Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education

Position Title Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education Employee Type Regular Office /Department Teacher Education Work Environment Remote and hybrid positions are open to applicants based in states identified here :
Work at Loyola | Loyola University Maryland .Beatty Hall Job Type Full time Anticipated Start Date Tuesday, August 24, 2027

Benefits at Loyolahttps://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Temporary or Visiting, Estimated End Date Position Duties Loyola University Maryland is seeking exceptionally qualified applicants for a full-time tenure track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in early childhood education to begin Fall 2027. The position comes with a 10-month contract. Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience. Qualified applicants will have a doctorate in early childhood education or a related field and demonstrate a commitment to working with culturally and linguistically diverse learners.

Responsibilities include teaching three (3) courses per semester in early childhood and/or teacher education at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels; conducting and publishing research; advising students; participating in service at the department, school and university levels; developing university/community initiatives and partnerships.

Priority Final date to receive applications:
December 1, 2026

Required Qualifications Ph.D. or Ed.D. in Early Childhood Education or related field from an accredited institution (by start date)
Minimum of three years full-time early childhood (grades PK-3) teaching experience.

Eligibility for MSDE professional teaching or administrator license.

Experience teaching at the undergraduate or graduate level

Familiarity with Maryland and national standards for teacher preparation

Preferred Qualifications Experience working in special education

Experience teaching online

Evidence of engagement in high-impact teaching practices

Familiarity with accreditation of teacher preparation programs

Experience with program development

Compensation Range $70,000 - $74,000

Final compensation offers are determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, job-related experience, internal equity, and alignment with organizational budget.

Successful candidates for any staff, faculty, or administrative position at Loyola University Maryland will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

Employment Eligibility All candidates must be eligible to work in the United States and complete employment eligibility verification by the first day of employment at Loyola University Maryland, as required by law (e.g., Form I-9). Unless explicitly stated otherwise in the job description or job advertisement, Loyola University Maryland does not sponsor employment visas for this position.

University Description Loyola University Maryland, located in the vibrant city of Baltimore, is a prestigious, selective, comprehensive university with a strong residential liberal-arts-based undergraduate program and professional graduate programs at the master’s and doctoral levels. Founded in 1852, Loyola is a Catholic University and one of 27 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States and the first to bear the name of Saint Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus.

Deeply committed to the Ignatian principles upon which it was founded, Loyola focuses on the care and education of the whole person — mind, body, and spirit — and its mission centers on preparing its students to learn, lead, and serve in a diverse and changing world.

The Wall Street Journal ranked Loyola No. 19 overall in the nation in its 2026 “Best Colleges” list. Loyola was also ranked No. 51 for impact on graduate salaries and No. 81 in the nation for student experience. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Loyola among the top 10 universities in the North Region for the past decade. Princeton Review named it one of the nation’s top institutions for undergraduate higher education and one of the best Mid-Atlantic colleges for 2026.

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