Assistant Professor

Position Number: 004930

Department: College of Education (Col)

Employment Type: Permanent - Full-time

Months Per Year: 9

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte seeks applications for a 9-month tenure-track position in the Department of Special Education and Child Development, with a focus on preparing teachers to work with students who have extensive support needs. The Department’s Special Education Program offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. Undergraduate and graduate coursework prepares teacher candidates for initial or advanced licensure in high- or low-incidence special education. The doctoral program prepares future researchers, teachers, leaders, and collaborators.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Maintain scholarly productivity in research and pursue external funding to support research activities. Teach and mentor graduate students. Mentor and serve on research committees for master’s- and doctoral-level students. Engage in service and leadership within the Department, College, University, and the field.

Minimum Experience / Education:

UNC Charlotte gives primary consideration to the earned doctorate or terminal degree in the teaching discipline or a related discipline.

Preferred Education Skills and Experience:

The candidate demonstrates the ability to develop successful external grant proposals or has the potential to do so; to mentor graduate students’ research projects; to present at state, national, and international conferences; and to provide professional service to the program, the Department, the College, the University, and the field.