Title: Instructor or Assistant Professor (Special Education, Assistive & Instructional Tech)
Position Number: 0084402T
Hiring Unit: College of Education, Department of Special Education
Date Posted: May 2, 2024
Closing Date: Continuous – Review of applications begins May 30, 2024
Salary Information: Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience
Monthly Type: 9 Month
Tenure Track: Non-Tenure
Full-time/Part-time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary – Not to exceed: May 15, 2025
 
Other Conditions: State extramural funds. Appointment to begin August 2024. Renewal contingent upon satisfactory work performance, availability of funds, and program needs. Selectee is required to pass a criminal background check and complete Title XI training.
 
Duties and Responsibilities
Teach special education courses and supervise teacher candidates on all islands via a variety of delivery modes (in-person, distance); Participate in on-going curriculum and program development activities; provide service to the department and college; contribute to the University of Hawaii’s mission as being a Hawaiian place of learning. Other duties as assigned.
 
Instructor Minimum Qualifications

1. Master's degree in special education or in a closely related field from an accredited four-year college or university; 
2. Expertise in instructional and assistive technology for students with disabilities;
3. Broad knowledge of K-12 special education; 
4. At least two years of K-12 teaching experience as a licensed special educator; 

1. Doctorate in Special Education or closely related field from an accredited institution; will consider ABD if completed by August 2024; 
2. Evidence of scholarly research activity focused on mathematics and/or instructional and assistive technology; 
3. Any equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience that provides the required education, knowledge, skills, and abilities as indicated.

1. Experience providing professional development or university coursework for special educators; 
2. Broad knowledge of evidence-based practices in special education;
3. Broad knowledge of Universal Design for Learning and technologies for learning;
4. Knowledge of UHMspecial education teacher training programs; 
5. Experience teaching special education in Hawaii;
6. Experience with nontraditional university student populations from racially/ethnically and culturally diverse backgrounds. 

The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital status, breastfeeding, income assignment for child support, arrest and court record (except as permissible under State law), sexual orientation, domestic or sexual violence victim status, national guard absence, or status as a covered veteran. For more information or inquiries regarding these policies, please refer to the following link: http://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/eeo-coordinators/
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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