Temporary Assistant Professor

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Temporary Assistant Professor 12 Mo Working Title Temporary Assistant Professor in Higher Ed Leadership Position #
F00064 Department Leadership and Special Education

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The Department of Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Special Education (ELCSE) in the College of Education and Behavioral Science at Arkansas State University offers a fully online Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership, housed in the Center for Excellence in Education. The program has a P-12 track and a Higher Education Leadership track. It serves practitioner-scholars, most of whom work full-time as leaders in schools, colleges, and universities.
Our program is a member of the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED). Students complete a dissertation focused on real problems in their own organizations. The department also offers master’s, specialist, and graduate certificate programs in educational leadership and related fields.
Applicants are invited to apply for a 12-month, non-tenure-track Assistant Professor position with an anticipated start date of January 4, 2027. We're looking for a higher education scholar-practitioner who has real-world leadership experience and a strong grounding in applied research methods. This faculty member will teach doctoral courses, chair and serve on dissertation committees, and help students design rigorous, ethical, practical research that improves their institutions.
Candidates will teach in the Doctoral Program in Higher Education Leadership, which is a fully online program. The successful candidate will be a strong collaborator and have a desire to connect with colleagues and build relationships to ensure a strong program. The ideal candidate will have experience developing and teaching doctoral-level courses, chairing and serving on dissertation committees, advising and mentoring program students, and being involved in appropriate activities for the maintenance and continuous improvement of the program, particularly as our program aligns with its membership in the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED).

Candidates are expected to be well-versed in research methods, higher education leadership practices, policy and law, finance, and research. We’re looking for someone who brings a positive, solutions-focused, “let’s figure it out” approach and communicates promptly and openly with colleagues and students.

• Develop and teach online doctoral courses for practitioner-scholars in Canvas, including courses in higher education leadership and applied research methods
• Facilitate engaging, high-quality online learning experiences aligned with college and university distance education standards
• Provide timely, substantive, and constructive feedback on student work
• Maintain a consistent, visible presence in asynchronous and synchronous course environments

• Chair and serve on dissertation committees
• Collaborate with committee members to support steady student progress
• Advise and mentor doctoral students
• Support ethical and rigorous research practices, including IRB and data integrity standards

• Work collaboratively with faculty in the Ed.D. and other department programs
• Participate in virtual program, department, and college faculty meetings
• Contribute to program initiatives, including curriculum development, assessment and continuous improvement aligned with CPED principles
• Maintain Graduate Faculty status in accordance with university policy
• Other duties as assigned