Job Title

Womack Educational Leadership (EDL/ALSS), Tenure-Track Faculty

Department

Womack Educational Leadership

University Expectation

MTSU seeks candidates committed to innovative teaching, robust research/creative activity, and meaningful service. We also seek to attract culturally and academically diverse faculty who value working with diverse students.

Salary

The salary and rank are commensurate on education and experience.

Job Summary/Basic Function

The College of Education at Middle Tennessee State University invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position (#115240) at the rank of assistant professor. The successful candidate will serve as a faculty member in the Womack Department of Educational Leadership and support the Assessment Learning and Student Success EdD.The start date for the position is August 1, 2025.

Key Responsibilities

• Teach graduate courses at the masters and doctoral levels and other related courses as needed.
• Develop, implement, and teach asynchronous online, hybrid, and in person courses.
• Advise graduate students and serve as dissertation chair or committee member for doctoral students.
• Maintain an active research and scholarship agenda.
• Collaborate with college and department faculty and staff.
• Engage in service to the program, department, college, university, community, and profession.
• Other responsibilities may include program development and assessment and contributing to a developing research practice partnership with local K12 school districts.

Required Education

A terminal degree in educational leadership, educational policy, or a closely related field is required by the appointment date.

Required Related Experience

At least three (3) years of K-12 teaching or administrative experience is required.

Other Desirables

Applicants with the following will receive special consideration.

• A valid and current or eligible for an administrative license.
• Experience serving as a chair or member of dissertation committees.
• Experience teaching graduate level courses in areas such as instructional coaching, educational policy, leadership studies, or school finance.
• Evidence of effective online course instruction experience.
• Experience collaborating with school districts and professional associations both regionally and nationally.
• Potential for securing external research funding.

Documents Needed to Apply

To successfully apply, applicants must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, and statement of research or creative activities (as appropriate to the discipline) as separate attachments at the time of online application. NOTE: The cover letter should provide evidence of a commitment to working in an environment that values diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. The research statement should provide evidence of an emerging or sustained research agenda related to educational leadership.

Special Instruction to Applicants 

For more information about serving as a faculty member at Middle Tennessee State University, please visit our faculty recruitment webpage at https://mtsu.edu/facultyrecruitment/.

If you need help applying, please contact Mitzi Dunkley, Faculty Recruitment Specialist, at (615) 898-5128. If you have position-specific questions, please contact Seth Ryan Jones at Ryan.Jones@mtsu.edu.

Application Review Date: 11/15/2024