Title: Assistant Professor (Culturally-sustaining Literacy Intervention and Special Education)
Position Number: 0082319
Hiring Unit: College of Education, Department of Special Education
Location: Manoa
Date Posted: November 3, 2023
Closing Date: Continuous – Review of applications begins January 2, 2024
Salary Information: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
Monthly Type: 9 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent
 
Other Conditions:
General funds. Appointment to begin August 2024. Selectee is required to complete the COE New Faculty Orientation in the first year and pass a criminal background check.
 
Duties and Responsibilities:
Teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses via on-campus and/or a variety of distance and hybrid delivery modes; supervise candidates' field activities in field-based teacher preparation programs; advise students; maintain an active program of research/scholarly activity and publications in area of specialization; provide service to the university, public schools, and professional community; participate in program evaluation activities; contribute to the University of Hawaii’s mission as being a Hawaiian place of learning.
 
Minimum Qualifications:

1. Doctorate in special education or closely related field from an accredited institution; will consider ABD if completed by August 2024;
2. Applied expertise in the science of reading including systematic and explicit literacy instruction/intervention with students with disabilities;
3. Evidence of scholarly research activity focused on reading intervention and/or literacy instruction;
4. Teaching experience with students with disabilities, in public or private schools;
5. Experience teaching K-12 students with disabilities who are culturally and linguistically diverse learners, including English learners (ELs)/Multilingual learners (MLLs);
6. Any equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience that provides the required education, knowledge, skills, and abilities as indicated.

1. Experience in culturally and linguistically sustaining pedagogy focusing on Native Hawaiian and Pacific Island communities;
2. Knowledge, experience, or research that contributes to the University of Hawaii’s mission as being a Hawaiian place of learning;
3. Knowledge of olelo Hawaii;
4. Experience in field supervision of special education teacher candidates;
5. Experience designing and delivering courses in varied instructional delivery formats (e.g, hybrid/blended, fully online);
6. Demonstrated effectiveness in working on collaborative teams (or working collaboratively with other professionals);
7. Experience with inclusive education of students with disabilities;
8. Experience teaching non-traditional university students from culturally diverse backgrounds;
9. Knowledge and experience of tiered literacy intervention (reading or writing) within MTSS;

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Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.
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