Assistant​/Associate Professor - Education; Tenure​/Tenure-track F

Position: Assistant/Associate Professor - Higher Education (Tenure/Tenure-track F0602A)
Title:

Assistant/Associate Professor - Higher Education (Tenure/Tenure-track F0602A)

Agency: ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Location:

Norfolk, VA

FLSA:

Hiring Range:

Full Time or Part Time:

Additional Detail

Job Description:

The Department of Educational Leadership & Workforce Development invites applications for two tenure-track faculty positions in Higher Education to join a dynamic R1 research environment and contribute to graduate teaching, scholarship, and service in a practitioner-scholar program. The Higher Education (HIED) Program seeks candidates for the following appointments beginning August 2026:

* Position A: Assistant or Associate Professor, Tenure-Track

* Position B: Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track)

Rank will be determined based on qualifications, experience, and institutional criteria.

About the Program and University

Old Dominion University is a public, metropolitan, Carnegie Research 1 institution located in the Hampton Roads region of coastal Virginia, enrolling approximately 18,000 undergraduate and 6,000 graduate students. In 2024, ODU merged with Eastern Virginia Medical School, expanding its academic and research footprint in the health sciences.

Hampton Roads offers a rich cultural and professional environment with a high quality of life, access to coastal living, and proximity to major policy and higher education hubs. The region is approximately 90 minutes from Richmond and within easy reach of Washington, DC, providing access to state and federal agencies, national higher education organizations, research partners, and professional networks of interest to higher education scholars and practitioners.

The Higher Education (HIED) Program, housed in the Darden College of Education & Professional Studies, has a long-standing national reputation for excellence. The program prepares higher education leaders, scholars, and practitioners through a practitioner-scholar model and offers master's, specialist, and Ph.D. degrees, including cohort-based doctoral experiences with national and international engagement.

Position Responsibilities

Faculty appointed through this search will be expected to:

* Maintain an active and sustained scholarly agenda leading to peer-reviewed publications

* Actively engage in submitting and acquiring external funding consistent with tenure and promotion standards at an R1 institution

* Teach graduate courses (master's, Ed.S., and Ph.D.) in face-to-face and online formats, including asynchronous delivery; the typical teaching load is four graduate courses per academic year

* Advise and mentor graduate students, including chairing and serving on doctoral dissertation committees

* Contribute to curriculum development, program governance, and departmental initiatives

* Engage in service to the department, college, university, and profession appropriate to rank

* Collaborate with state, national, and international organizations in higher education

Minimum Qualifications:

Additional Considerations:

* Experience securing external funding as Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator

* Presentations or leadership roles in professional associations such as ASHE, AERA, NASPA, ACPA, SACSA, or related organizations

* Experience advising master's and/or doctoral students

* Experience in academic program administration (e.g., curriculum development, assessment, program coordination)

* Evidence of strong collaboration with colleagues and higher education organizations