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Assistant Professor - Tenure Track - Special Education

Employer
Georgia College & State University
Location
Milledgeville, Georgia
Salary
Competitive

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Education, Special Education
Position Type
Assistant Professor
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Assistant Professor - Tenure Track - Special Education

Home Department: Teacher Education

Employment Type: Tenure Track Faculty

Appointment: Faculty (10-month)

Primary Function:

To support the University's Mission: As Georgia's public liberal arts university, Georgia College offers undergraduate programs of study to talented and motivated students in a residential college setting. Georgia College also provides, at multiple locations, graduate and professional studies that support the needs of the region and create pathways to individual success and personal fulfillment. Its academically engaging, student-centered programs often take learning beyond the traditional classroom and develop the intellectual, professional, and civic skills and dispositions that enable graduates to thrive in an information-intensive and diverse global society. Through its teaching, research, and service, Georgia College enriches the lives of students and their local and global communities.

The Department of Teacher Education has undergraduate and graduate programs in Special Education, Early Childhood Education, Middle Grades Education, and Secondary Education. The primary function of the department to prepare teacher candidates to teaching in P-12 school settings and to enhance the knowledge and skills of practicing teachers through enrollment in our advanced programs.

Primary Purpose:

This position will support undergraduate and graduate teacher education candidates as well as teachers seeking Special Education certification and Special Education professionals seeking advanced knowledge and skills.

Key Functions: Faculty - Teaching/Instructing, Faculty - Scholarship and Creative Activity, Faculty - Public Service, Faculty - Service to Institution

Job duties performed for the above function:

Teaching Responsibilities

  • Regular course meetings and instruction as defined in the position description
  • Mentoring students
  • Ability to contribute to the core curriculum.

Faculty responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses in Special Education, engagement in scholarly activities, and service to the program, department, university, profession, and community.

In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate level (M.Ed., Ed.S, Ed.D) courses in Special Education, faculty members mentor students, supervise field experiences, contribute to the core curriculum and program curriculum, and teach core courses including but not limited to GC1Y and GC2Y.

Faculty are expected to engage in scholarly activities, including conducting research. The following represents some research and scholarly activity possibilities:

  • Publications in refereed journals
  • Presentations at professional meetings
  • Grant applications
  • Conducting professional development for partnering school districts

Faculty are expected to provide service to the program, department, university, profession, and community.

Public Service is often a part of the service expectations and might include activities, such as the following

  • Consulting work
  • Service to the profession and professional organizations
  • Membership and participation in community organizations
  • Other significant services to the community

Service to the Institution is vital for meeting the mission and vision. Service to the Institution include, but is not limited to

  • Committee memberships and offices
  • Programs directed and advised
  • Participation in special programs or projects
  • Assisting with accreditation reports
  • Other service in the institution

Minimum Requirements:

  • Ph.D. or Ed.D. in Special Education or related field. ABD’s will be considered only if terminal degree is completed within 10 months of hire date.
  • Minimum three years successful teaching in P-12 Special Education classroom.
  • Minimum 18 Graduate Semester hours or equivalent in the academic discipline being taught.
  • Evidence of methodological innovation and creative teaching strategies.

Organization

Georgia College & State University is the state's designated public liberal arts university. As a member of the prestigious Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), Georgia College is committed to fostering a liberal arts environment that values interdisciplinary inquiry, diversity and inclusion, and academic excellence. The College enrolls approximately 7,000 students -5,800 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students-- and is prominently cited for excellence in teaching, undergraduate research, nursing education, and high impact practices outside the classroom in a number of leading publications.

The university's beautiful and historic campus is located downtown in Milledgeville, Georgia, a charming, diverse college town of approximately 19,000 residents in Central Georgia, approximately 90 miles southeast of Atlanta. Milledgeville is also the home of noted American author and alumna, Flannery O'Connor, and the college community enjoys many exciting literary arts programs at O'Connor's former home, Andalusia, now owned by the College.  Milledgeville is also located on the banks of beautiful Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee, allowing faculty, staff, and students to take full advantage of the environmental and recreational benefits of being part of a lake community. For cultural, educational, and leisure opportunities beyond Milledgeville, Macon and Atlanta are located within easy driving distances.

Georgia College takes great pride in combining the educational experience of private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of a public university. The university's main campus is a residential learning community focused on undergraduate education and a select number of graduate programs. Faculty and staff are dedicated to engaging students through high-impact pedagogies that foster intellectual curiosity, reasoned inquiry, and critical thinking. We strive for excellence in the classroom and beyond. We nurture collaborative leadership and global citizenship, and we value diversity and inclusion in all of its forms.

Georgia College seeks faculty and administrators who understand and embrace our public liberal arts mission, who are committed to respecting and fostering diversity and inclusion inside and outside of the classroom, and who are dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through teaching, scholarship, and service. All Georgia College faculty share the responsibility of teaching our core curriculum and providing foundation courses for majors and non-majors alike. To carry out our public liberal arts mission, we seek faculty with the desire and ability to provide a first-class learning experience for our students, one that will prepare them to be competent, thoughtful, and well-rounded leaders who make transformative contributions to their communities and to the world.

Company info
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Telephone
478-445-5004
Location
231 West Hancock Street
Milledgeville
GA
31061
United States

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