert@uwosh.edu
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The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is committed to recruiting, supporting and fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students, and is an AA/EEO Employer.
Employment will require a criminal background check. UW Oshkosh complies with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act with regard to nondiscrimination on the basis of arrest and/or conviction record. UW Oshkosh is required to provide a list of all nominees and applicants who have not requested in writing that their identity not be revealed. Persons agreeing to be final candidates will have their identity revealed as a final candidate.
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is both a major undergraduate campus and a regional graduate center in the statewide University of Wisconsin System. With a student body of 11,000, UW Oshkosh offers bachelor's and master's degrees in the professional colleges of Business, Education and Nursing, and the College of Letters and Science.
A flexible calendar permits faculty and students to plan and use their time creatively. The University features a faculty development program unique in the UW System, that supports research, curriculum development and professional development.
The UW Oshkosh campus is located along the Fox River in a city of 62,000 that is famous for its history and noted for modern commercial and cultural development. Bounded by lakes, rivers and nearby forested recreational areas, Oshkosh is located within easy driving distances of Milwaukee and Madison. Oshkosh is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the state.
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