Special Education (Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor)

Central Michigan University, United States

Updated: 29 days ago
Location: Mount Pleasant, MICHIGAN
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Position Information
Position Information


Posting Number F-0818
Position Title Special Education (Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor)
College/Unit College of Education & Human Services
Home Department Teacher & Special Education
Employee Group Tenure-Track Faculty - Academic Year
Employment Status Full-Time
Position Type 9 month (Academic Year)
Position Classification Tenure Track Faculty
Position Begin Date 08/19/2024
Position End Date
Position Summary
The primary professional responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, conducting and supervising research, seeking external funding, providing department, college, university and professional service, and academic advising.
We seek applicants who embrace and promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility and who are committed to creating an environment that acknowledges, encourages, respects, and celebrates diversity and differences. Applicants from historically marginalized and underrepresented populations are especially encouraged to apply.
This position is effective August 19, 2024. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. In addition, CMU regular faculty are eligible for benefits such as: medical/prescription, dental, vision, and life insurance; short- and long-term disability; flexible spending account; and health savings account.
Required Qualifications
  • Doctoral degree in special education; ABD will be considered if it is clear the terminal degree will be conferred prior to the date of hire;
  • Minimum of three academic years of PK-12 U.S. experience teaching students with disabilities;
  • Demonstrate, or the potential to demonstrate, a record of high-quality teaching, research, and service commensurate with rank;
  • Evidence of effective communication and interpersonal skills;
  • Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility;
  • Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Evidence of postsecondary teaching effectiveness;
  • Experience with online instruction and other modalities;
  • Expertise in one or more of the following areas:
    • serving children and youth with high-incidence disabilities, or intellectual and/or developmental disabilities;
    • evidenced-based instruction in literacy and math for students with disabilities;
    • academic instructional methods, and/or;
    • Council for Exceptional Children’s initial preparation standards and high-leverage practices.
Message to Applicants
You must submit an online application to be considered as an applicant for this position.
Applications must include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy, evidence of teaching effectiveness including student course evaluations/opinions, research agenda, and copies of transcripts. In addition, please provide the name and email address of three (3) references who will be contacted during advanced stages of screening and with prior notification to the candidate.
Screening will begin January 8, 2024, and continue until the position is filled. Priority consideration will be given to applications completed by January 19, 2024.
You may contact Dr. Troy Hicks, Chairperson of the Department of Teacher and Special Education, at [email protected] questions.
About the Department
The Department of Teacher and Special Education at Central Michigan University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor of Special Education. Founded 125 years ago, Central Michigan University is a national university with 15,000 students and 220,000 alumni. CMU offers 200+ undergraduate to doctoral-level programs on campus, online and at satellite locations. Our students benefit from academic excellence, faculty who teach and involve them in research and scholarly activities, a strong sense of community, and hands-on opportunities such as research, volunteering, study abroad, internships and leadership experiences. Additional information about our Special Education unit and programs can be found here .
Posting Begins 10/30/2023
Posting Ends
Open Until Filled Yes
Type of Recruitment External
About CMU
Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.
We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.
CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.
Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.
CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.
Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
EEO Statement
CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex‐based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight (see https://www.cmich.edu/offices-departments/OCRIE ).
If you wish to see “EEO is the Law” posters, please click here .
CMU does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, including admission and employment, and is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 not to discriminate in such a matter.
Inquiries about the application of Title IX can be made to CMU’s Title IX Coordinator, the US Department of Education’s Assistant Secretary, or both.
CMU’s Title IX Coordinator can be reached at:
Phone: 989-774-3253
Office: 103 E. Preston St.
Bovee University Center, suite 306
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
Email: [email protected]

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