Job Description
Womack Educational Leadership (EDL/ALSS), Tenure-Track Faculty Job Number: FAC559
Work Type: Tenure-Track
Location: Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Categories: Education
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
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
[email protected].
MTSU offers a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to the following: - Sick Leave
- Vacation Leave for Administrative/Classified Staff/12-month Faculty
- 13 paid University holidays
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Retirement plans
- Optional 401K and 403B Deferred Compensation Plans
- Educational benefits for the employee and their spouse and dependents
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MTSU is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer that values diversity in all its forms. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.
Proof of U.S. citizenship or eligibility for U.S. employment is required before employment (Immigration Control Act of 1986). Clery Act crime statistics for MTSU are available at or by contacting MTSU Public Safety at (615) 898-2424.
MTSU is a Tobacco & Drug-Free campus.
This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you will be required to provide information about your criminal history to be considered.
For individuals requiring reasonable accommodation to apply: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation to apply for a position with MTSU,
please call 615-898-2929 or email
[email protected].
Application Review Date: 11/15/2024
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