Clinical Assistant Professor – Education

Description

Position Number: 330551

The Department of Foundations and Leadership in Duquesne University's School of Education has an opportunity to fill a non-tenure track full-time professor position in special education at the Clinical Assistant Professor level. Salary and terms of appointment are commensurate with a clinical assistant professor position and include a 9-month salary and benefits package. The start date for the position is August 11, 2025.

 

Responsibilities: The primary teaching responsibilities associated with the position are courses in undergraduate and graduate level special education, with an emphasis on undergraduate inclusive practices and graduate courses supporting special education certification. Expertise in areas such as high incidence disabilities, learning disabilities, emotional and behavior disorders, Individualized Education Plans, general and special education assessments, curricular and instructional support in inclusive settings, and/or early intervention is preferred. Additional desirable qualities are: K-12 public school teaching experience, experience supervising new teacher candidates in the field of general or special education, and higher education teaching experience. Program work, such as data collection for accreditation, program certification reports, and PDE compliance efforts will be an expected part of the work of this position.

 

Qualifications

Qualifications: Candidates must have an earned doctoral degree in special education by the position start date with active K-12 special education certification.

Application Instructions

Alternately, the successful candidate may possess any equivalent combination of experience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions.  This includes commitment to the University’s values of diversity, equity and inclusion, and recognition of the importance of treating each individual with dignity and respect consistent with the University’s Mission.  Additionally, applicants must have demonstrated experience with, and understanding of, the broad diversity of the University community (students, faculty, staff and others).

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the University Community.

Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the University and to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University.  The mission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit of service, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an ecumenical campus community.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, teaching statement, diversity statement and contact information for three professional references.

Duquesne University is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a diverse faculty that reflects contemporary society, serves our academic mission and enriches our campus community. As a charter member of the Ohio, Western PA and West Virginia Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), we encourage applicants from members of underrepresented groups, and support dual-career couples.

Founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne University is Catholic in mission and ecumenical in spirit. Its Mission Statement commits the University to “serving God by serving students through commitment to excellence in liberal and professional education, through a profound concern for moral and spiritual values, through the maintenance of an ecumenical atmosphere open to diversity, and through service to the Church, the community, the nation and the world. Applicants for this position should describe how they might support and contribute to the mission.

Motivated by its Catholic and Spiritan identity, Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution and as an employer.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Duquesne University was founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Duquesne University is Catholic in mission and ecumenical in spirit. Motivated by its Catholic identity, Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution and as an employer.