Assistant Professor - Educational Policy & Leadership

Location: Albany, NY Category:
Faculty Job Type: Full-time Posted On:
Thu Aug 20 2026

Job Description:

The Department of Educational Policy & Leadership is dedicated to enhancing the understanding and practice of educational leadership 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 scholars in the field. We offer doctoral, master's and advanced graduate certificates in higher education leadership, educational policy and school leadership.

All programs adopt a global perspective, focusing on how international systems and policies support academic excellence.

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

The Department of Educational Policy & Leadership (EPL) in the School of Education at the University at Albany, State University of New York, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Higher Education. We seek a scholar whose research and teaching focus on Higher Education. Particular interest exists in candidates whose work draws upon organizational theory to advance understanding 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 Higher Education.

We welcome applicants from a broad range of scholarly traditions and methodological approaches whose work contributes to the study of Higher Education. The successful candidate may examine issues related to higher education organizations, leadership, governance, policy, student experiences, student outcomes, institutional effectiveness, workforce development, emerging technologies, K-12 schooling, or other important dimensions of postsecondary education. We seek applicants whose scholarship advances knowledge of Higher Education and prepare the next generation of scholars and leaders in the field.

The successful candidate will join a department whose faculty conduct research and prepare scholar-leaders across educational settings ranging from pre-K through higher education with a prominent record in globally engaged research, service and teaching. Responsibilities include conducting an active program of research and scholarship in Higher Education; seeking external funding support consistent with the candidate's research agenda and career stage; teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Higher Education and Educational Policy & Leadership and an AAQEP Accredited Leadership program;

advising master's and doctoral students; serving on dissertation committees; contributing to student recruitment and program development activities; fostering connections with higher education institutions and professional organizations; and providing service to the department, school, university, and profession. The successful candidate will contribute 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 intellectual community and who values collaboration across disciplinary, institutional, and professional boundaries. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to excellence in research, teaching, advising, and engagement with diverse educational communities.

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

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

• An earned doctorate degree from a college or University accredited by the US Department of Education or an internationally recognized accrediting organization by August 20, 2027. A doctorate in Higher Education is one means of demonstrating such preparation; however, applicants holding doctorates in other fields who can provide evidence of sustained research, teaching, service, and/or professional work focused on Higher Education are strongly encouraged to apply.
  
  Applicants who are ABD will be considered if all degree requirements are expected to be completed prior to the start of the appointment.
• Preparation and expertise in Higher Education demonstrated through research, teaching, professional practice, scholarly training, or a combination thereof.
• Evidence (or strong potential) of…