Assistant/Associate Professor of Special Education - Tenure Track

The Child Development, Literacy and Special Education Department in the Reich College of Education at Appalachian State University seeks qualified candidates to ll a tenure-track position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in the Special Education Program.

We are seeking applicants who have expertise in teaching and an active research agenda focused on students identified with high-incidence disabilities and mathematics instruction to join our collaborative team. The successful applicant will be appointed to a full-time, nine-month position to begin August 2025 with the possibility of summer teaching.

Expertise (in terms of teaching and/or research) in at least two of the following:

Additional desired areas of expertise include:

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The Reich College of Education offers a broad range of comprehensive degree programs: Baccalaureate, Masters, Specialist and Doctoral levels as well as programs leading to certication and licensure. The college seeks to provide a well-balanced program of classroom and clinical experiences while maintaining a cooperative, forward-thinking posture, with emphasis on excellence in teaching, learning, research, scholarship, and outreach. This position resides in the Department of Child Development, Literacy and Special Education which offers innovative programs focusing on all facets of child development, reading, writing, language, and specic areas of special education. The department is affiliated with the Anderson Reading Clinic, the Lucy Brock Child Development Lab, the Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program, and the Special Education Mathematics Clinics - Adapted and General Curriculum. Additional information on the department and college can be found on the program website https://clse.appstate.edu and the college website https://rcoe.appstate.edu/about

The Special Education Program within the Reich College of Education at Appalachian State University is one of the largest in North Carolina with nine full-time special education faculty who offer BS and MA degrees in special education, an undergraduate minor in special education, and graduate certificates in autism, special education leadership, and emotional/behavioral disorders. The program prepares educators to teach students with a range of disabilities and embrace learning processes that promote diversity and multiculturalism, as well as an ability to analyze how social justice intersects with our schools, especially as they are manifested on local, state, and national levels.

Appalachian State University is a member of the sixteen-campus University of North Carolina. Located in Boone, North Carolina, the University enrolls over 20,000 students, primarily in Bachelors and Masters programs. Appalachian has a traditional residential campus and a variety of distance education programs. Additional information about the Department of Child Development, Literacy, and Special Education, the university, and the surrounding area is located at https://clse.appstate.edu.

The campus is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, a region noted for its scenic beauty. We are near the Appalachian Trail, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and national and state parks.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

ABD with reduction in rank and salary: ABD will be considered for this position. Evidence of successful defense of the dissertation must be received by July 31 for a fall hire or November 30 for a spring hire. If confirmation of defense is not provided by the deadline, the candidate will receive a new one-year fixed-term contract and be hired at the rank of Instructor. The candidate's salary will also be reduced to a lower rate commensurate with other full-time instructors in the same department. However, if degree verification is provided before the end of the one-year fixed-term contract, the candidate will be returned to the rank of assistant professor with commensurate compensation beginning July 1 of the following academic year.

No ABD consideration: Only candidates with an earned doctorate or terminal degree from an accredited institution will be considered for the position. Since ABD will not meet the minimum requirements, ABD will not be considered.

For a complete application, please apply and submit all below-required documents electronically through Appalachian State University's Job Board:

* A letter of application that includes a description addressing the minimum qualifications, essential duties and responsibilities, and areas of interest relative to the position;
* Current vita;
* Contact information for three references familiar with the candidate's experience and background.

For additional information and inquiries, contact Debra Prykanowski
(828.262.8388/prykanowskida@appstate.edu) and Aftynne E. Cheek (828
262.7833/cheekae1@appstate.edu).
Review of complete applications will begin October 20, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.

The continued employment of a special faculty member during the term appointment may be made expressly contingent on items such as the continued availability of funding from any source, on enrollment levels, or any other contingency established by the institution.

The continued employment of a special faculty member during the term appointment may be made expressly contingent on items such as the continued availability of funding from any source, on enrollment levels, or any other contingency established by the institution.