Assistant Professor - Educational Policy & Leadership

University at Albany, SUNY; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Educational Policy & Leadership at the University at Albany invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Higher Education. We seek a scholar focusing on higher education with leadership, governance, policy, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities include conducting research, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Higher Education and EPL, advising students, and contributing to professional service.

Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in Higher Education or related field by Aug 20, 2027.
• Preparation and expertise in Higher Education demonstrated through research, teaching, or professional practice.
• Evidence of scholarly productivity and a clear research agenda in Higher Education.
• Commitment to effective teaching and mentoring in higher education settings.
• Demonstrated potential for external funding aligned with career stage.

Responsibilities

• Conduct an active program of research and scholarship in Higher Education.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Higher Education and Educational Policy & Leadership.
• Advise master's and doctoral students and contribute to service to the department and university.

Skills

Higher Education

Research

Teaching

Diversity & Inclusion

Scholarly Productivity

Education

Doctorate in Higher Education

ABD considered (completion before start)

Job description

About University at Albany:

The University atAlbany is a Carnegie-classified Research 1 institution drivenby academic excellence, pioneering research and scientificdiscovery, and service to community. UAlbany's world-class faculty experts and approximately 17,500 students arecreating new knowledge in fields such as artificial intelligence, semiconductor engineering, atmospheric and environmental sciences, cybersecurity, public health, public administration and socialwelfare while deepening our understanding of our world throughscholarship and creative activity in the social sciences andhumanities. As one of the most diverse public research institutionsin the nation, the University is a national leader in publicengagement, educational equity and social mobility. For over 180years, UAlbany has molded bright, curious and engaged students andlaunched them toward success.

Located in Albany, New York, New York State's capital, theUniversity is convenient to Boston, New York City and theAdirondacks.

Job Description:

The Department of Educational Policy & Leadership is dedicatedto enhancing the understanding and practice of educationalleadership and policy at all levels of the education system, cradle-to-career. We advance this mission through our programs of teaching, research, and engagement with practitioners and scholarsin the field. We offer doctoral, master's and advanced graduatecertificates in higher education leadership, educational policy and school leadership. All programs adopt a global perspective, focusing on how international systems and policies support academicexcellence.

For more information about the School of Education and theDepartment of Educational Policy & Leadership, please visit albany.edu/education/department-educational-policy-leadership.

The Department of Educational Policy & Leadership (EPL) in theSchool of Education at the University at Albany, State University of New York, invites applications for a tenure-track AssistantProfessor in Higher Education. We seek a scholar whose research andteaching focus on Higher Education. Particular interest exists incandidates whose work draws upon organizational theory to advanceunderstanding of postsecondary institutions, systems, leadership,and change, including relationships with PK-12 settings. We also welcome applicants whose scholarship employs other theoretical and methodological approaches that contribute to the study of HigherEducation.

We welcome applicants from a broad range of scholarly traditionsand methodological approaches whose work contributes to the studyof Higher Education. The successful candidate may examine issuesrelated to higher education organizations, leadership, governance,policy, student experiences, student outcomes, institutionaleffectiveness, workforce development, emerging technologies, K-12schooling, or other important dimensions of postsecondaryeducation. We seek applicants whose scholarship advances knowledgeof Higher Education and prepare the next generation of scholars andleaders in the field.

The successful candidate will join a department whose facultyconduct research and prepare scholar-leaders across educationalsettings ranging from pre-K through higher education with aprominent record in globally engaged research, service andteaching. Responsibilities include conducting an active program ofresearch and scholarship in Higher Education; seeking externalfunding support consistent with the candidate's research agenda andcareer stage; teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in HigherEducation and Educational Policy & Leadership and an AAQEPAccredited Leadership program; advising master's and doctoralstudents; serving on dissertation committees; contributing tostudent recruitment and program development activities; fosteringconnections with higher education institutions and professionalorganizations; and providing service to the department, school,university, and profession. The successful candidate willcontribute to courses in Higher Education and departmental core,and research-methods courses consistent with their expertise.

We seek a colleague who will contribute to a vibrant intellectualcommunity and who values collaboration across disciplinary,institutional, and professional boundaries. Applicants shoulddemonstrate a commitment to excellence in research, teaching, advising, and engagement with diverse educationalcommunities.

Functional and Supervisory Relationships:

• Reports to: Department Chair
• Supervises the following positions: N/A

Job Requirements:

• Candidates must be sensitive to the needs of and possess aninterest in working in an academic community that is diverse with regard to gender, race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexualorientation or identity, disability status, and protected veteranstatus.
• Applicants must demonstrate an ability to develop inclusive andequitable relationships within our diverse campus community.
• Applicants must demonstrate an ability to support diversity,equity, access, inclusion, and belonging relative to theirrole.

Minimum Qualifications:

• An earned doctorate degree from a college or Universityaccredited by the US Department of Education or an internationallyrecognized accrediting organization by August 20, 2027. A doctoratein Higher Education is one means of demonstrating such preparation;however, applicants holding doctorates in other fields who canprovide evidence of sustained research, teaching, service, and/orprofessional work focused on Higher Education are stronglyencouraged to apply. Applicants who are ABD will be considered ifall degree requirements are expected to be completed prior to thestart of the appointment.
• Preparation and expertise in Higher Education demonstratedthrough research, teaching, professional practice, scholarlytraining, or a combination thereof.
• Evidence (or strong potential) of scholarly productivity and aclear research agenda in Higher Education, with capacity to developand sustain an active program of research appropriate to careerstage.
• Evidence of commitment to effective teaching and mentoringstudents in higher education settings, including through graduateinstruction, teaching assistantships, instructor-of-recordexperience, advising, mentoring, or comparable educationalexperiences, consistent with departmental core courses.
• Demonstrated research productivity, with a research agenda thatis aligned with external funding opportunities and evidence of orstrong potential for obtaining external funding commensurate withthe candidate's career stage in Higher Education.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Scholarship, professional experience, dissertation research, orother scholarly engagement addressing significant issues,organizations, policies, or practices in Higher Education.
• Experience with, or strong potential to contribute tointerdisciplinary collaboration through scholarship, service,and/or teaching.

Working Environment:

• Typical office/instructional environment
• In-person and online teaching

Professional Rank and Salary Range:

Assistant Professor(Academic-year appointment), Salary commensurate withexperience

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and CampusCrime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IVinstitutions, without exception, prepare, publish and distribute anAnnual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts:disclosure of the University's crime statistics for the past threeyears; and disclosures regarding the University's current campussecurity policies. The University at Albany's Annual SecurityReport is available in portable document format [PDF] by clicking this link http://police.albany.edu/ASR.shtml

Pursuant to New York Labor Law 194-a, the University will not seek,request, or rely upon an applicant's wage or salary history indetermining whether to interview, hire, or establish compensationfor an applicant. Applicants are not required to provide wage orsalary history information as a condition of employmentconsideration. Salary history may only be verified in the limitedcircumstances permitted by law.

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