Assistant Teaching Professor - Licensure Programs

Teaching will primarily occur online, with opportunities to teach in-person in local school district partnership cohorts. Areas of specialization are open, but preference will be given to applicants with expertise in (1) school building level leadership; (2) public K-12 education finance, human resources, and legal issues.

(18%) Service to the licensure programs

• Collaborate with department faculty to create and maintain partnerships with school districts and statewide education leaders to support recruitment and retention of licensure students, including the development of district cohorts
  
  
• Assisting in the development and implementation of innovative marketing and recruitment strategies to connect prospective students to licensure programmatic offerings
  
  
• Provide academic advising to prospective and current students related to course planning
  
  
• Attend annual regional and state-wide meetings, such as CASE
  
  
• Assisting in coordination of annual mock interviews
  
  
• Contribute to bi-annual meetings of the Education Collaborative Leadership Group (ECLG)
  
  

(2%) Service to the department, college, and university

• Participate in monthly department meetings
  
  
• Serve on relevant university-level leadership opportunities when available
  
  

Tentative Search Timeline

• Priority will be given to applications submitted by: July 15, 11:59 PM
• Potential first round virtual interview dates: W eek of July 20-24
• Potential final round virtual interview dates : Week of July 27-31
• Potential start date: August 17, 2026

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

In accordance with the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, UCCS does not discriminate based on sex in our employment or compensation practices.

Qualifications :

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire:

• MA in educational leadership or a closely related field from an accredited higher education institution is required
  
  
• Principal license preparation from an accredited higher education institution is required
  
  
• Professional, full-time experience in the principalship or school level leadership is required
  
  
• Experience working in district-level leadership is highly desirable
  
  
• The ideal candidate has an earned doctorate in educational leadership or a closely related field from an accredited higher education institution
  
  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the established essential functions and meet the physical and environment demands described satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability, physical and environmental conditions required of the employee on the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, physical and environmental demands.

Applicants with disabilities: If you have a mental or physical impairment, which limits one of your major life activities (e.g. walking, hearing, seeing, speaking, breathing, or learning) and require special accommodations for testing or interviewing, it is your responsibility to notify the office scheduling the interview or test at least 3 working days before the interview or test date. If you need special accommodations at the work site, you must notify the appointing authority or Human Resources.

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs has implemented a misconduct history check program with respect to final candidates for specific appointments. The misconduct history check program is intended to allow UCCS to collect and review information about a candidate's conduct at their previous institutions, specifically conduct related to sexual misconduct, harassment, and/or discrimination – before making hiring decisions. All final candidates to these appointments are required to complete an Authorization to Release Information and provide contact information for their previous institutions.