Lecturer - Special Education

The University of North Carolina Wilmington's Watson College of Education seeks to fill a full-time, 9-month, non-tenure-track Lecturer faculty position in Special Education within the Department of Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle, Literacy, and Special Education to begin August 2025.

Responsibilities include teaching four courses per semester in the Special Education program inclusive of supervision of field experience students and Interns, in the undergraduate and graduate programs.

The Special Education program prepares special educators to teach individuals with disabilities from Kindergarten through 12th grade. Throughout the program, intentional connections are made between course content and field-based experiences. Students have opportunities to participate in traditional coursework as well as extensive school-based experiences across educational settings.

The ideal candidate has special education teaching experience as well as deep knowledge of learners with disabilities, evidence-based teaching practices, and the provision of special education services in school settings. Areas of anticipated teaching opportunities include Introduction to Special Education, Field Experience Supervision, Internship Supervision, and other courses in Special Education.

The ideal candidate will be able to:

We strongly encourage applicants from members of underrepresented groups who demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the diverse needs of students, children, and families.

To be eligible for employment, the applicant must have:

The Department of Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle, Literacy and Special Education is a community of professional educators dedicated to the preparation of teachers and other professionals with the knowledge, skills and dispositions of their fields to engage with children, families and colleagues in a variety of educational and community settings.

Our department prepares high quality, forward-thinking, imaginative, dynamic teachers and professional leaders that are capable of adapting to today's educational contexts as well as future ones. Our programs value the integration of valid and rigorous theory and research with professional and practical expertise to inform, support, and empower university students to reach their full professional potential.

The Watson College of Education ( WCE) ( www.uncw.edu/ed) is a rapidly growing college with over 65 tenure-track faculty members working in undergraduate and master's programs in the Department of Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle, Literacy and Special Education and the Department of Instructional Technology, Foundations and Secondary Education, and master's and doctoral programs in the Department of Educational Leadership. It offers several international study programs, a newly developed laboratory school, and maintains partnerships with numerous school districts, community colleges, and colleges/universities in the region.

We prepare educators to work in all communities and to serve children and families in all contexts.

The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state's coastal university, is dedicated to the integration of teaching, mentoring, research and service. Widely acknowledged for its world-class faculty and staff and continuously recognized at a national level for scholarly excellence and affordability, UNCW offers a powerful academic experience that stimulates creative inquiry and critical thinking and a community rich in diversity, inclusion and global perspectives.

A public institution with nearly 18,000 students, UNCW offers a full range of baccalaureate- and graduate-level programs, as well as doctoral degrees in educational leadership, marine biology, nursing practice and psychology; and many distance learning options, including clinical research, an accelerated RN-to- BSN program, an Executive M.B.A. program structured for working professionals, and the nation's only bachelor's degree program focused on coastal engineering.

The university's efforts to advance research and scholarly activities have earned UNCW the elevated designation of "Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity" institution (R2 University) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

UNCW has been part of the University of North Carolina System since 1969.

At the University of North Carolina at Wilmington ( UNCW), our culture reflects our values of inclusion, diversity, globalization, ethics and integrity and innovation and we are committed to providing equality of educational and employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, sex (such as gender, gender identity, marital status, childbirth, and pregnancy), age, color, national origin (including ethnicity), religion, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status, military service member status, genetic information, or relationship to other university constituents - except where sex, age, or ability represent bona fide educational or occupational qualifications or where marital status is a statutorily established eligibility criterion for State funded employee benefit programs. UNCW believes that embracing the unique contributions of our faculty, staff and students is critical to our success and paramount in being recognized for our global mindset.

Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. UNC Wilmington participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

Prior to the official appointment to the university, the candidate(s) selected for hire must be able to demonstrate eligibility to teach assigned courses by successfully meeting the credentialing requirements based on official transcripts and other documentation as required.

Please note that a minimum of three professional references are required for all applications.