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This position has been updated from Assistant Professor of Practice to Open Rank.

The Educational Leadership and Policy Unit in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and Practice invites applications for a faculty position as an Assistant/Associate/Professor of Practice.

We seek a collaborative colleague with substantial leadership experience in PK-12 schools and/or districts who is ready to teach, mentor, and advise graduate students in online and in-person spaces.

The successful candidate will join a highly collaborative and synergistic intellectual unit with an intentional focus on equity, anti-racism, social justice, and inclusion as these relate to education leadership and policy.

The position is scheduled to begin in August 2026.

This career-track appointment is not eligible for tenure.

Duties & Responsibilities

Engage in leadership practice that is responsive to a range of educational contexts and grounded in social justice theory and research.
Design and teach graduate-level courses, both in-person and online, focused on educational leadership based on current theory and practice.
Teach, mentor, and advise graduate students using asset-based approaches that recognize the strengths and educational experiences students bring and the value of professional knowledge, while supporting leadership development and organizational improvement.
Advise master's and doctoral students through programs of study, as well as through the design, development, and executing of capstone and dissertation research.
Periodically represent the University at meetings and in partnerships with local and statewide districts, as well as with state and national organizations, to present relevant student, program, and department information and outcomes.

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1200 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA

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