Teaching Assistant Professor of Special Education

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Position Title:

Teaching Assistant Professor of Special Education

Job Category:

Academic Staff

Employment Type:

Terminal (Fixed Term)

Job Profile:

Teaching Assistant Professor

Job Duties:

The School of Education is committed to fostering an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and socially just community. We are seeking applicants who share this commitment. This is a full-time, academic year (9 month), in-person teaching academic staff position. The successful candidate for this position will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in special education that prepare candidates to support students with a wide range of disabilities across educational settings.

In addition, the position may include: (a) course development and instruction in the following areas: introduction to special education, assessment, curriculum, and methodology in teaching students with disabilities, transition planning, and working with teams and families with individuals with disabilities, (b) developing and maintaining collaborative and productive working relationships with local school systems, (c) advising, mentoring, professional development, and department service activities, and (d) student teaching supervision.

Key

Job Responsibilities:

* May supervise student employees involved in development or delivery of instruction

* Facilitates classroom, online and/or laboratory instruction, including assessment of student performance

* Advises students on academic and career direction within a specific field of study

* Contributes to the strategic development of curriculum and academic content through various mediums to ensure the integrity of the educational mission of the work unit

* Contributes to the development of teaching and learning scholarly work including publications and presentations

* Develops and designs curriculum and instructional material relevant to a course of instruction

* Collaborates with department faculty and staff to develop teaching strategies relevant to the discipline

Department:

School of Education

Compensation:

Salary commensurate with education and experience

Required Qualifications:

* Earned master's degree in special education or closely related field.

* Previously or currently licensed special education teacher

* Minimum of three to five (3-5) years of full-time PK-12 teaching experience, including significant experience in special education.

* A demonstrated commitment to build relationships with students and colleagues.

* High-quality communication and interpersonal skills with diverse populations.

* Clearly articulated scholarly and/or professional development agenda and record consistent with rank at the time of hire.

* Ability to work well in a faculty team setting.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Doctorate (Ph.D. or Ed.D.) or ABD candidate in special education or closely related field.

* Willingness to travel regionally (eligible to obtain a valid WI driver's license).

* Experience mentoring, coaching, and providing feedback to student/intern pre-service teachers or in-service teachers.

* Experience in collaborative and/or inclusionary settings.

* Experience with college level instruction.

Terms of Employment:

This is fixed-term, exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act, 9-month Instructional Academic Staff position.

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e., a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. UW-Stevens Point does not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position.

How to Apply:

TO ENSURE CONSIDERATION:
Applications received by 1/11/2026 are ensured full consideration. Applications received after that date may be given consideration at the discretion of the search committee until the position is filled. Application materials will be evaluated and the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. Incomplete and/or late application materials may not receive consideration.

Files must be complete to be considered. Submission in PDF format is preferred for all attachments. Please include the following documents:

* Cover letter that explains how your qualifications and experience align with the position summary

* Resume

* Unofficial Transcripts

(Official Transcripts may be required of finalist)

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you to supply three (3) professional references/one (1) of which being a current or former supervisor. (Preference to supply five (5) professional references/two (2) of which being a current or former supervisors.) Your references will be required to answer questions regarding misconduct, sexual…