Teaching Instructor/ Teaching Assistant Professor/Teaching Associate Professor

Overview

The Special Education, Foundations, and Research department is one of six departments within the College of Education. The College of Education houses five centers and institutes, including the ECU Community School and Rural Education Institute.

ECU is accredited based on CAEP accreditation standards. The department includes special education, foundations, and research program areas and houses the Irene Howell Assistive Technology Center and the Neurocognition Science Laboratory.

The Special Education program offers undergraduate and graduate programs, including Bachelor of Science degree with K-12 licensure for special education-general curriculum and special education-adapted curriculum and a Master of Arts in Education degree with a Master’s level K-12 special education teaching license for one of four areas : Intellectual Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Emotional / Behavioral Disorders, and Low Incidence Disabilities.

The department provides courses for special education, adapted curriculum and special education, general curriculum teachers to complete their residency license in North Carolina.

Faculty in the department engage in regular collaboration and leadership with the shared goal of producing quality teachers.

Job Duties The Department of Special Education, Foundations, and Research in the College of Education at East Carolina University is seeking applications and nominations for a fixed term, nine-month, full-time faculty position available Fall .

Title and salary are commensurate with qualifications.

Responsibilities include teaching online and / or face to face K-12 special education courses; meet with students during office hours;

work on collaborative curriculum revisions; and serve on committees. Candidates will supervise practicum experiences and / or internships and provide service to the university, community, and profession.

Other duties as assigned by the department chair.

This position is part of a college-wide search for the College of Education at East Carolina University (ECU), designed to connect, support, and empower incoming faculty along interests that support the .

Candidates are encouraged to apply for these positions if they share teaching, service, and / or scholarship interests that include, but are not limited to the following :

• Strengthening educational opportunities, academic, and non-academic programs to meet the needs of a rural population
• Identifying and closing gaps in clinical, community, and educational settings (e.g., mental health provider shortages, stigma, underserved student achievement in rural environments;

student achievement support for elementary community schools in Colleges of Education)

• Creating and sustaining a culture of care and belonging in clinical and educational settings (e.g., experiences of underrepresented counselors, teachers and leaders in educational settings;
• rural counselors and educators, leadership experiences of counselors and educational leaders serving historically marginalized populations;

preparing counselors to work effectively with all learners and stakeholders)

• Sustaining an educational environment for all that welcomes a broad representation of persons and perspectives (e.g., recruitment and retention of all, including underrepresented groups in professional preparation programs)
• Collaboration with community and university partners to foster comprehensive well-being and educational transformation (e.

g.,community school education)

Increasing access and advancement for all learners through innovative teaching, research, and creative activities.

Currently we are seeking candidates for positions in multiple disciplines across the College of Education at East Carolina University.

Learn more about all the cohort positions and other vacancies by visiting the ECU Official transcripts required prior to written contract offer.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Additional Instructions to Applicant

In order to be considered for this position, applicants must complete a candidate profile online via the PeopleAdmin system and submit any requested documents.

Additionally, applicants that possess the preferred education and experience must also possess the minimum education / experience, if applicable.

Job Open Date 04 / 24 / Open Until Filled Yes Job Close Date - Positions will be posted until 11 : 59 p.m. EST on this date.

If no closing date is indicated, the position may close at any time after the initial screening date. Initial Screening Begins 05 / 08 / Rank Level Not Applicable