Assistant Professor of Educational and Community Leadership

Assistant Professor of Educational and Community Leadership

Job Posting Number: 2027015

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The Department of Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology(CLAS) in the College of Education at Texas State University, a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) located in San Marcos, Texas, invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Educational and Community Leadership beginning August 2027. This position involves teaching, research, service, and leadership in our vibrant master's and doctoral programs in Central Texas.

Position: This position involves teaching, research, and service. Specific responsibilities include:

• Teaching graduate courses in the Ph.D. and the master's degree programs in Educational and Community Leadership, and the Principles and Superintendent Certification Programs. Teaching and service will be required across these programs in multiple locations, including on the main campus in San Marcos, supporting the growing expansion of our programs on the Round Rock Campus, and in partnership cohort programs in surrounding school districts.
• Developing and maintaining an active and productive research agenda that results in peer-reviewed publications and national and international visibility; commensurate with the university and department expectations for tenure and/or promotion.
• Seeking or having the potential to seek external funding to support research and student development.
• Contributing to service activities at the program, department, college, and university level, and the broader educational leadership profession.
• Mentoring master's and doctoral students; the latter through the dissertation process to timely degree completion.

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The Educational and Community Leadership(EDCL) program prepares leaders in K–12 and community-based contexts. The program emphasizes leadership, research-informed practice, and quality educational experience.

The CLAS Department serves approximately 975 students seeking undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in Professional Counseling (COUN), Educational and Community Leadership (EDCL), Adult, Professional, and Community Education (APCE), School Psychology (SPSY), Student Affairs in Higher Education (SAHE), and Integrated Studies (INTS). The CLAS Department provides high quality undergraduate and graduate education to promote significant transformational changes in communities, schools, organizations, and institutions locally and globally.

Guided by expert faculty who are deeply engaged in innovative research and dedicated to student success, CLAS students grow into leaders and changemakers in schools, communities, and organizations across Texas and beyond. The CLAS Department is proud to be part of a public, Hispanic-Serving Institution that values discovery and impact through research, teaching, and service.

Founded in 1899 as a small teaching college, Texas State University is now home to over 40,000 students. The university holds a Carnegie classification of Doctoral University-High Research Activity (R2) and is engaged in a strategic plan to attain Doctoral University‑Very High Research Activity (R1) by 2027. Texas State University is located along the beautiful San Marcos River. San Marcos is in the center of the innovation corridor, 40 minutes south of downtown Austin and 60 minutes north of San Antonio and is rich in vibrant and eclectic communities.

Required qualifications for Assistant Professor rank:

• An earned doctorate in Educational Leadership, Educational Administration, or closely…