Rhode Island College invites applicants for the position of Assistant Professor, Special Education (Severe Intellectual Disability). This is a full-time, academic year, limited term three-year position.

The Rhode Island College (RIC) Department of Special Education and the Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities invites applications for a 3-year term position of Assistant Professor of Special Education with an emphasis in Severe Intellectual Disability (SID). This position will have a shared assignment that includes half time teaching responsibilities and half time assignment to Rhode Island’s University Center on Developmental Disabilities. The anticipated start date for this position is the Spring 2025 semester. Final appointment is subject to available funding. 

Founded in 1854, RIC is a distinctive regional college personalizing education for undergraduate and graduate students. The college serves students through its five schools: The Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development, the School of Business, the School of Nursing and the School of Social Work. The 180-acre campus is located in beautiful, historic Providence, Rhode Island’s capital, with excellent proximity to the academic and cultural resources of Boston and New York City. In 2022, RIC earned the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) designation. 
Nested within Rhode Island College is The Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities. Founded in 1993, the Sherlock Center is Rhode Island’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). UCEDDs are evidence driven and designed to advance policies, practices and research that improve the health, education, social and economic well-being of people with disabilities, their families, and their communities. The UCEDD conducts research, supports pre-service professional development, community outreach and training, as well as disseminates information on evidence-based practices on issues and initiatives that cross the lifespan for individuals with disabilities. The mission of the Sherlock Center is to promote membership of individuals with disabilities in school, work and the community.

The Department of Special Education has a long history of preparing undergraduate and graduate students to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities in Rhode Island and the region and working in collaboration with the Sherlock Center. The Department offers several undergraduate and graduate programs across various certification and concentration areas including mild/moderate and/or severe intellectual disability (SID) at the undergraduate level and graduate programs in SID, early childhood special education, urban multicultural special education, initial elementary or secondary special education and exceptional learning needs. In collaboration with the Sherlock Center, the Department also offers several certificates of graduate study and endorsements. Faculty research efforts have included early childhood special education, technology, transition and intervention for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Required qualifications:

• M.Ed. in Special Education or related discipline with a substantive foundation in SID, dual sensory impairments and/or developmental disabilities, experience in PreK-12 and teacher preparation in SID programs.
• Evidence of teaching excellence, and other scholarly/professional accomplishments in SID or related field.

• Ph.D. or Ed.D. in Special Education and experience and in supporting students with complex learning needs including sensory and multiple disabilities.
• Experience collaborating and consulting with public school systems,
• Experience with a variety of program models (e.g., inclusion, resource, self-contained).
• Experience supervising interns and student teachers.
• Experience in course development and program curriculum design in higher education SID programs.
• Experience in data collections/report writing for accreditation purposes
• Experience in special education administration.
• Bilingual