Associate Professor in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Location: Kedleston Road

The University of Derby is a modern university with a modern outlook. Everything we do is driven by delivering excellence and opportunities for our students, our staff and our region.

Financially strong and seriously ambitious we offer our employees an inclusive culture that centres itself around staff wellbeing, where you can be confident you will receive all the help and encouragement you need to build a rewarding career with lots of opportunities to enhance your skills.

About the College

At the Institute of Education (IoE) in the College of Arts, Humanities and Education, we deliver Undergraduate, Postgraduate and doctoral level courses and Initial Teacher Education, and have several specialist areas of research. Our ITE provision is rated outstanding by Ofsted. The ISEND Research Cluster has an internationally outstanding reputation for leading on SEND policy research. We have strong international, national and local connections with government departments for education, Local Authorities, and school/college leaders for SEND. Our research often involves working with special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs), parents/carers, and young disabled children/people. Central to all our research is a commitment to hearing the voices of young disabled children and adults. The Cluster has a particular interest in young disabled people’s transition from education into employment, including the nature of supported internships as a mediator of social inclusion.

About the Role 

We are recruiting an Associate Research Professor in Education, with specialism in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Education (SEND).

We are currently developing our growing research culture after receiving an excellent REF result in 2021. This research appointment will contribute significantly to our active, supportive and vibrant research environment, and our ambitions for REF 2029. 

The appointment will sit within our Public Services Institutional Academic theme. The IoE has existing significant teaching and research strengths in SEND and has strategic plans to grow this area further. Through this appointment, the IoE is committed to further developing a systematic understanding of policy and practice that will impact on the lives of children, young people and adults in a range of education settings, supporting their life experiences and employability.

About You

The appointee will conduct world-leading, internationally excellent and impactful research, contribute to our lively research culture and support doctoral researchers. We are looking for an outstanding, collaborative and collegiate colleague to join us. 

Applicants will be expected to have an excellent track record in publishing, including world-leading and internationally excellent outputs for the Research Excellence Framework (REF); to have an outstanding international reputation and networks in their field and to have experience of attracting research funding and leading research projects with real world impact.

Key contact

For further information and informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact Charlotte Chadderton, Education Research Professor of Education via C.Chadderton@derby.ac.uk

For enquiries regarding your application and for sponsorship eligibility, please contact the recruitment team via recruitment@derby.ac.uk 

For more information and to apply on-line, please click the above “Apply” button.

Advert Closes: Monday 04 November 2024

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