Assistant Professor of Education

Cookeville, TN, United States

Job Identification: 26044

Posting Date: 09/28/2026, 02:02 PM

Grade: 0

Description of Job Duty:

Teach doctoral courses, perform research, and fulfill the mission of the Department of Curriculum;
Instruction.

Tennessee Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

• Teach online Ph.D. courses that focus on higher education, curriculum, data science, leadership, and other innovative courses relevant to the candidate's areas of expertise.
• Ability to advise graduate students, serve on, and chair doctoral level committees, and chair dissertation committees.
• Tennessee Tech faculty are committed teachers/scholars who bring research and creative discovery to problems of practice in higher education settings.
• Establish and maintain a record of quality, well-defined scholarly productivity demonstrated through peer-reviewed publications, acquisition of external funding, and presentations at state, regional and national conferences.
• Provide leadership for innovative and successful higher education partnerships across the state.
• Provide service to the institution, profession, and community.
• Develop grant proposals for internal and external funding.

Those typical to perform the duties listed.

• Commensurate with education and experience.

• Benefits include the accumulation of one (1) sick leave day per month and thirteen (13) University holidays.
• Other benefits include medical and life insurance (shared cost with the university), retirement, optional 401k, and educational benefits.
• Deferred income and benefits over 12 months.

Minimum Qualifications:

• An earned doctorate or completion of all coursework (ABD) from an accredited institution in a relevant field related to higher education administration.
• Demonstrated high-quality scholarly accomplishment appropriate to stage in academic career.
• Clear ability to instruct, manage, mentor/motivate, and engage graduate students.
• Displays potential to assume a leadership role in the Higher Education Ph.D. program.
• Strong methodological training in quantitative methods.
• Excellent oral and written communication expertise.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with some elements of higher education administration processes (e.g., institutional effectiveness reporting, institutional research, department-level reporting, accreditation efforts, strategic planning, committee service, QEP or CIP efforts, program evaluation, finance, student success).
• Evidence suggesting success or experience with external funding to support research and teaching.
• Evidence/knowledge of university teaching experience, particularly at the Ph.D. level.
• Willingness to collaborate with Ph.D. students in research and grant activities.
• Ability to integrate technology into teaching and learning and model best practices.
• Interest in or experience with cross-disciplinary and/or inter-university collaborations through mechanisms such as grants, trainings, program outreach, etc.
• Strong data collection, analysis, and reporting skills.