Assistant Professor of Education in Postsecondary Educational Leadership
Job Description
Operating Title
Assistant Professor of Education in Postsecondary Educational LeadershipCampus Location
DurhamDepartment
UNH COLA EducationSummary of Position
The Education Department in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of New Hampshire invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Postsecondary Educational Leadership to begin mid-August, 2025.
The University of New Hampshire, the College of Liberal Arts, and the Education Department are deeply committed to being an inclusive community in which diverse backgrounds, identities, and perspectives are respected and celebrated in our curriculum, our scholarship and artistry, and in our everyday practices and interactions. This diversity strengthens our ability to reach our individual and collective potential and to provide better services and care for all faculty, staff, and students.
We seek candidates whose research contributes to advancing knowledge in postsecondary (writ large) education and educational leadership. We welcome applications from candidates with specific expertise in any, or ideally more than one, of the following areas: higher education, community college, postsecondary trajectories connected to career and technical education, apprenticeships and work-based learning, and career and workforce policy. Subdomain focus areas include, among others, youth and young adult development, strengths-based connections to community informal learning, inclusion and accessibility, curriculum, and student services. Candidates’ research agenda should show evidence of or high potential for external funding. Methodologically, we seek candidates whose research is community engaged, with expertise in qualitative and action/participatory research approaches specifically and experience with combining qualitative and quantitative methods and insights. We are especially interested in candidates whose expertise is either based in or applicable to prominent community, cultural, economic, and educational issues in New Hampshire and New England.
In teaching and advising, competitive candidates will have demonstrated expertise and leadership experience in online graduate education at the college/university level. We seek candidates who have taught or demonstrate readiness to teach in the aforementioned methodological specialization areas as well as in content specialization areas such as: educational evaluation; educational leadership and policy; education finance and business administration; human resources; school law; recruitment, retention, and postsecondary academic success across diverse social groups; and collective bargaining. Especially competitive candidates will excel in teaching across disciplines. Candidates should demonstrate readiness to contribute substantial advising at the doctoral level at the start date of the position.
Responsibilities for this position include: teaching online and in-person graduate courses; graduate and in particular doctoral student research supervision and advising; conducting research and publishing in peer-reviewed journals; presenting at professional academic conferences and engagement with public outreach; pursuing external funding to support research, teaching, and service efforts; serving on Department, College, and University committees; and engaging in professional and public service. Administrative leadership in a forthcoming Ed.D. degree program is a core expectation.
Additional Job Information
Candidates should be prepared to provide the following at the time of application:
- Cover letter: Cover letter describing a research agenda, as well as teaching and other experiences relevant to the job description. Three pages max.
- Curriculum vitae
- Diversity Statement: A brief statement that includes concrete examples and evidence of how the candidate’s own research, teaching, or community engagement have both had a positive impact on nondominant social groups and have interrogated one’s own role in such processes. One page max.
- Names and contact information of 3 professional references
- Recent publications: 2 publications or other writing samples
Review of applications will begin early December 2025 and will continue until the position is filled.
Questions regarding this position should be directed to the Search Committee Chair: Andrew Coppens (andrew.coppens@unh.edu) and its members: Todd Leach (todd.leach@usnh.edu) and NaYoung Hwang (nayoung.hwang@unh.edu).
Questions about the application process or requirements should be directed to the Education Department’s Administrative Coordinator, Christine Wolczko (christine.wolczko@unh.edu).
Posting Number
PF0905FY25Acceptable Minimum Qualifications
The position requires: (1) A doctorate in education or a related field, defended by the position start date; (2) Experience teaching both online and in-person graduate courses in areas outlined above; (3) Evidence of scholarly activity, research, and publications in peer-reviewed journals; (4) Evidence of the ability to work collaboratively with diverse communities and a strengths-based research agenda that addresses the ways that educational outcomes relate to social, cultural, and community ecological processes and patterns.
Additional Preferred Qualifications
Strong candidates will have research and teaching experience with leading edge qualitative, participatory, and community engaged methodologies as well as experience and expertise teaching across both qualitative and quantitative traditions.
Salary Information
Salary is complemented by a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, retirement, tuition, and paid time off.
Quick Link to Posting
https://jobs.usnh.edu/postings/63304Faculty Information
Tenure-TrackType of Position
FacultyPosting Date
10/14/2024Open Until Filled
YesInterested Internal Candidates Exist?
NoAppointment Type
Tenure-TrackSpecial Requirements
A background check will be required as a condition of employment.EEO Statement
The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.
Institution Information
The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.
The UNH Diversity Resource Guide with information and programming available in the seacoast area, New Hampshire, and the region can be found here: https://www.unh.edu/hr/diversity-resource-guide
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