Special Education Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor

Position Information

Working Title Special Education Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor Department Educational Leadership & Advanced Studies Full Time or Part Time? Full Time Position Number Purpose of Position

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, and collegiality. Your cover letter and/or teaching statement 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 student success and belonging.

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 applicants who are passionate about teacher preparation to apply for a newly created full-time Special Education Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor position within the Department of Educational Leadership & Advanced Studies.

Primary Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree + 18 Semester hours in special education with related experience.
• At least three years of K-12 classroom teaching experience
• Broad-based experience teaching students with mild to moderate disabilities, and students with extensive support needs.
• Experience supporting students with a wide range of learning needs, inclusive environments, and adapting for access to the general education curriculum.
• Commitment to NKU’s core values and strategic framework, especially in how they may contribute to student success and belonging
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in Special Education or related field (ABD considered)
• Experience integrating innovative online teaching practices
• Experience with Special Education assessment
  
  

Interested individuals should submit an online application at NKU at

https://jobs.nku.edu/postings/15313

Applications 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).

If you have questions, contact Dr. Deb Amend [email protected] Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The position is a nine-month appointment that begins August 2026.

Preferred

Minimum Education Master's Degree Preferred Education Doctorate

Posting Detail Information

Requisition Number 2025F817 Job Open Date 02/06/2026 Job Close Date 03/20/2026 Quick Link https://jobs.nku.edu/postings/15313