Assistant/Associate Professor - Tenure Track

Northern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access institution. We embrace inclusiveness, equity, and global awareness in all dimensions of our work and seek excellence through diversity among our students, administrators, faculty, and staff. Application by members of diverse groups is encouraged.

Would you like to teach in a university where students report

the greatest strength is faculty and staff who know them by name and who care about them? In the College of Education at Northern Kentucky University, we are agile and innovative, with a campus culture that is collaborative and collegial.

NKU, located seven miles from downtown Cincinnati in an area offering an outstanding quality of life, is a nationally recognized metropolitan university committed to active engagement with the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati region of nearly two million people. NKU's vision is that we will be nationally recognized for being a student-ready, regionally engaged university that empowers diverse learners for economic and social mobility. Our core values place emphasis on our culture of excellence, creativity, innovation, equity, inclusiveness, and collegiality. Your cover letter should show, as a faculty member at NKU, how you will contribute to our core values and our strategic framework, especially in how you will contribute to student success and belonging. For additional information on Northern Kentucky University visit http://www.nku.edu.

The College of Education at Northern Kentucky University aspires to be known throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky and region-at-large as the leader in providing opportunities for engaged learning and applied scholarship that fosters individual growth and collective success. We invite applications to join our college in a full- time, tenure-track position as Assistant/Associate Professor in Special Education within the Department of Educational Leadership & Advanced Studies.

Responsibilities include teaching online and on-campus undergraduate and graduate special education courses, supervising field experiences, collaborating with colleagues in field-based programs, engaging in scholarly activity, advising graduate students, and serving the university, the profession, and the community. This position is a nine-month appointment, with possible summer employment. Salary and benefits are competitive.

* Earned doctorate in Special Education or related field ( ABD considered)

* At least three years of K-12 classroom teaching experience

* Broad-based experience teaching students with mild to moderate disabilities, including learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral disorders, and/or mild intellectual disabilities

* Experience with diverse populations, inclusive environments, and adapting for access of the general education curriculum

* Commitment to NKU's core values and strategic framework, especially in how they may contribute to student success and belonging

* Experience working with students with moderate and severe disabilities

* Experience integrating innovative online teaching practices

* Experience with Special Education assessment

Interested individuals should submit an online application at NKU at

Application should include a cover letter, current vitae, names and contact information of three professional references, and copies of graduate transcripts (unofficial accepted at the initial stage of application).

Any candidate chosen for this position will be required to undergo a pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.

If you have questions, contact Dr. Deb Amend amendd1@nku.edu Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The position is a nine-month appointment that begins August 2025.