MorningsideEmployment Assistant Professor of Special Education September 4, 2026 SHARE ON: The Sharon Walker School of Education at Morningside University invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Special Education to provide instruction and support for initial licensure and endorsement special education programs in the unit. This position is a nine-month appointment beginning August 16, 2027. The Sharon
Walker School of Education focuses exclusively on preparing future educators and providing advanced study for current educators, serving more than 1,000 students each year across undergraduate, adult, and graduate programs both on campus and online. The School offers traditional initial licensure programs for undergraduate students in elementary, special education, art and music education, and secondary education, as
well as 14 MAT programs, including 4 initial licensure graduate MAT degree programs and 13 advanced practice endorsements. Of these, graduate special education programs have the highest enrollments. Morningside University is one of three institutions in the state of Iowa approved to offer initial licensure through the Iowa Teacher Intern program, and the only program approved to offer Special Education as a Teacher
Intern program. In addition, Morningside University is one of eight institutions in Iowa to offer the K-12 Special Education, All undergraduate major. The Assistant Professor in Special Education provides instruction and support for the special education initial licensure and endorsement undergraduate and graduate programs across the unit. This is a full time, tenure track position with an annual teaching load of 24
credits. Responsibilities: Teach special education courses designed to meet the requirements for Iowa Special Education Instructional Strategist I and II, including mild/moderate methods, language development and communication disorders, methods of Behavior Disorder and Learning Disabilities or Intellectual Disabilities, assessment, and/or applied behavior analysis. Course assignments may be undergraduate and/or
graduate courses, delivered in any of these formats: face to face, hybrid, and online. Assist with the development, design, and leadership of a new delivery format and clinical model for the undergraduate K-12 All Special Education major. Advise and mentor undergraduate special education majors and in-service graduate students seeking special education endorsements. Provide content oversight for special education
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