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The Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking a diverse pool of applicants for a tenured or tenure-track faculty position in the area of special education. Candidates should:
Demonstrate an innovative research agenda that is responsive to the perspectives and needs of students with disabilities and their families.
Demonstrate a clear line of scholarship focused on equitable access to education for students with disabilities, responding to the intersecting racial, linguistic, and ability-based inequities and barriers encountered by students with disabilities in schools.
Provide evidence of commitment to and experience in the preparation of teachers serving students with disabilities.

Appointment start date will be August 19, 2024. Appointment will be full time for the nine-month academic year. Salary is competitive and contingent on experience and qualifications. Additional remuneration for summer session teaching is possible.

Specific position responsibilities include:
-Teach undergraduate and graduate courses within the department.
-Advise undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students.
-Participate in faculty governance and other service to the university, department, and profession.
-Maintain active research activities and pursue extramural funding to support research.

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Required
PhD in Special Education or a closely related field.

-Candidates at the rank of Associate Professor must possess experience and scholarly credentials suitable for appointment with tenure at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

-A record of scholarship which advances equitable and inclusive education for students with disabilities.

Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:

-Evidence of established scholarship or potential for scholarship of national/international significance, that promotes or improves access to and participation in inclusive education.
-Scholarship focused on disability justice in education and/or the intersecting inequities (e.g., racial, linguistic, gender, economic standing, immigration status, ability-based) barriers encountered by children and youth with disabilities and their communities)
-Evidence of or potential for successful teaching at the university level
-Evidence of or potential for securing extramural funding
-At least three years of professional experience working with children and youth with disabilities from marginalized and/or minoritized cultural, linguistic, and economic communities (preferred)
-For candidates at the Associate rank, experience with program leadership, program management, and/or mentoring graduate students and junior faculty

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

AUGUST 19, 2024

Minimum $75,000 ACADEMIC (9 months)
Depending on Qualifications

The Special Education program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is currently ranked the #10 program in the United States, according to U.S. News & World Report, and has established a reputation for providing leadership in the areas of inclusive education and educational equity. We are interested in applicants who will contribute to our collegial work environment. We are also invested in creating and maintaining high quality programs that increase the PK-12 schools' capacity to work with historically underserved communities. The University offers unique opportunities for conducting interdisciplinary research and training focused on children and adults with disabilities through the Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Research Center at the Waisman Center, the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, the Wisconsin Center for Educational Research, and the Center for Education and Work.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is one of the top research universities in the U.S. and worldwide, with many opportunities for collaboration in research and scholarship with top faculty and researchers in many related fields and in a number of research centers across campus. The Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education is a part of the School of Education, which is ranked as the #3 School of Education in the U.S., according to U.S. News & World Report.

The Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education has a strong commitment to disability, racial, ethnic, linguistic, gender, and sexual diversity and encourages applications from members of historically underrepresented groups and those who can demonstrate a commitment to diversity and equity.

Applicants should upload the following documents:
1. Curriculum vitae
2. Statement of interest
3. Two samples of scholarly writing
5. Contact information for references. References will be contacted and official transcripts will be solicited for finalists.

Questions about the positions can be directed to Professor Aydin Bal (abal@wisc.edu), Search Committee Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, 403 Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI 53706.

For full consideration, all materials must be received no later than October 1, 2023. The position will remain open until filled.

Employment will require an institutional reference check regarding any misconduct. To be considered, applicants must upload a signed 'Authorization to Release Information' form as part of the application. The authorization form and a definition of 'misconduct' can be found here: https://hr.wisc.edu/institutional-reference-check/

John Loeffelholz
jloeffelholz@wisc.edu
608-263-5860
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Associate Professor(FA030) or Assistant Professor(FA040)

A17-SCHOOL OF EDUCATION/REHAB PSYCH & SPEC ED

Faculty

284034-FA

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.