Open Rank Professor - Educational Leadership

Open Rank Professor - Educational Leadership Open-Rank Tenure-Track
Faculty Position
in
Educational
Leadership
Department of Leadership and
Teacher Education
College of Education and
Professional Studies
THE DEPARTMENT OF LEADERSHIP AND TEACHER
EDUCATION invites applications for an open-rank
tenure-track faculty position in Educational Leadership in the
College of Education and Professional Studies beginning August 15,
2022. This appointment is a nine (9) month position,
commensurate with qualifications.
Faculty Responsibilities:
Responsibilities as a member of the Educational Leadership
faculty will include teaching graduate courses online and
on-campus; student advising; mentoring student research and
directing and serving on graduate dissertation committees;
conducting, publishing, and presenting research; seeking/obtaining
extramural funding; serving on departmental, college and university
committees; and collaborating with educational partners on and
off-campus.
Required
Qualifications:
Doctoral degree in
Educational Leadership/Administration or a related field and
eligibility for a tenure track appointment at the rank of
Assistant, Associate or Professor. If the doctorate is in a related
field, there must be 18 graduate semester hours completed in
educational leadership. At the rank of Associate Professor or
Professor, the successful candidate will have demonstrated a
consistent and ongoing record of scholarship and extramural
funding, and will have demonstrated experience in providing program
leadership.
Desired Qualifications: Preference will
be given to candidates with strong skills in quantitative and/or
qualitative research methods and/or chairing student
dissertations.
The Department of Leadership and teacher
education currently has 15 full-time tenure track faculty,
four non-tenure-track instructional faculty members, and two staff
members providing instruction and training for undergraduate and
graduate students who are seeking certification to prepare them for
professional responsibilities in P-12 schools. The Department
offers certification and non-certification programs in Educational
Leadership at the master's, specialist, and doctoral levels.
Undergraduate programs include specialization in Early Childhood,
Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education. The Department also
offers graduate programs in Elementary, Early Childhood, Reading,
Secondary, Special Education, English for Speakers of Other
Languages, and Teacher Leader.
THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL
STUDIES is one of nine colleges and schools that serves
approximately 2,000 graduate and undergraduate students. The
College supports a broad array of degree programs across five
departments and is nationally accredited by the National Council
for the Accreditation of Teacher Education and our educator
preparation programs are accredited by the Alabama State Department
of Education. Counseling programs in the college are
accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and
Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The College of
Education and Professional Studies is committed to creating and
sustaining an inclusive environment where every student's unique
identity is valued and respected, and in which students feel safe
to explore their intellectual, interpersonal and professional
development in order to serve competently in a multicultural
world.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA is a diverse
and vibrant university that is making a difference in the lives of
the people of Alabama and the nation through teaching, research,
service and health care. The University offers a wide range of
high-quality undergraduate and graduate academic programs to over
14,000 students. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a major
public institution of higher learning on the upper Gulf Coast.
Interested applicants should email (1) a cover
letter of interest to include a description of research, teaching,
and service experiences (if applying for department chair position,
also include relevant administrative experience), and a description
of how the applicant would contribute to the development of a
diverse and inclusive learning community at the University of South
Alabama; (2) a Curriculum Vita that includes the names,
affiliation, and contact information of three references, and (3)
copies of unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts to Ms.
Dana Burleson, Administrative Assistant, College of Education and
Professional Studies at dburleson@southalabama.edu.
Arrange all documents into one single PDF document. In the
subject line of the email indicate "Department Chair/EdL Search."
Inquiries about the position should be directed to Dr. Hank Bounds,
Search Committee Chair at (251) 380-2868 or email at hbounds@southalabama.edu.
Following the review of materials, applicants invited for a
campus interview will arrange to have submitted three signed
original letters of recommendation and official graduate and
undergraduate transcripts sent directly by the Registrars of all
degree-granting institutions attended to Ms. Dana Burleson, College
of Education and Professional Studies, University of South Alabama,
UCOM 3600, 307 North University Blvd., Mobile, AL 36688-0002 or
dburleson@southalabama.edu.
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue
until the position is filled.
The University of South Alabama is an EO/AA employer and
does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,
sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and
gender expression), religion, age, genetic information, disability,
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