Job Details

This ad is expired.
Texas Tech University
  • Position Number: 3839372
  • Location: Lubbock, TX
  • Position Type: Education - Teacher Education - Elementary


Assistant Professor of Visual Impairment
Lubbock
32138BR
EDUC Ed Psych Leadrshp Counseling

Position Description
Contributes to the university's mission through teaching, research and service, some variation by academic unit.

Major/Essential Functions
The successful applicant will join a faculty team of nationally recognized, community-engaged researchers in a Special Education Department that offers a highly collegial work environment with multiple opportunities for coordinative leadership advancement within the VI program area and the department.

Responsibilities of the successful candidate:
  • Teach graduate courses in the visual impairment program as assigned by the program coordinator and the Department.
  • Help the Department continue to grow a strong and reputable personnel preparation program at the certification, masters, and doctoral levels.
  • Serve as an advisor and mentor for certification, masters, and doctoral students and participate on doctoral committees.
  • Collaborate and cooperate with colleagues to fulfill the needs of the programs and the strategic goals of the Programs, Department, and College.
  • Establish and maintain a rigorous research agenda with publications.
  • Actively recruit students for all levels of the programs.
  • Actively participate in service for Department, College, and University committees as well as with stakeholders and professional organizations.
  • Actively seek external funding and participate in grant writing with colleagues.
  • Develop and foster partnerships with school districts, regional and state agencies, other colleges and universities, and stakeholders for engaged scholarship and collaboration.
  • Participate in local, state, national, and international professional organizations.
  • Adherence to robust safety practices and compliance with all applicable health and safety regulations are responsibilities of all TTU employees.
This full-time, tenure-track position with a nine-month academic year appointment will start on September 1, 2023.

Applicants should be committed to collaborating with faculty across the disciplines to engage in rigorous and theoretically grounded research approaches for understanding and improving the educational experiences of students with visual impairments in the United States. In addition, candidates who have very strong records of scholarship supported by external funding and who have the proven capacity or clear potential to bring externally sponsored research to Texas Tech University are encouraged to apply. The salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Required Qualifications
Academic degree as defined by the academic unit and as appropriate for the position held. Demonstrated record of effectiveness as a teacher, a record of peer reviewed publication and/or peer-reviewed creative activity which has contributed to the discipline or field of study, to the candidates intellectual and artistic development, and to the quality of the academic enterprise; a record of professional service appropriate to the discipline; promise of growth in teaching and research or artistic and creative activity.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in teaching visual impairment courses at the university level.
  • Certification (ACVREP) in orientation and mobility or being open to obtaining certification in orientation and mobility.
  • Evidence of a clear research agenda in visual impairment education, including publications in peer-reviewed journals.
  • Experience in advising doctoral students or serving on doctoral committees.
  • Evidence of participation in professional organizations at local, state, national, and international levels.
  • Evidence of leadership abilities.
  • Evidence of knowledge, skills, and experience in teaching online distance education courses.
  • Evidence of seeking external grant funding.
  • Commitment to developing partnerships with stakeholders for engaged scholarship.
  • Experience working with diverse student populations is highly desirable.


To apply, visit workattexastech.com

As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, Texas Tech University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. We actively encourage applications from all those who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community at Texas Tech University. The university welcomes applications from minoritized applicants, women, protected veterans, persons with disabilities, and dual-career couples.





Copyright 2022 Jobelephant.com Inc. All rights reserved.

Posted by the FREE value-added recruitment advertising agency
jeid-68e020b3e26fbb458226f3eb0513c802