Advanced Assistant/Associate Professor, Applied Inquiry and Strategic Organizational Improvement

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi invites applications for a 9-month, tenure-track Advanced Assistant/Associate Professor position in Applied Inquiry and Strategic Organizational Improvement. The department emphasizes improvement science, practitioner inquiry, and Dissertation in Practice within a redesigned Ed.D.

curriculum designed for working professionals. The successful candidate will lead graduate education in leadership, contribute to curriculum development, and mentor doctoral

Qualifications

• Requires doctoral degree in Educational Leadership, Educational Administration, Higher Education, Organizational Leadership, or related field.
• Demonstrated expertise in improvement science, action research, practitioner inquiry, or organizational improvement.
• Experience teaching graduate courses in applied research and online/hybrid formats.

Responsibilities

• Teach graduate-level courses in Ed.D. programs, with emphasis on improvement science and organizational improvement.
• Provide leadership across Ed.D. applied inquiry and Dissertation in Practice sequences.
• Advise and mentor doctoral students, chair and serve on dissertation committees.
• Maintain an active research agenda and pursue external funding opportunities.
• Contribute to curriculum implementation, assessment, and program development.

Skills

Improvement science

Educational leadership

Online/hybrid learning

Dissertation in Practice

Education

Doctoral degree in Educational Leadership or related field

Job description

Job Title

Advanced Assistant/Associate Professor, Applied Inquiry and Strategic Organizational Improvement

Agency

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Department

Department Educational Leadership

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Corpus Christi, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

The Department of Educational Leadership in the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi invites applications for a 9-Month, Tenure-Track position at the rank of Advanced Assistant or Associate Professor of Applied Inquiry and Strategic Organizational Improvement, beginning Fall 2027. The Department of Educational Leadership prepares scholar-practitioners to lead improvement across educational organizations and communities. The department offers graduate programs in educational leadership, educational administration, higher education administration, and related areas, including the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership. The department recently redesigned its Ed.D. curriculum to strengthen the connection among leadership practice, applied inquiry, organizational improvement, and the Dissertation in Practice. The cohort-based, hybrid program is designed for working professionals and engages doctoral students in the systematic study of problems of practice through approaches including improvement science, action research, practitioner inquiry, program evaluation, and other forms of applied research. Students develop their problems of practice and inquiry across a sequenced curriculum leading to a Dissertation in Practice intended to inform improvement within educational and community contexts. The program serves educational leaders across multiple professional settings through specialization areas in Principalship, Superintendency, Higher Education, and Public Administration. We seek a scholar-practitioner whose teaching and scholarship center applied inquiry and organizational improvement and who can provide leadership across the doctoral inquiry and Dissertation in Practice sequence. The successful candidate will contribute to the continued implementation, assessment, and refinement of the redesigned Ed.D. and help strengthen departmental capacity to support doctoral students from initial problem identification through dissertation completion.

Primary Responsibilities

• Teaching graduate-level courses in the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and other departmental programs, particularly in improvement science, action research, practitioner inquiry, applied research, and organizational improvement.
• Providing leadership across the Ed.D. applied inquiry and Dissertation in Practice sequence.
• Advising and mentoring doctoral students, including chairing and serving on dissertation committees.
• Maintaining an active research agenda appropriate to a Carnegie Research 2 institution, including scholarly dissemination and pursuit of external funding opportunities.
• Contributing to Ed.D. curriculum implementation and assessment, student recruitment and progression, and departmental, college, university, and professional service.

Required Qualifications – Advanced Assistant Professor

• Earned doctorate in Educational Leadership, Educational Administration, Higher Education, Organizational Leadership, or a closely related field from an accredited institution.
• At least two (2) years of full-time faculty experience at the rank of Assistant Professor in educational leadership or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated scholarly or professional expertise in improvement science, action research, practitioner inquiry, organizational improvement, applied research, or a closely related area.
• Experience teaching graduate-level courses in applied research, inquiry, organizational improvement, or related areas.
• Experience teaching and mentoring graduate students from varying backgrounds, including in online or hybrid learning environments, with a demonstrated commitment to supporting student success.

Required Qualifications – Associate Professor

• Earned doctorate in Educational Leadership, Educational Administration, Higher Education, Organizational Leadership, or a closely related field from an accredited institution.
• Five (5) years of full-time university faculty experience including at least four (4) years in the rank of assistant professor.
• Demonstrated scholarly or professional expertise in improvement science, action research, practitioner inquiry, organizational improvement, program evaluation, applied research, or a closely related area.
• Experience teaching graduate-level courses in applied research, inquiry, organizational improvement, or related areas.
• Experience teaching and mentoring graduate students from varying backgrounds, including in online or hybrid learning environments, with a demonstrated commitment to supporting student success.

Preferred Qualifications – ALL RANKS

• Experience serving in a professional administrative or leadership role in an educational or organizational setting, with responsibilities related to organizational improvement, strategic planning, program evaluation, change management, or evidence-informed decision-making.
• Experience with graduate or doctoral program leadership, coordination, curriculum development, or program assessment.
• Familiarity with or involvement in the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED).
• A record of external funding, partnerships, or practitioner-engaged improvement initiatives.

Additional Information

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.

The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation, with a statewide network of twelve universities, eight state agencies, a comprehensive health science center, Texas A&M-Fort Worth and Texas A&M-RELLIS. The A&M System is committed to providing an educational and work environment that is conducive to the personal and professional development of each employee. Each member institution provides equal opportunity and access to all students, employees and prospective employees.

For more information, please contact the search chair, Dr. Lynn Hemmer at [e-mail].