Assistant/Associate Professor (Tenure Track) - Special Education, College of Education

Working Title: Assistant/Associate Professor (Tenure Track) - Special Education, College of Education

State Role Title: Instructional Faculty - Full-time

Position Type: Instructional / Teaching Faculty

Position Status: Full-Time

 

College/Division: College of Education

Department: 100781 - Educational Foundations&Exceptionalities

 

Pay Rate: Commensurate with Experience

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Is this a JMU only position? No

Is this a grant-funded position? No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No

 

Beginning Review Date: October 4, 2024

 

About JMU:

Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are
Located in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000, Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity, fostering equity and inclusion, and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

 

General Information:

College of Education Mission Statement
Our mission is to prepare educators and leaders to thrive in a complex global environment. We engage in collaborative, transformative, and meaningful work through evidence-based practices to
• empower all learners,
• foster continuous growth, and
• advocate for diversity, equity and justice

College of Education Vision Statement
Our vision is to be a model for transforming educational landscapes into those that develop and inspire learners, educators, and leaders to effect positive, sustainable change.

Educational Foundations and Exceptionalities Mission Statement and Values
The EFEX Department prepares responsive education professionals to promote learning and equal access for each individual in a complex and dynamic society through authentic and rigorous experiences. The EFEX department faculty is collaborative, focused on equality and equity, promotes evidence-based practices, passionately advocates for all learners, and actively works to promote diversity and cultural responsiveness.

The Department of Educational Foundations and Exceptionalities in the College of Education at James Madison University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Special Education at the Assistant/Associate Professor level beginning August 2025.
The EFEX department consists of 18 tenured, tenure track, instruction, and administrative/professional faculty members. We offer opportunities for graduate and undergraduate study in several areas, including Special Education (K-12 general and adapted), Inclusive Early Childhood Education (birth-5years special education, PK-3 general education), Behavior Specialist (i.e., ABA), and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), in addition to offering courses in Educational Foundations. We are committed to the preparation of educators and other professionals who teach and serve individuals with exceptionalities and their families in a diverse society.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses (e.g., assessment, methods, reading) in the K-12 Special Education program, primarily focusing on courses in the general curriculum (i.e., high-incidence disabilities) concentration. A successful candidate will balance teaching, scholarshi