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We invite you to join William Paterson University: a wonderful community to learn, work, grow, and thrive. William Paterson University has been named to Forbes' prestigious "Best Employers by State" list for 2024, recognizing the institution as one of the best-ranked employers in New Jersey based on nationwide surveys. WP is one of four education institutions on the Garden State's list this year. Here is the link to the article forbes-best-in-state-employers-new-jersey-2024. William Paterson University is among more than 40 companies and organizations that will be honored with a 2024 NJBIZ Empowering Women Award for their commitment to supporting and elevating women employees.
William Paterson University employs approximately 1000 full time employees in the state who work in a variety of positions ranging from professors to administrative assistants and administrators, physical plant operations, campus police, athletics coaches, academic advisors, and more. William Paterson University supports a remote friendly hybrid work schedule for this role. William Paterson also boasts a four-day summer work week from mid-May to mid-August (Fridays off), during which all employees participate in our award-winning Summer Learning.
Spanning more than 400 wooded acres in suburban Wayne, New Jersey - just 20 miles from New York City - our campus is one of the most diverse in the nation and it ranks in the top 4 percent of colleges for social mobility. William Paterson is a strong proponent of employees growing their careers there. More than fifty percent of the University's roles are filled by promotions from within. We're not only committed to social mobility for our students, but also for our employees.
William Paterson University invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track, 10-month position of Instructor of Special Education / LDTC in the College of Education, Department of Special Education, Professional Counseling and Disability Studies. Position starts August 15, 2025.
The Department of Special Education, Professional Counseling and Disability Studies offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate degrees and programs. Specifically, the Special Education program offers endorsements and degrees designed for educators who wish to enhance their careers with endorsements related to the provision of special education for students with identified disabilities. Reporting to the chair of the department, this instructor will teach master's level courses in the M.Ed in Special Education, specifically courses leading to the endorsement for the Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant (LDTC) certification.
The primary responsibility of this role will be to teach ten courses annually (30 credits) and coordinate the programs for the post-masters LDTC endorsement, and the M.Ed in Special Education - LDTC. LDTC program courses are taught in asynchronous online and hybrid formats in 15-week sessions. This faculty member may also teach courses in the affiliated Teacher of Students with Disabilities (TSD) certificate and master's degree programs, which run in asynchronous online, 7-week sessions.
The initial appointment is for a series of one-year contracts over a five (5) year period, with annual renewal based on satisfactory evaluations of qualifications, teaching excellence, effective support of students, and collegiality. Subsequent longer-term contracts may be available based on satisfactory performance and departmental needs.
College Overview Join a distinguished faculty where excellence is reflected in our mission and vision. We welcome diversity and are deeply committed to supporting and nurturing inclusive leaders. Our programs and coursework focus on methods to foster collaborative and ethical leadership skills, and an understanding of cultural competency to pursue issues of social justice, equity, and fairness.
Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to : Teaching:
- Teach 30 credits annually of graduate courses, online and hybrid.
- Provide students with consistent and effective advisement, support and guidance in their academic endeavors.
Service:
- Coordinate program and work with department faculty on course updates to align with New Jersey Department of Education and professional accreditation guidelines.
- Attend department and college meetings and participate in activities and events of the department, college, and university designed for student recruitment, retention and graduation.
- Participate in and contribute to assurance of learning assessment and accreditation as well as curriculum and program development.
- Serve on department, College of Education, and University committees and councils.
Qualifications: Required qualifications:
- Standard certification as a NJ Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant
- Standard certification as a NJ Teacher of Students with Disabilities/ Teacher of the Handicapped
- Experience as a NJ IEP team member developing and implementing multi-disciplinary IEPs
- Experience as a NJ public school teacher of students with disabilities in a variety of LRE settings
- Experience as a leader, mentor, and/or professional development provider on a variety of Special Education topics.
- Experience in teaching graduate-level courses on a variety of Special Education topics.
- Experience with online instruction.
- Experience in using instructional technologies and digital management platforms.
Personal attributes and traits: - Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
- Demonstrated commitment to supporting student success.
- Collaborative, engaged, and positive team member.
- Demonstrated commitment to excellence both in practice and in the assessment of self and others.
Invitation to apply: Interested candidates will be prompted to complete an application and submit a cover letter and resume/CV. Submission of all documents listed is required for consideration and all documents should be uploaded where prompted to upload your resume/cv. General questions related to this application process, please contact talent@wpunj.edu
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