Special Education - Full-Time, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
- Employer
- University of Central Oklahoma
- Location
- Main Campus - Edmond, OK, 73034
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- Faculty Jobs
- Education, Educational Administration & Leadership, Special Education
- Position Type
- Tenured & Tenure-Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Job Location: Main Campus - Edmond, OK
Position Type: Faculty
Job Category: OTRS Classified
DescriptionCollege/Department Overview
The College of Education and Professional Studies currently has one hundred full-time and over one hundred part-time faculty organized in seven departments. The college offers twenty-three undergraduate majors and twenty-eight graduate majors. All teacher education programs are CAEP accredited.
The Donna Nigh Advanced Professional and Special Services Department resides within the College of Education and Professional Studies at the University of Central Oklahoma. The six programs within the DNAPSS department are Special Education, Educational Leadership, School Counseling, Library Media, Speech Language Pathology, and Reading. All the programs within DNAPSS teach in a combination of face-to-face, hybrid, and online environments to meet the diverse needs of our students.
Position Overview
Teaches, advises, and mentors students; evaluates student performance; and maintains program and student records in accordance with university policies. A successful candidate will adhere to the educational philosophy of the university; work in a collaborative manner with colleagues and professional peers; participate in university meetings that relate specifically to faculty; serve on department, college, and university committees as requested; prepare program reports as requested; and engage in teaching, service, and scholarly and/or creative activities as defined by the tenure and promotion policy in the UCO Employee and Faculty Handbook. The faculty member is expected to support & facilitate the department/school/college academic and university missions, visions, & long-term goals.
Assistant Professors must have completed all requirements in a doctoral program at an accredited or internationally recognized institution. This position is a full-time, tenure-track position.
Department Specific Essential Job Functions
Duties include teaching face-to-face/hybrid/online undergraduate and graduate courses in Special Education, engaging in scholarly activities, and serving on department, college, and university committees and related initiatives. The successful candidate will evaluate student performance and maintain department records in accordance with university and accreditation policies. Additional duties include supervising student interns and practicum students and completing reports in accordance with university and accreditation policies.
Qualifications/Experience Required
The successful candidate should have a doctorate degree in Special Education, or a closely related field awarded by a regionally accredited or internationally recognized institution (exceptions require Academic Affairs approval). **NOTE** If the doctorate is not obtained and submitted by the time of employment, the position rank will change to TT-Instructor.
Qualifications/Experience Preferred
Preference will be given to candidates with professional experience and expertise in P-12 special education and to those with higher education teaching experience and demonstrated excellence in online and face-to-face teaching and course development.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
The candidate must demonstrate commitment to teaching excellence in pedagogy/transformative learning, professional development, scholarly inquiry, and service. Instructional assignments may include but are not limited to undergraduate and graduate courses in Foundations of Special Education (SPED), SPED Curriculum Development, SPED Assessment, Autism Spectrum, and Early Intervention. Candidates must be able to work collaboratively in planning, completing projects, and collaborating with committees involving campus and community stakeholders.
Physical Demands
Reasonable accommodations (in accordance with ADA requirements) may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions
Organization
The University of Central Oklahoma prepares future leaders in an opportunity-rich environment, ideally located in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Central offers an innovative learning community to its more than 17,000 students, where teaching comes first, a commitment seeded in the university's roots as a teaching college. Students at Central develop personal relationships with more than 450 full-time faculty, 450 adjunct faculty and over 850 staff, like 2008 U.S. Professor of the Year, Dr. Wei Chen, who are committed to transforming lives.
With 117 undergraduate majors and 59 graduate programs, Central is a smart investment for students dedicated to their future success. Notable academic programs include Forensic Science, Music Theatre, Mass Communications, Accounting, the region's only accredited Professional Golf Management program, Jazz Studies and the Academy of Contemporary Music at UCO, located in downtown Oklahoma City's Bricktown district.
Central's appealing 210-acre campus is on track to become a certified botanical garden, offering both a pleasing learning and living environment and a source of pride for students, employees and alumni. In fact, Central is ranked among the top universities nationally in residence life and as one of the top universities to work for by the "Chronicle of Higher Education." Central is also an official U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Site, and hosted the 2010 World Sitting Volleyball Championships on campus. Founded in 1890, Central is the state's first public institution of higher learning, and continues to cultivate creativity and innovation in every corner of campus, bringing to life its core values of Character, Community and Civility each day.
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MISSION
The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) exists to help students learn by providing transformative education experiences to students so that they may become productive, creative, ethical and engaged citizens and leaders serving our global community. UCO contributes to the intellectual, cultural, economic and social advancement of the communities and individuals it serves.
VISION
UCO will become one of the Top 10 metropolitan universities of our kind in the United States by providing a transformative education as well as development experiences that help learners achieve their highest level of leadership potential.
CALL TO ACTION
The University of Central Oklahoma transforms each student by focusing our resources on the Central Six tenets of transformative learning.
All students will be transformed with:
- Discipline Knowledge
- Leadership
- Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities
- Service Learning and Civic Engagement
- Global and Cultural Competencies
- Health and Wellness
Transformative learning is a holistic process that places students at the center of their own active and reflective learning experience.
About Edmond/Oklahoma City Metro
The University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, a part of the growing, thriving Oklahoma City metropolitan area. At Central, our students, faculty and staff get the best of both worlds - the "small town" feel of Edmond, with the big city excitement of the Oklahoma City metro. Both the Edmond and the Oklahoma City metro consistently rank nationally among the safest, most affordable and most exciting places to live. In fact, Edmond recently ranked among the best places to live in the nation by Money Magazine and Family Circle magazine, and Oklahoma City ranked sixth in the nation for the "Best Places for Young Adults" by Portfolio.com. From year-round arts, music and theater offering, to exciting sporting events like the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, to first class shopping, dining and more, Edmond and the Oklahoma City metro offer a diverse, active, culturally enriched lifestyle that's on the move to even bigger and better opportunities.
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