Open Rank Faculty Opportunity, Transition from School to Adult Life - The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2016

The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities seeks a talented and energetic leader in transition from school to adult life to lead its efforts to promote successful transition for emerging adults with disabilities. The successful candidate will work in collaboration with the Office of Special Education in the NJ Department of Education and local school districts, education stakeholders including students and families, and colleagues at The Boggs Center and other parts of Rutgers University.

This is an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to build on The Boggs Center's prior work in support of transition-age students and to foster effective practices in transition with school personnel throughout New Jersey. The position is primarily funded through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the NJ Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. The MOU is a multi-year agreement that has been renewed and expanded for more than ten years.

University Rank for this non-tenure track position is open (Instructor/Assistant Professor/Associate Professor of Pediatrics, with appropriate credentials), depending on qualifications. Screening of applicants will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

The Boggs Center
The Boggs Center is New Jersey's federally designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and is part of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Department of Pediatrics. Since its inception in 1983, the Center has emphasized a community based, lifespan approach to meeting the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

The Boggs Center provides community and preservice student training and technical assistance, conducts research, and disseminates information and educational materials. Activities of The Boggs Center are guided by our Consumer Advisory Council and partnerships with people with disabilities, families, state and community agencies, and policy makers.

The Position
The faculty member will conduct community training and technical assistance, teach, and initiate applied research in transition from school to adult life for transition-age students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with a focus on community-based instruction. She/he will also supervise professional project staff.

Required Qualifications:

1. A doctorate or equivalent terminal degree in Special Education, School Psychology, Social Work, Public Policy, or a related field.
2. Knowledge of best practices and philosophical tenants for school to adult life transition including inclusion, positive behavior support, self-determination and person centered practices.
3. Knowledge of IDEA and other federal requirements for developing and implementing individual education plans for transition-age students with disabilities.
4. Demonstrated expertise in professional development activities (e.g., training and technical assistance) on transition practices, community-based instruction, and other inclusive educational strategies for transition-age students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including students with severe disabilities.
5. Demonstrated ability to provide leadership to continuing education and technical assistance activities, including coordination with State agencies, evaluation of service implementation, and development of accessible educational materials on transition from school to adult life.
6. Demonstrated ability to acquire external funding.
7. Demonstrated ability for research and scholarship in transition from school to adult life and/or effective methods of educating future and current professionals about best practices in transition.
8. Ability to manage project teams.
9. Ability to represent the Center within Rutgers and other institutions of higher education and to work collaboratively with representatives from a diverse range of groups, including state and federal agencies, advocacy organizations, schools, employers, and disability service providers.
10. Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience in developing transition programs for 14-21 year-old students with intellectual disabilities to enhance post-secondary education, employment, and independent living outcomes for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
2. Demonstrated experience in high school settings or service program administration in intellectual and developmental disabilities.
3. Experience in graduate-level teaching and in mentoring graduate and undergraduate students.
4. Experience in university-community partnerships.

Position Benefits:

1. Competitive salary an excellent and comprehensive benefits package to include health care coverage, vacation and retirement benefits
2. Opportunity to work with talented and skilled colleagues in a dynamic interdisciplinary team structure
3. Potential to make a statewide impact on the transition experience of emerging adults with developmental disabilities

Application Information
To apply, email a CV, cover letter, and contact information to:  [email protected]. Screening of applicants will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, military service or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment.

About Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
Department of Pediatrics
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
The State University of New Jersey
Liberty Plaza, 335 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
P.  732-235-9300
F.  732-235-9330

http://rwjms.rutgers.edu/boggscenter