Assistant Professor of Special Education

Midwestern State University invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Special Education The successful candidate in this 9-month tenure track position will teach graduate and undergraduate level courses in special education and contribute actively and effectively to student growth, service, and scholarship. Candidates are expected to be committed to multiculturalism and working with a diverse student body. The successful candidate will begin Fall 2022.

Midwestern State University, a Texas public university with nearly 5,900 students, is located in Wichita Falls (population 103,000), 120 miles northwest of Dallas near the Oklahoma border. MSU is one of 29 members of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) and a member of the Texas Tech System. The West College of Education was successfully reaccredited by TEA in 2018 and CAEP in 2021. The MSU Texas Clinical Mental Health Program earned CACREP accreditation in 2020. The West College of Education is located in Bridwell Hall, a facility remodeled in 2019. The college offers the Bachelor of Science in Education degree with majors in Early Childhood (EC-3, EC-6, Early Care), Grades 4-8, Sport and Leisure Studies, Physical Education, Special Education, Substance Abuse Counseling, and Secondary Education; and the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences with multiple concentrations. Students may earn a Master of Education degree with majors in Sports Administration, Special Education, Curriculum and Instruction, or Educational Leadership or a Master of Art degree in Counseling or Human Resource Development. In addition, the college now offers a doctor of education degree in educational leadership. The West College of Education currently has 642 undergraduate students, 336 graduate students, and 40 full-time faculty and staff. Additional information can be found at West College of Education.

Minimum Qualifications: Candidates must have an earned doctorate in Special Education or closely related field from a regionally accredited institution (ABD will be considered), Diagnostician Certification, and three years of experience as a diagnostician. 

Preferred qualifications: The preferred candidate will have an established special education research agenda and experience teaching graduate level courses and distance education.

Application process: Applicants are requested to electronically submit a cover letter, CV, copy of unofficial transcripts, a list with the contact of five professional references, and copy of professional licenses to wcoejobs@msutexas.edu.  Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled. For full consideration submit your completed application no later than by June 30, 2022. 

As represented in MSU Texas’ Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Strategic Plan, the university holds that a strong institutional environment of diversity, equity, and inclusion fuels scholarship, respect, innovation, and social justice – all values of our core liberal arts principles and identity. The successful candidate will be expected to participate and support the values of the institutional DEI Strategic plan. http://www.msutexas.edu  EEO/ADAAA Compliance Employer

This position is designated as security sensitive and require the finalists to complete a criminal background check.