Education Finance - Assistant Professor

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The College of Education and Social Services at the University of Vermont invites nominations and applications for a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track position in the Department of Education ( DOE ) beginning in Fall 2026, at the rank of Assistant Professor.

The University of Vermont ( UVM ), College of Education and Social Services ( CESS ), Department of Education, seeks to hire a quantitatively trained Assistant Professor of Education Finance (tenure-track) for a full-time (9-month) appointment to begin August 2026. Together, CESS and the Department seek to: a) educate and prepare outstanding professionals in education, social work, and human services; b) engage in high quality research and scholarship;

and c) provide exemplary professional service within Vermont, nationally, and globally. Specifically, CESS facilitates transdisciplinary synergy in research, teaching, and service. The primary mission of the Educational Leadership & Policy Studies ( EDLP ) program is to prepare graduate students to serve as leaders and policy makers in Vermont’s K-12 school and districts as well as in a range of school- and community-based service sectors.

The EDLP Program has a long history of training the state’s K-12 educational leaders and policy makers by collaborating with Vermont’s K-12 districts and Agency of Education (AoE), emphasizing research-based approaches to instructional leadership, staff and educator capacity building, programs and services, and network improvement communities. The program currently offers a) a master’s degree, b) a practitioner-focused, improvement science-oriented Ed.D., and c) a research apprenticeship model Ph.D., all in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.

Established in 1791, the University of Vermont is consistently ranked as one of the top public universities in the United States. Our academic programs combine faculty-student relationships most often found in a small liberal arts college with the resources of a major R1 institution. UVM’s tradition of equity and social justice extends not only to faculty, staff, and students, but also is reflected in a commitment to environmentally sound and sustainable practices.

The mission of The College of Education and Social Services is to educate and prepare outstanding professionals in education, human services, and social work; engage in scholarship of high quality; and provide exemplary professional service to Vermont, the nation, and the world. We do this to contribute to a more humane and just society, free from oppression, that maximizes human potential and the quality of life for all individuals, families and communities.

The EDLP programs situated within the Department of Education , which is widely recognized for its rigorous academic research, high-quality student experience, innovative…