Assistant or Associate Professor in Educational Leadership / M.Ed. Program Coordinator

Howard University - School of Education; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Howard University’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies seeks a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in Educational Leadership. The appointment involves teaching online and hybrid graduate courses, leading the M.Ed.

program, and contributing to research and service. The candidate will hold a doctorate in educational leadership or a closely related field, begin August 2027, and participate in program planning, recruitment, admissions, advising, assessment, and

Qualifications

• Experience teaching online or hybrid graduate courses.
• Ability to lead and coordinate graduate-level programs such as an M.Ed. program.
• Active research agenda with dissemination in education leadership or policy.

Responsibilities

• Teach graduate courses in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.
• Serve as M.Ed. Program Coordinator; provide academic and administrative leadership.
• Engage in program planning, recruitment, admissions, advising, assessment, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Online teaching experience

Graduate course instruction

Research agenda development

Leadership in M.Ed. programs

Education

Doctorate in Educational Leadership or related field

Job description

Howard University, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (ELPS) at Howard University consists of two nationally recognized degree programs: Master of Educational Leadership, Doctor of Educational Leadership, and one certificate program. In 2017, the Department added a Doctor of Philosophy program in Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies, which is rapidly gaining national recognition and prominence. The programs in ELPS are designed to prepare students to become educational leaders and policy professionals. The programs reflect Howard University’s commitment to addressing the needs of urban and diverse communities with a deep-rooted focus on social justice. We seek candidates who are committed to these same ideals and wish to contribute to our learning community.

Howard University

Howard University is a federally chartered, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically Black university located in Washington, D.C. It has a Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education status of RU/H: Research Universities (high research activity). Howard University’s commitment to preparing educational leaders dates back to 1890. The School of Education seeks to improve and expand educational opportunity and access, particularly for African Americans and other underserved communities with a strong institutional commitment and capacity for advancing educational leadership preparation, research, and practice.

Assistant or Associate Professor in Educational Leadership / M.Ed. Program Coordinator

The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies is seeking to fill a tenure-track position at the assistant or associate professor level in Educational Leadership. We are especially interested in candidates who have experience teaching online and hybrid graduate courses and whose research and teaching are related to district leadership, school leadership, educational policy, or the superintendency. The successful candidate will teach graduate courses in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies programs and will serve as the M.Ed. Program Coordinator for ELPS. Major responsibilities include: providing academic and administrative leadership for the M.Ed. program; coordinating program planning, recruitment, admissions, advising, assessment, and continuous improvement; teaching graduate courses; advising students; maintaining a productive scholarly agenda; and serving on department, school, and university committees. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience securing external funding, maintaining an active research agenda, serving as a principal, central office leader, superintendent, policy maker or board member, and who demonstrate strong research and graduate-level teaching skills.

The successful candidate will have an earned doctorate degree in educational leadership, or a closely related field from an accredited university. The position is available beginning August 2027. Review of applications will begin immediately. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by December 1, 2026.

Additional information on Howard University, the School of Education and the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies may be found at https://education.howard.edu/

Howard University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, sex, marital status, religion or disability.