Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership Studies
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership Studies
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10-04-2025
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The University of Kentucky Department of Educational Leadership Studies EDL seeks an Assistant Professor regular title series tenureeligible team member to assist our efforts to broaden access to leadership preparation to more students and community partners. EDL develops students to be effective and innovative leaders in education whether through formal or informal educational settings in community. We share a goal of empowering students to be agents of positive social change across a wide variety of disciplines. Thus we desire candidates who seek to embed their work within community through socially just civicembedded scholarship. We seek an individual who can contribute primarily to the new undergraduate instructional program offered by the department Leadership for Community Education and Human Learning LCE . The typical course load for a regular titles series faculty member in the College of Education is four courses a year 22. Further faculty are expected to engage with undergraduate students and serve on the LCE undergraduate committee. LCE is a nonteacher certification undergraduate program that prepares students to become effective leaders while implementing engaging educational programs within our communities. This includes individuals seeking a professional career in educational programming for youth and adult learners outside of the traditional classroom structure. LCE includes a variety of leadership and community education courses; a few examples include: Introduction to Community Education Entrepreneurial Community Programming Contemporary Leadership Applications along with capstone courses in leadership and community education. Across all EDL programs a robust student experience is central and thus we seek an individual with demonstrated capacity to provide guidance and support to students across all levels. Other potential teaching/advising may support other EDL programs including the Early Childhood Policy Certificate and the Master/EdS programs in educational leadership superintendency and doctoral programs. The successful candidate is also expected to develop and maintain an innovative and collaborative research program and pursue external funding. Research areas for this position will be considered broadly because of the various domains in which community leadership can manifest. These areas may include: communitybased education community and civic engagement social entrepreneurship and marketing that incorporates community innovation sociology of education communication prevention science organizational leadership processes community program planning implementation and evaluation. In particular candidates whose research is interdisciplinary will be prioritized. The successful candidate is also expected to publish in peerreviewed journals and engage scholarly communities through academic presentations. Applicants are eligible for a generous benefits package as a University of Kentucky faculty member with diverse rewards focusing on your total wellbeing. Additional information and updates to benefits can be found at: To apply for the position please submit the following: Cover letter addressing the qualifications of the position upload under Cover Letter Curriculum vita upload under Curriculum Vita Statement on Teaching upload under Specific Request 1 Statement on Research upload under Specific Request 2 Representative publication or writing sample upload under writing sample and Names and contact information of three people from whom references may be solicited enter when prompted in the application . The review of applications begins November 1 2024 but the posting will remin open until filled. Questions regarding the position should be directed to Dr. Kris Hains and Dr. Amanda Potterton Search Committee CoChairs Department of Educational Leadership Studies.
The University of Kentucky Department of Educational Leadership Studies EDL seeks an Assistant Professor regular title series tenureeligible team member to assist our efforts to broaden access to leadership preparation to more students and community partners. EDL develops students to be effective and innovative leaders in education whether through formal or informal educational settings in community. We share a goal of empowering students to be agents of positive social change across a wide variety of disciplines. Thus we desire candidates who seek to embed their work within community through socially just civicembedded scholarship. We seek an individual who can contribute primarily to the new undergraduate instructional program offered by the department Leadership for Community Education and Human Learning LCE . The typical course load for a regular titles series faculty member in the College of Education is four courses a year 22. Further faculty are expected to engage with undergraduate students and serve on the LCE undergraduate committee. LCE is a nonteacher certification undergraduate program that prepares students to become effective leaders while implementing engaging educational programs within our communities. This includes individuals seeking a professional career in educational programming for youth and adult learners outside of the traditional classroom structure. LCE includes a variety of leadership and community education courses; a few examples include: Introduction to Community Education Entrepreneurial Community Programming Contemporary Leadership Applications along with capstone courses in leadership and community education. Across all EDL programs a robust student experience is central and thus we seek an individual with demonstrated capacity to provide guidance and support to students across all levels. Other potential teaching/advising may support other EDL programs including the Early Childhood Policy Certificate and the Master/EdS programs in educational leadership superintendency and doctoral programs. The successful candidate is also expected to develop and maintain an innovative and collaborative research program and pursue external funding. Research areas for this position will be considered broadly because of the various domains in which community leadership can manifest. These areas may include: communitybased education community and civic engagement social entrepreneurship and marketing that incorporates community innovation sociology of education communication prevention science organizational leadership processes community program planning implementation and evaluation. In particular candidates whose research is interdisciplinary will be prioritized. The successful candidate is also expected to publish in peerreviewed journals and engage scholarly communities through academic presentations. Applicants are eligible for a generous benefits package as a University of Kentucky faculty member with diverse rewards focusing on your total wellbeing. Additional information and updates to benefits can be found at: To apply for the position please submit the following: Cover letter addressing the qualifications of the position upload under Cover Letter Curriculum vita upload under Curriculum Vita Statement on Teaching upload under Specific Request 1 Statement on Research upload under Specific Request 2 Representative publication or writing sample upload under writing sample and Names and contact information of three people from whom references may be solicited enter when prompted in the application . The review of applications begins November 1 2024 but the posting will remin open until filled. Questions regarding the position should be directed to Dr. Kris Hains and Dr. Amanda Potterton Search Committee CoChairs Department of Educational Leadership Studies.
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