Adjunct Faculty - Early Childhood Special Education

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Salary: See Position Description Location: Aurora, IL Job Type: Adjunct Faculty Job Number: 202500036 College/School: College of Education and Social Work - School of Education Department: Early Childhood Education Aurora University (AU) is committed to the transformative power of learning by creating a student-centered environment and an equity of experience and opportunity, to ensure that students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds feel welcome and included. Our culture of collaboration, generosity, and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty, and staff. AU is grounded in the transformative opportunity it provides to a diverse student body. As a private university with a public mission and a commitment to making a difference in peoples' lives, AU has a long history of resilience and of providing access to an education that values innovation, focuses on continuous improvement, and has a positive impact on the communities we serve. We are proud of our service to and economic impact on the state of Illinois, where over 80% of our students stay to live and work, where 90% of our students come from, and where we foster strong community partnerships to develop the workforce in areas such as nursing, education, business, technology, and social work. We are looking for passionate and purposeful individuals who represent the full diversity of Aurora and who demonstrate a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ability, identity, and ethnic backgrounds present in our community. When you join the team at AU, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity-focused community that approaches higher education as a matter of social justice requiring broad collaboration among faculty, staff, students, and community partners. At AU we believe that continuous learning is a fundamental part of working life, and our goal is for all colleagues on our campus to feel supported and equipped to realize their full potential. We actively support our community by providing all employees with opportunities to engage in professional development activities, as well as a range of tuition and employee benefits that can be found here. Position Purpose: Aurora University seeks talented adjunct faculty who are passionate about teaching and learning. Adjunct faculty are qualified part-time instructors offered teaching opportunities based on course demand and staffing. Essential Job Functions: Teaching Responsibilities Aurora University is looking for a qualified instructor to teach the in-person course below for the Spring 2027 semester: ECS-3200 Observation and Assessment of the Young Child (2 semester hours) Meets Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:40AM-11:45AM January 11 - March 6, 2027 In this course, teacher candidates will learn to assess children's cognitive, social-emotional, motor and sensory-motor, communication, adaptive and academic skills through a variety of techniques, including observation, informal and formal instruments, and family member interviews. Culture and bias-free instruments and procedures are presented along with adaptation assessments for children with disabilities and those children who may be identified as gifted. Teacher candidates will have the opportunity to test, interpret results, present the results in a team setting and collaborative develop a learning plan. The different purposes of assessment (screening, pre-referral, referral, classification, instructional planning and progress evaluation) as well as the due process rights and procedures will be analyzed. A complete schedule of clinic/lab experiences will be distributed in class. Essential Job Requirements: Minimum Qualifications Early Childhood Special Education Licensure is required. Skills: The anticipated pay rate for this position is $1,100 per credit hour. This compensation is subject to change at the sole discretion of the university, based on institutional needs. The pay range referenced in the job posting is the budgeted amount the university reasonably expects to pay for this position. The final pay rate will not be below the lowest pay rate listed herein. Benefit-eligible positions offer excellent benefits including health, dental, life, vision, long term disability, a 403(b) retirement plan through TIAA, and tuition remission. Aurora University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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