Assistant/Associate Professor in Educational Research

beginning August 2027. The department houses a Ph.D. in Education Sciences with specializations including Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment, Higher Education Administration, Educational Leadership, and Charter, Private & Independent School Leadership. The successful candidate will be expected to collaborate with the chair, program coordinators, and other program faculty to plan and teach graduate courses as needed; these are expected to include Quantitative and Mixed Methods courses for the Ph.D. program and chairing dissertation sections. The successful candidate will also actively participate in curriculum and assessment development and analysis; provide advisement and mentorship to students; participate in program, departmental, college, and university governance; represent the program with external constituencies; assist with the recruitment and retention of students; and engage in relevant professional activities and scholarship. The faculty and administrators in the Spadoni College, along with professional staff across the University, will provide meaningful support for the successful candidate’s teaching and scholarship as elements of their personal and professional career development. The Spadoni College administration encourages each faculty member to grow professionally, and supports a healthy work-life integration. Required Qualifications: · Earned Ph.D. in Educational Research or closely related field, or earned Ph.D. in an Education field with demonstrated emphasis on Educational Research Preferred Qualifications: · Potential for excellence in teaching at the graduate level based on previous teaching experience · Potential for excellence in supporting doctoral research projects. · Experience teaching research courses at the graduate level · Experience teaching in hybrid and streaming teaching modalities · Demonstrated engagement and/or leadership in the educational research community Interested candidates should submit: a letter of application (outlining interest in the position and specifying how the candidate meets the required and preferred qualifications), current curriculum vitae, copies of transcripts of all graduate work (copies are acceptable at this time), and a list of at least three professional references. All information and material must be submitted electronically. Applicants that are invited for interviews must provide official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work prior to visiting campus. Review of applications and materials will begin on October 23, 2026 and continue until the position is filled. Please visit here to apply: https://jobs.coastal.edu/postings/122697 . Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, South Carolina, just nine miles from the Atlantic coastal resort city of Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina University enrolls over 12,000 students from 48 states and 53 nations. The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate and master’s degrees of national and/or regional significance in the arts and sciences, business, humanities, education, and health and human services, a specialist degree in instructional technology, and PhD degrees in marine science: coastal and marine systems science and education sciences. The University provides equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, national origin, or because an employee or applicant for employment is an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, an Armed Forces service medal veteran, a recently separated veteran, or an active-duty wartime or campaign badge veteran, or other “protected veteran,” as defined by law. Coastal Carolina University is an EO/AA employer. Required Qualifications 1. Earned Ph.D. in Educational Research or closely related field, or earned Ph.D. in an Education field with demonstrated emphasis on Educational Research. 2. Potential for excellence in teaching at the graduate level based onprevious teaching experience. 3. Potential for excellence in supporting doctoral research projects. Preferred Qualifications 1. Experience teaching research courses at the graduate level, 2. Experience teaching hybrid andstreaming courses, 3. Demonstrated engagement and/or leadership in the educational research community Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Posting Sponsorship Designation Will Employer-based sponsorship be considered for this position? Yes Posting Designation Employer-based sponsorship may be considered for this position, subject to institutional review and applicable law. Work Authorization & Sponsorship for Job Posting Employment at Coastal Carolina University is contingent upon authorization to work in the United States. CCU may consider employer-based visa sponsorship for certain positions; however, sponsorship is discretionary, not guaranteed, and subject to legal, financial, and institutional requirements. CCU rarely sponsors part-time, temporary, staff or non-tenure-track roles and will not sponsor H-1B petitions when the federally required $100,000 fee applies. Posting Detail Information Posting Number F00506P Number of Vacancies 1 Desired Start Date 08/16/2027 Position End Date (if temporary) Job Open Date 09/23/2026 Job Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.coastal.edu/postings/122697 Job Duties Job Duty Teach graduate research courses utilizing synchronous and asynchronous instructional methods. Job Duty Prepares content, syllabi, and University Moodle/curricular site for each course and/or lab assigned each semester.Communicates to students after reviewing assignments. Calculates and assigns grades (e.g., mid-term and final)through established procedures listed in the Faculty Manual and University catalog. Tracks and reports absences asdirected by the Office of the Registrar. Job Duty Conducts research to create and add to knowledge in a field or produces creative work. Trains students in relatedresearch techniques and in creative production. Job Duty Posts and holds regular office hours each week per College and University guidelines. Engages in University-relatedactivities including committee assignments, meetings, ceremonies, events and scholarly pursuits as prescribed inthe Faculty Manual. Job Duty Performs other duties as assigned. Supplemental Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*). Applicant Documents Required Documents Cover Letter / Letter of Application Transcripts Curriculum Vitae Reference List Optional Documents Other Document 1 Other Document 2 Other Document 3