Assistant​/Associate Professor, Educational Leadership

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For all applications, please include your resumeand cover letter.

• Upon hire, employer-paid tuition benefits for bachelor’s(employee, spouse, and dependent) and master’s degree programs(employee and spouse only).
• Tuition discounts for doctoral programs (employee only).
• Comprehensive benefits plan: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, and retirement options.
• Paid holidays: MLK Jr. day, Good Friday, Memorial Day,Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving break(Wednesday – Friday), and winter break (Dec. 23 – Jan.
  1).
• Free lunch Fridays: LU employees are eligible for a free mealon Fridays at the Evans Commons Dining Hall or Spellman Dining Hall;
  Chick-fil-A and Qdoba included.
• Professional development opportunities through the Lindenwood Learning Academy .

• Cover Letter specifying your area of expertise and interest
• Curriculum Vitae
• Teaching Philosophy

Faculty and instructors are responsible for curriculum, teaching,service, scholarship, and related administrative activities that support the mission, vision, and values of the university.

The College of Education and Human Services at Lindenwood University invites applications for an Assistant/Associate Professor of Educational Leadership.

Qualified applicants will possess a doctorate in education withspecialization in curriculum and instruction, school administration, district administration, or higher educationadministration. The successful candidate will be expected to teach4 courses ( 3 credit hours) each semester. Preference will be givento candidates with experience teaching online. All Lindenwoodfaculty members are expected to advise and mentor students,continue to develop their expertise through research and scholarship, and participate in faculty governance and campuslife.

The Assistant/Associate Professor of Educational Leadership is afull-time, 9-month faculty position that will begin August 13,2026. Review of applications will begin July 20, 2026 and will continue until July 27th.

The primary roles and responsibilities associated with this position include teaching doctoral level coursework, serving as adissertation chair and/or committee member, and advisingstudents.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representationof the types of duties and level of responsibility that will be required of positions given this title. This job description shallnot be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than thosespecifically presented in this description.

Employees should referto the Employee Guidebook and the respective performance evaluation for additional job-related expectations.

Lindenwood faculty are committed to designing courses and creatingclassroom cultures characterized by rigor, inclusiveness, support,and engagement for research-based teaching that will serve facultyfrom all disciplines and students from all groups. Guidelines andexpectations developed by the colleges, departments, or programs tosupport needs and/or requirements specific to each will be determined by the academic administrators and communicated to the faculty.

Lindenwood faculty actively support and provide service to the mission, vision, values, and initiatives of the university and colleges, and exemplify the Q2 culture of service excellence.

Guidelines and expectations developed by the colleges, departments,or programs to support needs and/or requirements specific to eachwill be determined by the academic administrators and communicated to the faculty.

Lindenwood faculty are committed to…