Assistant Professor of Special Education

Position Title:

Assistant Professor of Special Education

Position Type:

Regular

About the Role:

Faculty job profile with those of academic rank of Assistant
Professor

SPECIAL EDUCATION TENURE-TRACK

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Would you like to teach in a university where students
report

the greatest strength is faculty and staff who know them by name
and who care about them? In the College of Education at Northern
Kentucky University, we are agile and innovative, with a campus
culture that is collaborative and collegial.

NKU, located seven miles from downtown Cincinnati in an area
offering an outstanding quality of life, is a nationally recognized
metropolitan university committed to active engagement with the
Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati region of nearly two million
people. NKU’s vision is that we will be nationally recognized for
being a student-ready, regionally engaged university that empowers
diverse learners for economic and social mobility. Our core
values place emphasis on our culture of excellence, creativity,
innovation, and collegiality. Your cover letter and/or teaching
statement should show, as a faculty member at NKU, how you will
contribute to our core values and our strategic framework,
especially in how you will contribute student success and
belonging. For additional information on Northern Kentucky
University visit http://www.nku.edu .

The College of Education at Northern Kentucky University aspires to
be known throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky and
region-at-large as the leader in providing opportunities for
engaged learning and applied scholarship that fosters individual
growth and collective success. We invite applicants who are
passionate about teacher preparation to apply for a newly created
full-time tenure-track faculty in Special Education position within
the Department of Educational Leadership & Advanced
Studies.

Responsibilities include teaching online and on-campus
undergraduate and graduate special education courses, supervising
field experiences, collaborating with colleagues in field-based
programs, and advising graduate students. This position is a
nine-month appointment, with possible summer employment. Salary and
benefits are competitive.

Required Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in Special Education or related field (ABD

considered)

• At least three years of K-12 classroom teaching experience
• Broad-based experience teaching students with mild to moderate

disabilities, and students with extensive support needs.

• Experience with diverse populations, inclusive environments,

and adapting for access to the general education curriculum

• Commitment to NKU’s core

values and strategic framework, especially in how they may
contribute to student success and belonging

• Experience with Special Education assessment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating innovative online teaching

practices

Applications should include a cover letter, current vitae, names
and contact information of three professional references, and
copies of graduate transcripts (unofficial accepted at the initial
stage of application).

If you have questions, contact Dr. Deb Amend amendd1@nku.edu Review of
applications will begin immediately and continue until the position
is filled. The position is a nine-month appointment that begins
August 2027.

Work Environment & Physical Demands: