Assistant Professor, Special Education

Position Information

Posting Number FAC Job Title Assistant Professor, Special Education

Number of Vacancies 1 About Murray State

Murray State blends educational opportunities found at research institutions with collaborative interactions among students, faculty and staff found at smaller universities. Students receive personalized attention from supportive faculty and staff as the University offers a 16:1 student-to-faculty ratio. Murray State University places our highest priority on student learning and excellent teaching, blending the range of educational opportunities often experienced at research institutions with the nurturing student-teacher interactions usually found at smaller universities.

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Equal Opportunity Employment

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Type of Employment Regular Full-Time If Part Time, Enter Hours Per Week Work Location Murray, KY Employment Term Academic Year Position Type Faculty (Tenure-Track) Department Adolescent Career and Special Ed Anticipated Start Date August 2026 Summary of

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Teach undergraduate/graduate courses emphasizing teacher preparation for high and low incidence disabilities at on-campus and off-campus sites. Duties include advising students, collaborating across university departments and the community as well as supervising students in field placements, teacher candidates, and first-year teacher interns. Service and research responsibilities will be consistent with a tenure-track assignment.

Minimum Education Requirements

Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in special education is required. ABDs with a documented plan of completion by appointment date will be considered.

Minimum Experience and Skill Requirements

Three years of teaching experience in P-12 special education is required. Experience in evidence-based interventions for students with disabilities is also required.

Preferred

Education and/or Experience Qualifications

Doctorate in special education is preferred. Experience in best practices for students with learning disabilities or low incidences preferred. Experience in interpreting and administering curriculum-based measures and individual group achievement tests preferred.

Experience with behavior analysis methodology, instructional methods, collaboration, and co-teaching strategies, curriculum design, assessment, research methodologies, technology, and web-assisted instruction preferred.

Physical Demands Work Hours Annual Salary Pay Plan Faculty II