Teaching Assistant Professor-Career Track/Academic Director

*Title:*
158-NN - Teaching Assistant Professor - Career*Business Title:*
Teaching Assistant Professor-Career Track/Academic Director*Additional Titles:*
*Location:*
WSU SPOKANE CAMPUS*Employee Type:*
Faculty*Job Family:*
Faculty - Academic - Not OT Eligible*Position Details:*
*Educational Leadership and Sport Management (ELSM)*
The ELSM Department offers a statewide program featuring administrator certification and degree programs at the master's and doctoral levels through four WSU campuses: Pullman, Spokane, Tri-Cities, and Vancouver. The doctoral program in educational leadership was the first statewide doctorate offered at WSU and is a cohort-based program designed to meet the needs of school administrators across the state of Washington. In addition to degree programs, WSU offers field-based superintendent and principal certification programs. WSU is classified as a doctoral university-highest research activity by the Carnegie Foundation and is a founding member of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA). (see [https://education.wsu.edu/college/elsm/](https://education.wsu.edu/college/elsm/))
*Washington State University Spokane*
Washington State University is a land grant, comprehensive research institution with an enrollment of over 30,000 students across all campuses. Campuses are located in Pullman, Spokane, Tri-Cities, Vancouver, Everett, and Global. There are ten colleges and a graduate school. WSU offers over 150 major fields of study. Bachelor's degrees are available in all fields of study with master's and doctoral degrees available in most. The University is one of the largest residential universities in the West. The Spokane campus, where this position is based, is an entrepreneurial urban campus focused on health science education. The WSU Spokane campus, which lies at the heart of a developing University District and at a premier location along the Spokane River, houses both WSU Spokane and Eastern Washington University programs. Located in the beautiful inland northwest region of the United States, Spokane offers a diverse landscape that is attractive to outdoor enthusiasts while maintaining the cultural amenities of a mid-sized U.S. city.
*The Position:*
This ELSM position is located at the WSU Spokane campus in Spokane, Washington. The position will include academic director responsibilities for College of Education programs on the Spokane Campus. These include:

* primary responsibility to provide leadership for the Spokane education unit, including resource allocation and management, fiscal/budgetary issues, space and facilities, personnel, and delivery of instructional programs

* engagement with community and organizational entities to create strategic partnerships within the unit and across the region

* support of scholarly and creative activity and faculty development

* communication with campus and college leadership

The Educational Leadership Program seeks candidates with the potential to make a significant contribution to scholarship teaching and service in the field of educational leadership. Candidates must be able to contribute to graduate programs in education by teaching appropriate courses, conducting relevant research, assuming service responsibilities, advising students, and chairing doctoral students' committees. Candidates should have scholarship and teaching and professional experience in two or more of the following areas:

* culture, diversity and social justice

* leadership and organizational theory

* instructional leadership

* policy and politics

* community and communications

* law and/or finance

Responsibilities include maintaining an active research and scholarly agenda; advising certification and, master's and doctoral students; providing service to the university and to the profession at the local, state, and national levels; and engaging in collaborative work with Educational Leadership faculty on the Pullman, Tri-Cities, and Vancouver WSU campuses. Candidates must be willing to teach with distance learning technologies and at off-campus sites.
*Required Qualifications: *

* Earned doctorate in educational leadership or closely related field by the time of hire

* Evidence of leadership experience at in school and district /departmental, college or university level leadership positions

* Evidence of contribution to scholarship in the field of educational leadership commensurate with rank

* Evidence of the ability to contribute to advancing diversity consistent with the WSU strategic plan (see [https://strategicplan.wsu.edu](https://strategicplan.wsu.edu))

* Evidence of ability to mentor graduate students

* Evidence of ability to work collaboratively with other faculty and K-12 educators

* Expertise to teach core educational leadership coursework in principal and superintendent certification programs

*Preferred Qualifications*:

* Demonstrated expertise in educational leadership related to diversity issues, culturally competent leadership and/or leadership for social justice

*Additional Information:*
In accordance with Washington State Governor's Proclamation 21.14.2, as a condition of employment, you must be fully vaccinated or have an approved medical/religious accommodation by time of hire. People are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving their last shot in a vaccine series. Full vaccination status or an approved accommodation will be verified prior to your first day of work. Should you not be fully vaccinated or have an approved medical/religious accommodation you will not be able to start employment with WSU. Information regarding vaccine verification and/or requesting a medical/religious accommodation is available at https://hrs.wsu.edu/covid-19/vax-verification/. Please contact HRS at hrs@wsu.edu or 509-335-4521 if you have questions.

*Area/College: *College of Education
*Department Name:* Educational Leadership and Sport Management
*City, State, Zip: *Spokane, WA 99202
*Department Link: *[education.wsu.edu/college/elsm/](http://education.wsu.edu/college/elsm/)
*Monthly Salary: *Commensurate with qualifications and experience
*FTE: *100%
*Tenure Track*: No
*This is a permanent position.*
*Screening Begin Date:* Screening will begin June 10, 2022 and will remain ongoing until a successful applicant has been identified.
*Background Check: *This position has been designated by the department to require a background check.
*Applicant Instructions:* An application must be prepared to upload the folllowing information:

* A letter of interest that addresses the required and preferred qualifications and interest in the position

* A resume/CV

* 1-2 publications (upload under Teaching Statement)

* Contact information for three references and the names of at least two additional references with titles, addresses, business telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.

*Time Type:*
Full time*Position Term:*
9 Month - SummerWASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.
WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or [hrs@wsu.edu](https://hrs@wsu.edu/).