Assistant Professor of Special Education
San José State University · San Jose, CA · 1 mo ago
Education$96k–$97k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must only include sections when posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Position Rank and Title: Assistant Professor of Special Education (title not used as heading)
- School/Department: Lurie College of Education / Department of Special Education
- Compensation: Commensurate with qualifications, experience, and rank as established by the CSU Salary Schedule. Anticipated hiring academic year annual salary range: $95,928-97,224. Faculty employee benefits are very competitive... See CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details.
- Target Start Date: August 17, 2027
- Application Deadline: December 20, 2026 (Applications accepted until filled or closed)
- Position Description: description text.
- Required Qualifications: PhD or EdD in Special Education or related field; Demonstrated potential for research and scholarly writing; Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a socially and economically diverse student population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.
- Preferred Qualifications: Priority will be given to candidates who possess one or more of the following: Minimum of three years of public school teaching experience with bilingual students with mild to moderate disabilities in K-12 settings; Ability and interest in supporting teacher candidates earning a bilingual authorization, including field supervision in bilingual settings; Ability and interest in teaching and/or advising dissertations for doctoral students in Lurie College’s EdD program; Strong potential for research and scholarly work in the field of bilingual special education, as evidenced by one or more of the following: publications in professional journals, grant proposals, or conference presentations.
- Key Responsibilities: bullet list: teach a range of courses; maintain active scholarly agenda; provide service to department; guide advisement for bilingual authorization program; participate in shared governance; organize classes within Canvas LMS; demonstrate awareness and experience in understanding needs of diverse student population through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies, advisement.
- Other Duties: mandated reporter, Clery Act, training, safety measures, etc. This is boilerplate? It's about legal compliance; might be considered boilerplate but it's specific duties. However instructions: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "Other Duties" includes mandated reporter etc. That seems like legal boilerplate; likely should be removed. The instructions say remove legal boilerplate. So we should omit Other Duties.
- Application Procedure: includes instructions to apply, list of documents, contact email, etc. That's application instructions; should be removed.
- Conditional Offer: details about employment contingent, background checks, etc. Might be considered boilerplate? It's about employment conditions; maybe keep? It's not exactly legal boilerplate but it's about conditional offer. The instruction says remove application instructions, but conditional offer is not application instructions; it's about employment terms. However it's somewhat generic. Might be considered boilerplate but not sure. Safer to keep if it's substantive. However it's about background checks etc. Might be considered standard but still substantive. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." Conditional Offer is not exactly those categories. Could keep.
- San José State University description: about institution; maybe considered boilerplate? It's descriptive but could be considered "About the role" or "About the institution". Might be okay to include as "About the role" or "About the department". The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." We can combine.
We need sections: maybe About the role (includes position description, department info, start date, etc.), Responsibilities (Key Responsibilities), Requirements (maybe combine Required and Preferred Qualifications), Benefits (benefits info), Pay (salary range), Schedule (maybe not given). There's no explicit schedule info (like full-time, academic year). Not given, so we should not create Schedule section.
We have compensation details: salary range and benefits statement. So we can have Pay section with salary range, and Benefits section with benefits statement.
We have Target Start Date and Application Deadline; those could go in About the role or maybe a separate "Details" but we don't have a heading for that. Could include in About the role paragraph.
We must not include headings with filler like "commensurate with experience". The Pay section must have actual content: salary range. Benefits section must have actual content: "Faculty employee benefits are very competitive for the higher education sector. See the CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details about the CSU’s excellent benefits package." That's specific enough.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must not include Job ID etc.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail.
Thus we need to include:
- About the role: includes department, position description, target start date, application deadline maybe, and maybe mention of institutional excellence statement? Actually that's part of application procedure; we removed that. But we could mention that applicants are invited to include a Statement of Institutional Excellence; that's part of application instructions, so remove.
- Responsibilities: list from Key Responsibilities.
- Requirements: maybe combine Required Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications under a single heading "Requirements" or "Qualifications". The instruction says use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We can choose "Qualifications" for both required and preferred. Or separate "Required Qualifications" and "Preferred Qualifications" but headings must be from list; we could use "Qualifications" for required and maybe "Preferred Qualifications" not in list; better to combine under "Qualifications". We'll include both required and preferred as bullet lists under Qualifications.
- Benefits: benefits statement.
- Pay: salary range.
We must not include Schedule.
We must not include any empty sections.
Now produce HTML fragment: use
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must only include sections when posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Position Rank and Title: Assistant Professor of Special Education (title not used as heading)
- School/Department: Lurie College of Education / Department of Special Education
- Compensation: Commensurate with qualifications, experience, and rank as established by the CSU Salary Schedule. Anticipated hiring academic year annual salary range: $95,928-97,224. Faculty employee benefits are very competitive... See CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details.
- Target Start Date: August 17, 2027
- Application Deadline: December 20, 2026 (Applications accepted until filled or closed)
- Position Description: description text.
- Required Qualifications: PhD or EdD in Special Education or related field; Demonstrated potential for research and scholarly writing; Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a socially and economically diverse student population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.
- Preferred Qualifications: Priority will be given to candidates who possess one or more of the following: Minimum of three years of public school teaching experience with bilingual students with mild to moderate disabilities in K-12 settings; Ability and interest in supporting teacher candidates earning a bilingual authorization, including field supervision in bilingual settings; Ability and interest in teaching and/or advising dissertations for doctoral students in Lurie College’s EdD program; Strong potential for research and scholarly work in the field of bilingual special education, as evidenced by one or more of the following: publications in professional journals, grant proposals, or conference presentations.
- Key Responsibilities: bullet list: teach a range of courses; maintain active scholarly agenda; provide service to department; guide advisement for bilingual authorization program; participate in shared governance; organize classes within Canvas LMS; demonstrate awareness and experience in understanding needs of diverse student population through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies, advisement.
- Other Duties: mandated reporter, Clery Act, training, safety measures, etc. This is boilerplate? It's about legal compliance; might be considered boilerplate but it's specific duties. However instructions: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "Other Duties" includes mandated reporter etc. That seems like legal boilerplate; likely should be removed. The instructions say remove legal boilerplate. So we should omit Other Duties.
- Application Procedure: includes instructions to apply, list of documents, contact email, etc. That's application instructions; should be removed.
- Conditional Offer: details about employment contingent, background checks, etc. Might be considered boilerplate? It's about employment conditions; maybe keep? It's not exactly legal boilerplate but it's about conditional offer. The instruction says remove application instructions, but conditional offer is not application instructions; it's about employment terms. However it's somewhat generic. Might be considered boilerplate but not sure. Safer to keep if it's substantive. However it's about background checks etc. Might be considered standard but still substantive. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." Conditional Offer is not exactly those categories. Could keep.
- San José State University description: about institution; maybe considered boilerplate? It's descriptive but could be considered "About the role" or "About the institution". Might be okay to include as "About the role" or "About the department". The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." We can combine.
We need sections: maybe About the role (includes position description, department info, start date, etc.), Responsibilities (Key Responsibilities), Requirements (maybe combine Required and Preferred Qualifications), Benefits (benefits info), Pay (salary range), Schedule (maybe not given). There's no explicit schedule info (like full-time, academic year). Not given, so we should not create Schedule section.
We have compensation details: salary range and benefits statement. So we can have Pay section with salary range, and Benefits section with benefits statement.
We have Target Start Date and Application Deadline; those could go in About the role or maybe a separate "Details" but we don't have a heading for that. Could include in About the role paragraph.
We must not include headings with filler like "commensurate with experience". The Pay section must have actual content: salary range. Benefits section must have actual content: "Faculty employee benefits are very competitive for the higher education sector. See the CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details about the CSU’s excellent benefits package." That's specific enough.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must not include Job ID etc.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail.
Thus we need to include:
- About the role: includes department, position description, target start date, application deadline maybe, and maybe mention of institutional excellence statement? Actually that's part of application procedure; we removed that. But we could mention that applicants are invited to include a Statement of Institutional Excellence; that's part of application instructions, so remove.
- Responsibilities: list from Key Responsibilities.
- Requirements: maybe combine Required Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications under a single heading "Requirements" or "Qualifications". The instruction says use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We can choose "Qualifications" for both required and preferred. Or separate "Required Qualifications" and "Preferred Qualifications" but headings must be from list; we could use "Qualifications" for required and maybe "Preferred Qualifications" not in list; better to combine under "Qualifications". We'll include both required and preferred as bullet lists under Qualifications.
- Benefits: benefits statement.
- Pay: salary range.
We must not include Schedule.
We must not include any empty sections.
Now produce HTML fragment: use for each section heading, then content:
for prose,
- for lists.
We need to preserve all substantive information: ensure we don't lose any details.
Let's extract details:
About the role content:
- Department of Special Education at San José State University.
- Position: Assistant Professor of Special Education.
- School/Department: Lurie College of Education / Department of Special Education.
- Target Start Date: August 17, 2027.
- Application Deadline: December 20, 2026 (Applications accepted until filled or closed).
- Position Description: The Department ... (the long paragraph). We need to include that prose.
We should combine into a few paragraphs.
We must not include boilerplate like "The Department of Special Education and San José State University value institutional excellence..." That's part of position description; we keep.
We must not include "Applicants can learn more about the Department of Special Education by previewing the program website at https://www.sjsu.edu/specialed/" That's a link; we should keep as it's substantive.
We must not include "The Department of Special Education and San José State University value institutional excellence and are committed to advancing equity through research, teaching, and service." Keep.
We must not include "We enroll more than 40,000 students..." Keep.
We must not include "We invite all applicants to include a Statement of Institutional Excellence..." That's application instruction; remove.
We must not include "A guide to writing this statement can be found at SJSU Institutional Excellence Statement Guidelines ." Remove.
Now Required Qualifications:
- PhD or EdD in Special Education or related field
- Demonstrated potential for research and scholarly writing
- Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a socially and economically diverse student population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.
Preferred Qualifications (list):
- Minimum of three years of public school teaching experience with bilingual students with mild to moderate disabilities in K-12 settings
- Ability and interest in supporting teacher candidates earning a bilingual authorization, including field supervision in bilingual settings
- Ability and interest in teaching and/or advising dissertations for doctoral students in Lurie College’s EdD program
- Strong potential for research and scholarly work in the field of bilingual special education, as evidenced by one or more of the following: publications in professional journals, grant proposals, or conference presentations
Key Responsibilities (list):
- The candidate will teach a range of courses in the Department of Special Education, which may include any combination of Master’s, credential, and/or undergraduate students.
- The candidate will maintain an active scholarly agenda as necessary for tenure and promotion.
- The candidate will provide service to the Department of Special Education through a variety of tasks as deemed necessary for the department’s operation, such as advising students, curriculum development, assessment and accreditation tasks, and recruitment activities. In particular, the candidate will guide advisement for the Department’s bilingual authorization program.
- The candidate will participate in shared governance, usually in department, college, and university committees and other service assignments.
- Faculty shall organize all their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS).
- The candidate must demonstrate awareness and experience in understanding the needs of a student population of great diversity – in age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation – through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies, and advisement.
Benefits:
- Faculty employee benefits are very competitive for the higher education sector. See the CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details about the CSU’s excellent benefits package.
Pay:
- Anticipated hiring academic year annual salary range: $95,928-97,224
- Compensation: Commensurate with qualifications, experience, and rank as established by the CSU Salary Schedule.
We could combine both into Pay section.
Now we need to ensure we don't include any filler like "Commensurate with qualifications, experience, and rank as established by the CSU Salary Schedule." That's substantive.
Now produce HTML.
Structure:
About the role
... paragraphs ...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Qualifications
Required:
- ... ...
Preferred:
- ... ...
.
Benefits
...
Pay
...
Make sure no extra whitespace issues. Now craft the About the role paragraph(s). We need to include all substantive info: department, position, start date, deadline, description. Let's write:The Department of Special Education at San José State University (Lurie College of Education) is seeking an Assistant Professor of Special Education to begin August 17, 2027. Applications are accepted until December 20, 2026 (or until the position is filled).
Then a paragraph with the position description: The Department ... (the long paragraph). We'll need to include the whole description but we can break into multiple paragraphs for readability. We must not omit any detail. Let's copy the description text from the posting: "The Department of Special Education at San José State University is pleased to announce a search for an Assistant Professor of Special Education beginning in August 2027. We seek candidates who possess strong potential for scholarly research, writing, and teaching in the Master of Arts (MA) in Special Education and Education Specialist Credential programs across undergraduate, credential, and MA degree pathways. Candidates with expertise in working with students who are bilingual and from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds, and who have Mild to Moderate disabilities, are especially welcome to apply. The