Clinical Assistant Professor - School of Education

Description

The Department of Foundations and Leadership in Duquesne University's School of Education has an opportunity to fill a non-tenure track full-time professor position in special education at the Clinical Assistant Professor level.

As a condition of employment, Duquesne University requires all new employees —full-time and part-time, including adjunct faculty—to get a COVID-19 vaccine and provide proof of their vaccination upon commencement of employment.

New employees requesting a religious or documented medical exemption from the vaccine must complete and submit a Duquesne University exemption request form for review and approval. To receive the appropriate exemption request form, contact HR Services. Employees with approved exemptions will be required to be tested on a regular basis.
 

The primary teaching responsibilities attached to the position are in required courses in the general area of undergraduate/graduate level special education, with an emphasis on undergraduate inclusive practice and graduate courses special education certification.

Program work, such as data collection for accreditation, program certification reports, and PDE compliance efforts will be an expected part of the work of this position.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
Candidates must have an earned doctoral degree in special education by the application deadline (8/1/2023)

Preferred Qualifications:

Expertise in areas such as high incidence disabilities, learning disabilities, emotional and behavior disorders, Individualized Education Plans, assessment, curricular and instructional support in inclusive settings, and/or early intervention is preferred.

Additional desirable qualities are: K-12 public school teaching experience, an active special education teaching certification, experience supervising teacher candidates in the field, and higher education teaching experience.

Alternately, the successful candidate may possess any equivalent combination of experience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. 

This includes commitment to the University’s values of diversity, equity and inclusion, and recognition of the importance of treating each individual with dignity and respect consistent with the University’s Mission.  Additionally, applicants must have demonstrated experience with, and understanding of, the broad diversity of the University community (students, faculty, staff and others).

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the University Community.

Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the University and to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University.  The mission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit of service, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an ecumenical campus community.
 

Application Instructions

Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, teaching philosophy/statement, diversity statement  and contact information for three professional references. Applications will close August 1st, 2023. 

Duquesne University is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a diverse faculty that reflects contemporary society, serves our academic mission and enriches our campus community. As a charter member of the Ohio, Western PA and West Virginia Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), we encourage applicants from members of underrepresented groups, and support dual-career couples.

Founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne University is Catholic in mission and ecumenical in spirit. Its Mission Statement commits the University to “serving God by serving students through commitment to excellence in liberal and professional education, through a profound concern for moral and spiritual values, through the maintenance of an ecumenical atmosphere open to diversity, and through service to the Church, the community, the nation and the world. Applicants for this position should describe how they might support and contribute to the mission.

Motivated by its Catholic and Spiritan identity, Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution and as an employer.