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Assistant Professor in Special Education
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Position Number: 2643788
Location: Purchase, NY
Position Type: Education - Special Education

Assistant Professor in Special Education

Manhattanville College is an independent, coeducational, liberal arts college located about 30 miles north of New York City on a picturesque campus of 100 acres. The College enrolls a nationally and internationally diverse student body of approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students with over 40% of our students coming from historically underrepresented populations. Building on its heritage of social justice and social activism, the College prepares students through rigorous academic and co-curricular programs, for ethical andsocially responsibleleadership in a global community. We achieve this through integrated learning that combines classroom rigor with experiential opportunities, leadership with service, intimate attention with global reach, progressive change with enduring values, and social commitment with ethical responsibility. The College is fully committed to an inclusive and culturally diverse faculty, staff and student community. We seek to recruit qualified and diverse candidates who will help us achieve our goal of creating an inclusive community that is welcoming to allpeople.

The School of Education, which is nationally accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), offers 23 undergraduate programs, 66 graduate programs, and 1 doctoral program in educational leadership with three different pathways. The School of Education offers dual degree programs for undergraduate students to complete a bachelor's degree and master's degree program in education in 5½ years. A graduate accelerated program, Jump Start, prepares primarily career changers to teach while earning a master's degree. The Changing Suburbs Institute® (CSI) is the School of Education's signature community outreach program that involves productive relationships with 17 professional development schools in 8 diverse local school districts. CSI has a significant Hispanic parent outreach program that has been recognized by the White House as a Bright Spot in Hispanic Education. The Rose Institute for Learning and Literacy trains teachers to use a multisensory, phonics-based approach for K-2 literacy instruction.

The School of Education (SOE) is seeking a full-time, Tenured Track Assistant Professor in Special Education, to begin in the Fall 2022 semester. Candidates must have an earned doctorate by August 2022 or evidence of near completion of a doctorate. The successful candidate must also have a record of demonstrated excellence in teaching and the promise for solid research in the field. TheSchool of Education strives to create a supportive and inclusive environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Teaching foundational, curriculum, research, and assessment courses in the childhood and early childhood special education programs

Further develop the early childhood and childhood special education programs, based on current and future "best practices."

The potential for the supervision of student teachers seeking certification in special education

Assume a leadership role in the Department of Special Education and the School of Education by serving on key committees and engaging in the accreditation process

Continue with scholarship in early childhood and childhood special education through peer-reviewed publications and presentations

Preferred Qualifications:

An earned doctorate and eligible for New York State certification in early childhood and/or childhood special education

Successful teaching experience in public or private elementary or pre-K schools for a minimum of six years.

Evidence of research in childhood and/or early childhood special education curriculum

Teaching experience at the college level

Applications:

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit application materials combined into one PDF document to humanresources@mville.edu in the following order: a cover letter; curriculum vitae; statement of teaching philosophy; statement of research interests;statement on commitment to diversity and inclusion;and the contact information of three references. Only electronic applications will be accepted. The position is subject to final budgetary approval. Review of applications continue until position is filled.

Promoting the health and safety of all of Manhattanville's students, faculty and staff is of the utmost importance. To that end, the College will be requiring that all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. Applications may be made for accommodations based on medical disability or sincerely held religious beliefs.