Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership

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Position Summary:

The Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology at Florida Atlantic University’s College of Education invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor tenure-track position with a focus on higher education. Successful candidates are expected to have a focused research agenda, and teach classes in the masters and doctoral programs. Additionally, the successful candidate will serve as the Coordinator of the Higher Education Leadership master's program and is expected to work collaboratively with the higher education leadership faculty on recruitment, retention, and alumni relations. The successful candidate will primarily advise, teach, and mentor master’s degree students.

We seek candidates who will work collaboratively and ethically with other faculty, staff, and students within the department, college, and university to promote the mission and goals of the department. This 9-month faculty appointment will begin August 2024.   Opportunities for summer employment may be available.

Who we are

Florida Atlantic University (FAU) serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students across six campuses located along the southeast Florida coast and is ranked as a top public university by U.S. News and World Report. We are an energetic and fast-growing institution, determined to propel itself to the forefront of innovation and scholarship. In recent years, the University has doubled its research expenditures and outpaced its peers in student achievement rates. Our students are bold, ambitious, and ready to take on the world. FAU is an aspiring Research I institution that is home to the state’s most diverse student body, in a college that serves richly diverse school districts.

 

College of Education (COE)

The College of Education (COE) at FAU is one of the most diverse in Florida’s State University System. The COE is home to five academic departments: Counselor Education, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership and Research Methodology, and Special Education. The COE offers 37 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and nine certificates. The faculty is comprised of over 80 full-time faculty, instructors, and adjuncts. COE faculty maintain robust research and service agendas, contributing to their field of study, the university, local and national communities.

 

Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology (ELRM)

The Department is comprised of faculty in three program areas: Higher Education Leaders, School Leaders, and Research Methodology.  The Higher Education Leadership Program offers degrees in:  Undergraduate Leadership Studies Minor, M.Ed. degree and Ph.D. degree. 

The successful candidate will be expected to teach graduate courses in higher education leadership; serve as the coordinator of the Higher Education Leadership master's program and expected to work collaboratively with the Higher Education Leadership faculty on recruitment, retention, and alumni relations; participate in all meetings and assigned committees related to the Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology; work collaboratively and ethically with other faculty, staff, and students within the department, college, and university, while promoting the mission and goals of the department and the teaching profession; and maintain an active research and scholarship agenda in higher education.

The Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology at Florida Atlantic University seeks scholars who are committed to supporting the learning needs of students from diverse backgrounds and to thoughtfully engaging all communities in higher education. Florida Atlantic University embodies a culture of strategic and collaborative community engagement that results in mutual benefit to the institution and the various internal and external communities that it serves.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Earned doctorate from an accredited institution in Higher Education or related field.
• Record of scholarly work in the field of higher education.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work with students from diverse backgrounds using innovative instructional approaches and methods.
• Teaching experience in higher education using multiple technologies to deliver (Fully Online course delivery, hybrid courses and face-to-face instruction)
• Experience and engagement with scholarly association