Assistant Professor of Practice

About the University:

Established in 1923, Texas Tech University is a Carnegie R1 (very high research activity) Doctoral/Research-Extensive, Hispanic Serving, and state-assisted institution. Located on a beautiful 1,850-acre campus in Lubbock, a city in West Texas with a growing metropolitan-area population of over 300,000, the university enrolls over 40,000 students with 33,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students. As the primary research institution in the western two-thirds of the state, Texas Tech University is home to 10 colleges, the Schools of Law and Veterinary Medicine, and the Graduate School.

The flagship of the Texas Tech University System, Texas Tech is dedicated to student success by preparing learners to be ethical leaders for a diverse and globally competitive workforce. It is committed to enhancing the cultural and economic development of the state, nation, and world.

The College of Education (COE) at Texas Tech University (TTU) aspires to be a national leader in both the preparation of educators and the dissemination of educational research. A state-of-the-art teacher education program and first-rate graduate and professional programs including engaged scholarship opportunities to guide the College’s pursuit of excellence. Additionally, collaboration with the greater community drives our College vision and mission.

Through investing in a diverse student body, the COE promotes excellence in educator and professional preparation to meet the real-world challenges of our day. We disseminate research focused on improving educational outcomes. We are committed to engagement with partners through mutual collaboration, innovation and improvement.

The teacher education department in the College of Education has an innovative teacher preparation program that meets the unique needs of all our students. In collaboration with school districts and community college partners across Texas, Tech Teach, our clinically intensive, competency-based program, is preparing educators who are ready to impact students on their first day in the classroom.

The Department of Teacher Education in the College of Education at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time 9-month academic appointment Assistant Professor of Practice in Teacher Education for K-12 Special Populations with an emphasis in ESL or Special Education or both. In this position description, Special Populations refers to candidates who have received training, completed graduate-level coursework in ESL, Special Education or both, and have experience working with students who receive services through Special Education and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs in the United States.

• Developing, teaching, and researching the effects of theory-based program and curricular interventions for increasing teacher candidates’ instructional competency for Special populations
• Taking a leadership and collaborative role in Special Populations
• Working with instructional faculty to ensure high-fidelity implementation of research-supported improvements around quality of delivery and content in Special Populations
• Develop and teach undergraduate courses in Special Populations in both face-to-face and online formats
• Collaborate on research projects

At Texas Tech University, the Professor of Practice title is used to recruit individuals with exceptional backgrounds and achievements in academic, business, government, or other professional practice. Primary responsibilities normally will be to teach in an area of expertise, mentor students in professional and career preparation, and liaise with professional contacts and entities on behalf of the department or program.

In line with TTU’s strategic priorities to engage and empower a diverse student body, enable innovative research and creative activities, and transform lives and communities through outreach and engaged scholarship, applicants should have experience working with diverse student populations at the…