Position Title:
Assistant Professor of Special Education
Position Type:
Regular
About the Role:
Faculty job profile with those of academic rank of Assistant Professor
SPECIAL EDUCATION TENURE-TRACK
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Would you like to teach in a university where students report
the greatest strength is faculty and staff who know them by name and who care about them? In the College of Education at Northern Kentucky University, we are agile and innovative, with a campus culture that is collaborative and collegial.
NKU, located seven miles from downtown Cincinnati in an area offering an outstanding quality of life, is a nationally recognized metropolitan university committed to active engagement with the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati region of nearly two million people. NKU’s vision is that we will be nationally recognized for being a student-ready, regionally engaged university that empowers diverse learners for economic and social mobility. Our core values place emphasis on our culture of excellence, creativity, innovation, and collegiality. Your cover letter and/or teaching statement should show, as a faculty member at NKU, how you will contribute to our core values and our strategic framework, especially in how you will contribute student success and belonging. For additional information on Northern Kentucky University visit http://www.nku.edu.
The College of Education at Northern Kentucky University aspires to be known throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky and region-at-large as the leader in providing opportunities for engaged learning and applied scholarship that fosters individual growth and collective success. We invite applicants who are passionate about teacher preparation to apply for a newly created full-time tenure-track faculty in Special Education position within the Department of Educational Leadership & Advanced Studies.
Responsibilities include teaching online and on-campus undergraduate and graduate special education courses, supervising field experiences, collaborating with colleagues in field-based programs, and advising graduate students. This position is a nine-month appointment, with possible summer employment. Salary and benefits are competitive.
Required Qualifications
- Earned doctorate in Special Education or related field (ABD considered)
- At least three years of K-12 classroom teaching experience
- Broad-based experience teaching students with mild to moderate disabilities, and students with extensive support needs.
- Experience with diverse populations, inclusive environments, and adapting for access to the general education curriculum
- Commitment to NKU’s core values and strategic framework, especially in how they may contribute to student success and belonging
- Experience with Special Education assessment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience integrating innovative online teaching practices
Applications should include a cover letter, current vitae, names and contact information of three professional references, and copies of graduate transcripts (unofficial accepted at the initial stage of application).
If you have questions, contact Dr. Deb Amend amendd1@nku.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The position is a nine-month appointment that begins August 2027.
Work Environment & Physical Demands:
