Professor of Practice & Executive Director, Professional Preparation & Workforce Partnerships; CT

Professor of Practice & Executive Director, Professional Preparation & Workforce Partnerships (CT)

Professor of Practice & Executive Director, Professional Preparation & Workforce Partnerships (CT)

Posting Number req
27056

Department Teachg Learning Sociocult Stds

Department Website Link (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-studies

Location Tucson Campus

Address Tucson, AZ USA

Position Highlights

The University of Arizona College of Education is searching for an Executive Director of Professional Preparation & Workforce Partnerships to provide strategic leadership, coordination, compliance oversight, and operational management for educator and professional preparation programs across the university. This is a Full Professor of Practice position that will oversee teacher certification and all other certification programs within the College of Education and serves as the lead liaison for educator preparation programs housed across multiple colleges, including Science, Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences (CALES), Fine Arts, and Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS).

The role also supports professional preparation and certification pathways in educational leadership, school psychology, rehabilitation and mental health counseling, special education, and related professional programs. Consistent with national models across Colleges of Education and educator preparation programs, the Director of Professional Preparation serves as a central coordinating leader responsible for certification compliance, accreditation support, data reporting, educator workforce partnerships, and continuous improvement efforts connected to educator and professional preparation.

This position aligns with national leadership models across Colleges of Education that emphasize integrated educator preparation systems, accreditation and compliance oversight, PK-12 partnerships, data-informed continuous improvement, workforce development, and innovative professional preparation pathways. The Director of Professional Preparation will help establish a coordinated institutional infrastructure to support program quality, educator workforce responsiveness, certification completion, and external partnerships across the university’s professional preparation ecosystem.

The position is intended to strengthen institutional effectiveness and strategically position