Full-time Tenure Earning Assistant/Associate Professor in Higher Education Administration

University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Human Studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor position in Higher Education Administration. Salary and terms of appointment are commensurate with prior experience, with a 9-month salary and benefits package, and an anticipated start date of August 2027.

The successful candidate will teach in the MS programs, pursue extramural funding, mentor students, and participate in program, departmental and

Qualifications

• Earned doctorate by date of hire with a specialization in higher education-related field meeting credentialing standards.
• Familiarity with national and international higher education associations.
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness at the university level.
• Clear research agenda with scholarly productivity.
• Evidence of external grantsmanship experience.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses in the MS programs in Higher Education Administration and in Higher Education Intercollegiate Athletic Administration (general and eSports tracks).
• Pursue extramural funding to support program and research initiatives.
• Mentor students and participate in program-, department-, and university-service activities.
• Engage in leadership opportunities external to the university.

Skills

Teaching effectiveness

Research agenda development

Grantsmanship

Professional engagement with higher ed

Education

PhD in Higher Education

Job description

The Department of Human Studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham invites applications for a tenure track Assistant/Associate Professor position in Higher Education Administration. Salary and terms of appointment are commensurate with prior experience. Position includes a 9-month salary and benefits package, with an anticipated start date of August 2027.

Position Description

The candidate selected for this position will teach courses in the Master of Science in Higher Education Administration and Higher Education Intercollegiate Athletic Administration [with general and eSports tracks] programs, pursue extramural funding to support program and research initiatives, mentor students, and participate in program, departmental and university service as well as service and leadership opportunities external to the university.

Basic Qualifications

• Earned doctorate by date of hire with a specialization in Higher Education Administration, Higher Education Policy Studies, Student Affairs and Services, College Student Personnel, Higher Education Leadership, Higher Education Intercollegiate Athletic Administration, and/or related field that meets the requirements set by SACSCOC for faculty credentialing within the Higher Education field of study.
• Familiarity and engagement with national and/or international higher education associations.
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness at the university level.
• Clearly identified research agenda with a record of scholarly research productivity.
• Evidence of an emerging or established research agenda with external grantsmanship experience.

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