The successful applicant will have opportunities to participate in the college’s urban education, birth to five, international, and literacy center initiatives.  Reporting to the Chair of the Department of Inclusive Education, he/she will demonstrate strong teaching and research skills appropriate for the graduate programs in special education.  Other responsibilities will include teaching, supervision and mentoring; and advising graduate candidates in such areas as collaborative practices, methods and materials for inclusive settings, classroom management, creating culturally and linguistically responsive classrooms and schools, and inclusive practices as well as planning, implementing, and assessing instruction for diverse learners.  He/she may also teach undergraduate level courses.  Besides teaching, he/she will be expected to assist the department in the development of programs and partnerships.  The successful applicant will also work closely with colleagues and candidates and contribute to the intellectual vitality of the department through scholarship and professional service – such as service on departmental, college, university, and doctoral dissertation committees.  This is a nine-month tenure-track position.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Earned doctorate in special education or closely related field.
• Evidence of teaching and collaboration at the university level.
• Experience teaching online and/or hybrid courses.
• Experience with program/curriculum development at the university level.
• Experience with online course conversion/development.
• Evidence of strong qualitative and/or quantitative research methodology.
• Evidence of scholarship pertaining to Special Education.
• Evidence of implementing culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy.
• Experience/expertise working with a variety of exceptionalities including Autism Spectrum Disorder.
• Evidence of a commitment to global engagement.
• Experience with seeking and/or securing external funding.

• Doctorate in Special Education or a closely related field.  ABDs close to completion will be considered.
• Experience teaching special education at the B-12 level.
• Evidence of the ability to conduct scholarly activity and scholarship. Please refer to university tenure and promotion guidelines at: https://web.kennesaw.edu/academicaffairs/guidelines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with colleagues in an interdisciplinary and diverse environment.
• Technology skills to support teaching, learning, and research.
• Demonstrate interest and ability in working with individuals and students who are culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse.

All materials must be submitted electronically as Microsoft Word or PDF documents to INEDSPED@kennesaw.edu on or before January 4, 2013 to guarantee consideration.  A complete application will include a letter expressing interest and addressing qualifications for the position, teaching philosophy, and scholarship activity; copies of transcripts (official transcripts are required before employment at KSU); a curriculum vita; names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of five or more professional references; and copies of course evaluations.

For a detailed description of the university, college, and department, please visit KSU’s website at www.kennesaw.edu.

The search will continue until the position is filled.

Questions about the position should be directed to Dr. Leigh Funk.  Email:  lfunk@kennesaw.edu   Telephone:  770-499-3315

The Bagwell College of Education (BCOE) is one of the largest and strongest teacher preparation units in the University System of Georgia offering bachelor’s, master’s, educational specialist, and doctor of education degree programs. All educator preparation programs are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and approved by Georgia’s Professional Standards Commission (PSC). As a member of the Renaissance Group, BCOE continues its advancement toward meeting the challenges of national and state reforms for teacher education as well as program expansion.  The college received an $8.9 million Teacher Quality Partnership grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The BCOE houses the iTeach Center that provides professional learning, consulting, and service for Georgia educators in 11 school systems within metro Atlanta and North Georgia.  Recently, the BCOE launched the Center for Literacy and Learning, a facility where P-12 striving readers are assessed and tutored by graduate students.  In collaboration with the College of Science and Mathematics, the Bagwell College of Education established the Advancing the Teaching of Mathematics and Science (ATOMS) Center.

KSU’s conceptual framework for educator preparation is the Collaborative Development of Expertise in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership. This collaboration, including service and support units, is carried out both through the college’s five academic departments (Educational Leadership, Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Inclusive Education, Instructional Technology, and Secondary and Middle Grades Education) and in conjunction with other members of KSU’s Professional Teacher Education Unit (PTEU). PTEU, the university’s umbrella organization for preparing educators, includes fourteen departments from five colleges all of which collaborate on the design, delivery, approval, and accreditation of all educator preparation programs. The PTEU serves as a model of university-wide responsibility for teacher education; field-based collaboration with practicing professionals and partner schools; infusion of technology for enhanced teaching and learning; and best practices for the inclusion of English learners and students

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Kennesaw State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and Educator. Georgia is an Open Records State.