Assistant Professor - Special Education
Listed on 2026-08-22
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Education / Teaching
University Professor, Academic, Special Education Teacher, Education Administration
Overview
Position Rank and
Title:
Assistant Professor of Special Education
School/Department:
Lurie College of Education / Department of Special Education
Compensation:
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 competitive for the higher education sector. See CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details.
Target
Start Date:
August 18, 2025
Final date to receive applications:
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 with 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 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 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 and three Education Specialist credential programs accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. The department partners with multiple districts and operates a Teacher Residency Program with four local districts.
It also collaborates 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. Applicants can learn more about the Department of Special Education at the program website: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./
The Department of Special Education, Lurie College of Education, and San José State University value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Our excellence in research, teaching, and service is realized by faculty, students, and staff who share these commitments. SJSU enrolls more than 36,000 students, with many historically underserved. Approximately 45% are first-generation and 38% are Pell-recipients. SJSU is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI).
The university is committed to increasing faculty diversity to benefit disciplines, students, and the community from multiple ethnic and gender perspectives.
Successful candidates will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to equity and inclusion through their research, teaching, and/or service. All applicants are asked to include a Diversity Statement with their application package. A guide to writing this statement is available at SJSU Diversity Statement Guidelines, along with information about how these statements will be evaluated.
Required Qualifications- 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, as might be gained through cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other 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 dissertations for doctoral students in Lurie College’s EdD program
- Strong potential for research and scholarly…
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