Pro Tem Instructor/Lecturer - Open Pool

Position Summary

The University of Oregon’s Special Education and Clinical Sciences (SPECS) Department in the College of Education seeks to create a pool of qualified candidates to fill periodic instructional vacancies for temporary teaching assignments. The department anticipates hiring instructors for undergraduate or lecturers for graduate-level courses in the following content areas: instruction and assessment; transition; educational and psychological foundations; methods of teaching (early intervention, elementary and secondary); child and adolescent studies; multicultural education; special education law, experimental analysis of behavior, principles, philosophy and ethics in behavior analysis, organizational behavior management, assessment, academic/educational, intellectual, and behavioral assessment and interventions, positive behavior supports, school-based consultation, developmental psychopathology, child and family interventions, principles and practices in school psychology, school-based practicum or other school psychology, special education, or applied behavior analysis research and education-related areas.

Duties

• Course preparation
• Teaching using face to face, online or hybrid modalities
• Preparation and evaluation of student assignments and exams
• Scheduled office hours
• Supervision of Graduate Employees who serve as teaching assistants
• Courses may be offered in Special Education, School Psychology, or Applied Behavior Analysis programs within the department
• Courses may meet during evenings or weekends

Minimum Requirements

• Instructor/Undergraduate Instruction: Master’s degree in special education, school psychology, other areas of psychology, or related professions. Relevant subject matter expertise (special education, school psychology, psychology, teaching).
• Lecturer/Graduate Instruction: Ph.D. or other doctorate in special education, school psychology, other areas of psychology, applied behavior analysis, or related professions. Relevant subject matter expertise (special education, school psychology, psychology, applied behavior analysis, teaching).

Professional Competencies

• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills that will support undergraduate and/or graduate student training
• Ability to contribute positively to our diverse community and to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds
• Ability or potential for quality teaching

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous successful experience teaching the course content area(s), including university-level instruction
• PhD or other doctorate in special education, school psychology, other areas of psychology, applied behavior analysis, or related professions
• Current Board Certified Behavior Analyst Certification
• Licensure as a Behavior Analyst in Oregon