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SENIOR LECTURER/LECTURER IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND, Armidale, New South Wales

SENIOR LECTURER/LECTURER IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

ACU Ref: 58477
Closing Date: 4 April 2011



School of Education

The School of Education focuses on early childhood, primary and secondary teacher education and offers courses both on campus and by flexible distance education to Australian and international students. The School provides ongoing professional learning for teachers in Graduate Certificate, Masters degree and short non-award courses. We are also a research School, emphasising issues in rural and regional education with strengths in other areas including English and literacy education, student diversity and disability studies, health and physical education and improving schooling in developing countries.

The School of Education wishes to appoint a Senior Lecturer or Lecturer in Special Education. The position provides the opportunity to work in both the Bachelor of Special Education (Primary)/Bachelor of Disability Studies and undergraduate and post-graduate units of special education in both on-campus and off-campus modes.

The appointee will undertake teaching, practice teaching and research student supervision, research work, administration and service to the profession and community.

Essential criteria for appointment include a doctoral qualification relevant to special education, a formal teaching qualification, professional experience relevant to the education of students in primary or secondary school contexts and a knowledge of Special Education and Disability Studies pedagogy. The successful applicant will need to demonstrate knowledge of key research, theories, policies and practices in Special Education and Disability Studies, including current trends, challenges and reforms in the international and Australian contexts.

Informal inquiries may be directed to the Head of the School of Education telephone +61 2 6773 2677, email education@une.edu.au. For further information about the School visit: www.une.edu.au/education/.

Salary: A$90,977 to A$104,763 per annum (Senior Lecturer level); or
A$74,438 to A$88,222 per annum (Lecturer Level)
plus 17% employer superannuation and optional salary packaging

Closing Date: 4 April 2011

Reference No: 211/019i

An application package, including selection criteria that must be addressed, may be obtained from www.une.edu.au/recruit or by phoning Human Resource Services, +61 2 6773 3972. Applications will be received up to 5pm on the closing date.

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