Assistant Professor - Special Education

Job no: 543994
Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: San José
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA
- California Faculty Association, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time, Faculty
- Human Development

Assistant Professor of Special Education

Lurie College of Education / Department of Special Education

Commensurate with qualifications, experience, and rank as established by the CSU Salary Schedule. Anticipated hiring academic year annual salary range: $90,000 - $100,000. Faculty employee benefits are very competitive for the higher education sector. See CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details about the CSU’s excellent benefits package.

August 18, 2025

December 15, 2024 (Applications accepted until filled or closed)

The Department of Special Education at San José State University is pleased to announce a search for an Assistant Professor of Special Education beginning in August 2025. We seek candidates who possess strong potential for scholarly research, writing, and teaching in the Master of Arts (MA) in Special Education and Education Specialist Credential programs across undergraduate, credential, and MA degree pathways.

Candidates with expertise in working with students with Mild to Moderate disabilities, including those who are multilingual and those from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds are especially welcome to apply.

The Department of Special Education within the Lurie College of Education at SJSU prepares transformative special educators who possess the knowledge and skills to meet the intersectional identities of all learners and work as change agents to create equitable and inclusive environments in schools. The Department offers a Master’s in Special Education program and three Education Specialist credential programs accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

The department prepares candidates to work in over 40 school districts across the greater San Jose area, including satellite programs in the Tri-Valley and Santa Cruz counties. The department has developed strong collaborative relationships with many Local Education Agencies and operates a Teacher Residency Program with four local districts. In addition, the department partners with the Liberal Studies, Child and Adolescent Development, and Math departments to run five‑year blended BA to MA programs that include the Education Specialist credential.

Successful candidates will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to equity and inclusion through their research, teaching, and/or service. We ask that all applicants include a Diversity Statement with their application package. A guide to writing this statement can be found at SJSU Diversity Statement Guidelines, along with information about how these statements will be evaluated.

• PhD or EdD in Special Education or related field
• Demonstrated potential for research and scholarly writing
• Awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a socially and economically diverse student population, gained in cross‑cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience

• Minimum of three years of public school teaching experience with students with mild to moderate disabilities
• Expertise in working with multilingual learners and ability to support students in earning bilingual authorization
• Expertise in evidence‑based literacy instruction, including foundational skills and related reading/language learning disabilities, including dyslexia
• Expertise in evidence‑based math instruction and related math disabilities including dyscalculia
• Ability and interest in teaching and/or advising…