"Assistant Professor Educational Leadership (P12)"

Job Summary

Reporting to the department chair, the Assistant Professor requires teaching, research, and service responsibilities, as well as a terminal degree. The position involves collaborating with faculty across the College of Education, supervising and assisting with field experiences, and performing service to the department, college, university, and professional community. Additional position responsibilities include the maintenance of an active research agenda involving regular publications and professional presentations. The position is an academic, tenure-track (10-month) appointment.

Required Qualifications

• Earned Ph.D. or Ed.D. in Education Leadership or a closely related field, with at least 18 graduate semester hours in education leadership, prior to August 1, 2026.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching face-to-face, hybrid, and/or online courses.
• Willingness to engage with institutional student success initiatives.
• Commitment to engaging with best practice initiatives in instruction and pedagogy, mentoring, and curriculum design and development.
• Experience working with various student populations.
• Ability to provide graduate advisement.
• Ability to use and model technology.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and candidates.
• Willingness to engage with institutional student success initiatives.
• Commitment to engaging with best practice initiatives in instruction and pedagogy, mentoring, and curriculum design and development.
• Demonstrated skills and commitment to advancing a strong and growing research and scholarship agenda and the production of research/creative activities as appropriate to the discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of leadership experience at P-12 site-level and/or district level.
• Scholarship and/or research focused on school climate, school culture, and/or comprehensive school leadership.
• Evidence of engagement with educators and leaders in P-12 schools and support for school/university partnerships.
• Experience with program reviews and accreditation.
• Working knowledge of educational leadership standards, including national and Georgia-based standards.
• Experience coordinating programs through advisement, leadership in program and curriculum development, and/or program assessment.
• Evidence of a scholarly research agenda related to P-12 school leadership.
• Comprehensive awareness and understanding of current issues facing P-12 Education and Leadership.
• Successful experience in innovative projects, grant writing or securing external funds.

For more information about the Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development, visit http://coe.georgiasouthern.edu/lthd/. For the College of Education, visit http://coe.georgiasouthern.edu/.