Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership And Professional Studies

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William Paterson University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track, faculty position for the 2024 - 2025 academic year at the rank of Assistant Professor in the College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Professional Studies. Position starts August 1, 2024.
The Department of Educational Leadership and Professional Studies offers graduate study for professionals who wish to enhance their careers with advanced degrees, certifications, and endorsements. Reporting to the chair of the department, this position teaches Leadership, Higher Education Administration, and Educational Leadership graduate-level courses. The Department houses programs that offer Master's degrees in Educational Leadership and Higher Education Administration. In addition, the department houses the doctoral program (EdD) in Leadership. This will be an opportunity for the right candidate to teach across these three programs.
College Overview
Join a distinguished faculty where excellence is reflected in our mission and vision. We welcome diversity and are deeply committed to supporting and nurturing inclusive leaders. Our programs and coursework focus on methods to foster collaborative and ethical leadership skills, and an understanding of cultural competency to pursue issues of social justice, equity, and fairness.
Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Teaching:

• Teach 24 credits annually of graduate courses, online, hybrid, and in person.
• Provide students with consistent and effective advisement, support and guidance in their academic endeavors.

Service:

• Attend department and college meetings and participate in activities and events of the department, college, and university designed for student recruitment, retention and graduation.
• Participate in and contribute to assurance of learning assessment and accreditation as well as curriculum and program development.
• Serve on department, College of Education, and University committees and councils.

Scholarship:

• Enact a leadership-focused research agenda with consistent productivity as evidenced by academic presentations, peer-reviewed presentations, and grant activity.

Required qualifications:

• An earned doctorate in Leadership, Higher Education Administration, or related field from an accredited institution; ABD's will be considered.
• Experience in teaching graduate-level courses in Leadership, Higher Education Administration, and/or Educational Leadership.
• Ability to teach courses at graduate level in multiple modalities and platforms including online.

Personal attributes and traits:

• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Commitment to supporting student success.
• Capable of engaging and contributing to make a positive impact.
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence both in practice and in the assessment of self and others.

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