"Assistant/Associate Professor (Tenure Track) - Educational Leadership, College of Education"

Assistant/Associate Professor (Tenure Track) - Educational Leadership, College of Education

Working Title: Assistant/Associate Professor (Tenure Track) - Educational Leadership, College of Education

State Role Title: N/A

Position Type: Instructional / Teaching Faculty

Position Status: Full-Time

College/Division: College of Education

Department: 100787 - LRNING, TECH & LEAD ED (LTLE)

Pay Rate: Commensurate with Experience

Beginning Review Date: 09/30/2024

Duties and Responsibilities:

The successful candidate should: demonstrate a collaborative leadership style that involves working with colleagues both within and beyond the academic unit; have the ability to/must be able to articulate an ambitious future-oriented vision for the program that includes attracting diverse new faculty and students; teach online and hybrid classes in the doctoral program and Educational Leadership program (masters' and certificate); assist in the development and coordination for classes taught; advise and mentor students in the doctoral and educational leadership programs; serve as a member of student dissertation committees; collaborate on research in the field and build capacity and partnerships with school districts, higher education, research organizations, and agencies in Virginia, as well as across the country.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate should:

• Have earned an appropriate terminal degree in Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Education Policy, or other related concentration, or a related field, in-hand no later than the date of hire at JMU (August 2025). An appropriate terminal degree is not required at the time of application.
• Demonstrate substantial experience in Educational Leadership in P-16 setting(s) or other senior leadership role(s) in an education setting.
• Demonstrate experience with strategic planning or continuous improvement.
• Show evidence of having an established research/scholarship agenda or have a plan for research and scholarship.
• Demonstrate experience developing or evaluating curriculum and/or assessment.
• Demonstrate understanding and/or research in culturally responsive pedagogy/leadership, inclusive excellence.
• Possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate successful experience teaching in higher education, online or in-person (preferred).
• Demonstrate experience with global engagement initiatives (preferred).
• Demonstrate experience in teaching, or willingness to teach quantitative and/or qualitative methods courses (preferred).
• Demonstrate experience securing external funding (preferred).

Additional Posting Information:

Applicants should complete the online application and submit:

• Cover letter.
• Curriculum Vitae.
• Statement of Inclusive Excellence that addresses the applicant's efforts toward access, inclusion, and educational opportunities for all that demonstrates this within the applicant's workplace activities; the statement should not focus on personal values and personal experiences, but rather on actions and experiences as they relate to these things in the workplace and/or classroom.
• A statement on your teaching philosophy and research/scholarly interests (uploaded to PageUp under "Other Document #1").
• Names and contact information for three professional references.

JMU's Dual Career and Community Resources Program is available for candidates that will be relocating to the area. For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/2OTF1NG.

Conditions of Employment:

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

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