[Pibe-division] Job Annoucement-please circulate
Walker, Carlton
CWalker at nfb.org
Mon Feb 1 22:15:00 UTC 2016
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Virginia Murray Sowell Center for Research and Education in Sensory Disabilities
February 28, 2016
As an institution and department that is recognized as a leader in the development of high-achieving PhD recipients, I am pleased to bring your attention to a professional opportunity at Texas Tech University (TTU), Assistant Professor of Special Education in the Teacher of Students with Deafblindness Program/Teacher of Students with Visual Impairment Program for Fall Semester 2016.
Founded in 1923, Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, TX. It carries the distinction of being the largest comprehensive higher education institution in the western two-thirds of the state of Texas and serves a region larger than 46 of the nation's 50 states.
TTU prides itself on being an emerging research university that retains the sense of a smaller liberal arts experience. Although enrollment is over 35,000, TTU cultivates an environment that stressed student achievement above all else.
TTU is committed to excellence through diversity. We strongly encourage faculty applicants from minority groups, women, veterans, and people with disabilities.
Attached is a copy of the recent faculty opportunity at TTU. Should you or a colleague have additional questions regarding this opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact me at n.griffin-shirley at ttu.edu<mailto:n.griffin-shirley at ttu.edu> or 806-834-0225.
Sincerely,
Nora Griffin-Shirley, PhD, Search Committee Chairperson
College of Education
Box 41071
Lubbock, TX 79409-1071
806-834-0225
806-742-2326 - Fax
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Assistant Professor of Special Education in the Teacher of Students with Deafblindness Program/
Teacher of Students with Visual Impairment Program
Fall Semester 2016
The College of Education at Texas Tech University is recognized as an emerging national leader in high-quality and innovative educator preparation. We are growing rapidly as we recruit gifted and entrepreneurial faculty that are committed to results-based education enacted in multiple ways with the schools, agencies, and communities that we serve across Texas and the nation. The work of the College is deeply rooted in authentic partnerships that provide guidance in producing the measurably best educators and providing services that add significant value to those we serve.
Texas Tech University seeks an Assistant Professor of Special Education who will serve as Coordinator of the Teacher of Students with Deafblindness Program and serve in the Teacher of Students with Visual Impairment Program for an academic year tenure-track position starting in August, 2016. The Teacher of Students with Deafblindness/Visual Impairment Programs are seeking a qualified individual to join a productive faculty that includes educators and researchers who are engaged scholars in EC-12 schools.
Qualifications: The successful candidate will have:
* a completed doctorate in Special Education with an emphasis in education of students with deafblindness, visual impairments, or a related field;
* EC-12 teaching experience of students with deafblindness and/or visual impairments;
* demonstrated potential or ability to conduct research in education of students with deafblindness /visual impairments that results in positive student outcomes;
* demonstrated potential or ability to obtain external funding; and
* a commitment to serving diverse populations.
Additional qualifications that will strengthen the application include:
* experience teaching courses in a Teacher of Students with Deafblindness Program and/or Teacher of Students with Visual Impairment;
* possession of teaching credentials (e.g., certified teacher of students with visual impairments, certified orientation and mobility specialist);
* college level teaching experience;
* grant writing and/or management experience;
* graduate online and/or face-to-face teaching experience; and
* technology skills for distance education.
Responsibilities: The successful candidate will:
1. Coordinate the Teacher of Students with Deafblindness Program;
2. Teach graduate courses in the Teacher of Students with Deafblindness Program or Teacher of Students with Visual Impairment Program using distance education;
3. Conduct research that meaningfully contributes to the field and practice;
4. Supervise student research and practice in a manner that promotes their scholarly potential;
5. Advise certification, masters and doctoral students and serve on doctoral committees;
6. Apply for external funding to support research and practice;
7. Contribute to the advancement of specialization and program goals through service;
8. Partner with schools and/or agencies to ensure meaningful research, teaching, and practice;
9. Engage in service duties including program-building and service to the Department, College, and University.
The College of Education at Texas Tech University is comprised of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, the Department of Teacher Education, the Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership. The College of Education houses 11 graduate programs between the two departments that prepare both applied and basic researchers who possess the skills to work with diverse populations. Texas Tech University, a member of the Big 12 Conference, is located in Lubbock, Texas (population 260,000). Texas Tech University is a comprehensive university with an enrollment of over 35,000 and is the only campus in Texas where both the
law school and medical school are housed at the same location. The University has a wide range of undergraduate and graduate NCATE/CAEP accredited programs.
Texas Tech University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, veterans, and we consider the needs of dual-career couples. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, Texas Tech University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment.
Interested candidates should submit application materials online at the TTU Personnel Employment website: http://www.texastech.edu/careers/.<http://www.texastech.edu/careers/> Requisition #6430BR Please include your curriculum vitae, copied graduate transcripts, and a list of three references with complete address, phone number, and email address, and a letter of application. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
For more details about TTU or the College of Education, visit http://www.ttu.edu <http://www.ttu.edu/>
For more information, contact Search Chair, Nora Griffin-Shirley at n.griffin-shirley at ttu.edu <mailto:n.griffin-shirley at ttu.edu> or (806)834- 0225.
Carlton Anne Cook Walker, J.D., M.B.A., M.Ed.
National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute
Manager of Braille Education Programs
200 East Wells Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314, extension 2225
CWalker at nfb.org<mailto:CWalker at nfb.org>
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