Edu - Assistant Professor​/Associate Professor of Educational Leadership - Tenure​/Tenure Track

Assistant/Associate Professor of Educational Leadership

The Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies at the University of Alabama invites applications for an associate/assistant professor of Educational Leadership with a specific research focus on Educational Law, or Educational Economics & Finance in K-12 context.

The Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Technology Studies develops ethical and reflective scholars, researchers, and practitioners for work in K-12, higher education, business, government, and other educational settings. It is home to 30 research and teaching faculty across four program areas:
Educational Leadership, Higher Education Administration, Instructional Technology and Social and Cultural Foundations of Education.

Required Qualifications:

• Earned doctorate (by date of hire) in Educational Leadership with one or more of the following specialties:
  Educational Law, or Educational Finance & Economics.
• Curricular and research expertise in the above-mentioned areas.
• Sound, sophisticated quantitative or qualitative methodological skills.
• Ability to define and pursue a coherent research agenda in one of the areas of expertise noted above.
• Ability to publish research in the leading academic, refereed journals in the field.
• Ability to pursue and procure grants that align with and support research agenda.
• If Educational Law, familiarity with basic principles and laws governing K-12 operations.
• Ability to teach Ph.D., Ed.D., specialist, and master's level courses associated with educational economics, finance, or law in K12 contexts.
• Ability to teach general leadership courses as instructional needs of the program arise.
• Ability and willingness to mentor graduate students, chair dissertations, and serve on dissertation committees.
• Commitment to building the reputation of the Department locally and nationally through research, teaching and service to the profession.
• Commitment to building professional relationships with the educational leadership community and other K-12 stakeholders.
• Candidates at the associate professor level must have a record of research, teaching, and service commensurate with this rank.

Instructions and Required Materials for Application:

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. The priority deadline for application is October 1, 2025. To be considered for the position, applicants must submit: a cover letter, CV, the names and contact information for 3-4 references, and an unofficial transcript. Only completed applications will be considered. Materials can be submitted online.