Assistant Professor in Ed.D. P-12 Specialization

Department of Educational Leadership
College of Education
Assistant Professor in Ed.D. P-12 Specialization
Fall 2026

The Department of Educational Leadership at California State University Fullerton invites applications for a tenuretrack Assistant Professor position in P-12 Ed.D. Specialization with an appointment to begin fall 2026.

California State University Fullerton (CSUF) is an equal opportunity employer and a minority-serving institution with a Hispanic-Serving Institution designation. CSUF earned the prestigious Seal of Excelencia in 2021 and 2024 joining a distinguished group of colleges and universities recognized for their commitment to the success of Latine/x students. CSUF has a diverse student population of over 43000 students including international students from 73 nations. CSUF is firmly committed to student success by equipping students to achieve academic excellence career success and economic mobility. Candidates who can contribute to this goal through their teaching research advising and other activities are encouraged to identify their strengths and experiences. We are seeking to recruit and retain faculty who can teach and mentor our students to achieve their academic and career goals while advancing the Universitys strategic plan objectives. CSUF strives to retain all faculty by providing resources to build meaningful connections and community within and across disciplines. The campus community is designed to foster an inclusive environment that enables students staff administrators and faculty to thrive.

Position
This position is designed for a dedicated educator and scholar committed to advancing just equitable and inclusive education at the P12 educational levels. CSUF Educational Leadership faculty are committed teacher/scholars who bring research and creative discovery to problems of practice in P-12 education settings. They teach broadly in the curricula of the department advise students and serve on departmental and university-wide committees. CSUF faculty have the opportunity to regularly apply for CSUF and CSU grants that provide additional research funding and assigned time. Our department is highly collaborative and endeavors to support its faculty in pursuing professional goals and opportunities in and beyond our campus and local community.

Position Responsibilities

• Develop and teach courses in the P12 Educational Leadership program.
• Chair and serve on doctoral dissertation committees.
• Engage in scholarship commensurate with the requirements for tenure.
• Participate actively in departmental and university service including program meetings and community engagement initiatives.
• Advise students and contribute to curriculum development and program enhancements.

Teaching Assignments May Include

• P12 Dissertation Research Support
• Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research
• Epistemology History and Structure of Education
• Organizational Theory
• Ethical and Legal Dimensions of Instructional Leadership
• Leadership for Change

Required Qualifications

• Doctorate in Education with an emphasis in Educational Leadership or a related field.
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness at the graduate level.
• Proven track record of working successfully with diverse student populations particularly Latino Black
• or African American students.
• Strong commitment to addressing issues relevant to communities of color.
• The ability to build a research agenda or have established scholarship
• Demonstrated ability to apply principles of just equitable and inclusive education (JEIE) in P12 leadership (e.g. including curriculum policy or school/district change) in research and/or practice.
• Commitment to integrating research of practice into leadership development supporting future leaders to navigate and transform complex educational environments.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate technology effectively in teaching including online instruction.

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership experience at the P12 educational level
• A Clear Administrative Services Credential.
• Experience with Dissertations in Practice (DiP).
• Experience in P12 educational settings or research on P12 education.
• Evidence of fostering collaborative partnerships with families and communities especially in ways that value cultural assets and promote shared leadership.
• Experience designing implementing or evaluating initiatives that address systemic inequitiessuch as culturally sustaining pedagogies restorative practices or participatory action research.
• Experience mentoring educational leaders in the use of equity-oriented inquiry including equity audits data-driven improvement cycles or dissertation-in-practice models.
• Leadership in developing or implementing anti-racist and culturally relevant curriculum or professional development at the school district or higher education level.
• Record of advocacy or scholarship addressing power politics and policy as they relate to educational access equity and justice for historically marginalized populations.
• Experience supporting organizational change agency such as leading school improvement coalition-building or collaborative change efforts with measurable impact.
• Engagement in cross-institutional or community partnerships that advance JEIE including service research or joint initiatives with P12 schools or educational organizations.

Application
A complete online application must be received by electronic submission to be considered. To apply please visit choose full-time faculty search for the position 551368 and provide the following required materials:

• Cover letter in which you respond to the required qualifications
• Curriculum vitae
• Research statement (500 words maximum)
• Teaching statement (500 words maximum)
• Candidate statement on commitment to inclusive excellence (no more than 500 words):
  • Inclusive excellence is a strategic framework that recognizes the importance of diversity equity and inclusion in achieving organizational success and high-quality learning and teaching. Its a way of thinking and acting that integrates these values into all aspects of an institution from curriculum and pedagogy to recruitment and hiring. Essentially it means that excellence is not just about achieving high standards but also about ensuring that all members of the community have the opportunity to thrive and contribute (Williams et al. 2005).
  • With the Inclusive Excellence Statement we aim to learn about the applicants perspective on their past and present contributions to and future aspirations for promoting and engaging with a diverse student population. This statement should showcase the candidates professional experience intellectual commitments and/or willingness to teach and create an academic environment supportive of all students including but not limited to those of diverse ages abilities cultures ethnicities gender identities languages religions and sexual orientations.
  • Cal State Fullerton serves a student body that reflects the rich cultural ethnic and socioeconomic mosaic of Southern California. Please provide concrete examples of how you as a faculty member will support our students in one or more of the following areas which fall under the areas of awareness and understanding experience and commitment and future plans.
    1. Your contributions (past present or future) to embedding perspectives that are reflective of the student population into your teaching and/or scholarship.
    2. Your experience in service activities that are reflective of a diverse student population.
    3. Your experience and commitment to mentoring and providing opportunities to a diverse student body inside and outside the classroom environment.
    4. Your experience integrating creative activities that are inclusive of the identities of our student body and communities.
• A list of three references with relevant contact information
  • Semi-Finalists must submit three letters of recommendation. Please have these ready for thereferents to submit. On the References page of the online application enter information and emailaddresses for three referents who will provide a confidential letter of reference for your application. Atthe appropriate time in the search process they will receive a request via email along with information onuploading the letter. You can verify that CSUF has received each letter by loggingback into your applicant portal.
  • Finalists will be asked to have each of their three referents submit a letter of recommendation. Please have these ready for the referents to offer should you proceed to this search phase.
• Semifinalists may be asked to submit additional materials for further consideration (e.g. scholarly articles portfolio etc.).
• Graduate Transcripts (unofficial copies are sufficient for initial review)

Please direct all questions about the position to: Daniel Choi at or call

Application Deadline
To be assured full consideration all application materials must be received by November 14 2025. The anticipated appointment date is August 2026.

The College and Department
The College of Education is committed to just equitable and inclusive education with goals to:

• Reach the intersecting social identities of all learners through the critical examination of implicit and explicit biases and privileges in order to provide fair respectful non-discriminatory equitable inclusive and humanizing learning environments.
• Teach through an anti-racist lens using culturally and linguistically relevant strategies including educational technologies and community engagement to provide equitable opportunities and supports necessary for all learners to attain high-quality outcomes
• Impact schools and communities through a commitment to dismantling systems of oppression by supporting students teachers and leaders as citizens in a highly diverse global interconnected and digital world.

In Spring 2024 the College of Education faculty from racially and ethnically marginalized groups comprised 70% of the faculty (all ranks including lecturers).

In the Department of Educational Leadership students from racially and ethnically minoritized groups made up 65% of P12 Leadership Ed.D. students. The Department contains masters and doctoral programs in higher education and P12 leadership. This position would focus primarily on the P-12 Specialization but candidates with P20 experience and expertise could teach in P12 programs as well. The department uses a distributed leadership model with the expectation that all faculty share some of the leadership responsibilities though there are program coordinators who carry the bulk of the program responsibilities. The highly collaborative teams meet weekly in program meetings and monthly in department meetings. The Department includes the Center for Research on Educational Access and Leadership (CREAL) a center that produces educational assessments research papers and conference presentations on issues of access and equity in education. Faculty in the Department of Educational Leadership have opportunity to work closely with CREAL its students and faculty

Compensation
The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary range is $5405 to $11994 monthly (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring range is $7193 to $7334 per month.

Salary offered is commensurate with experience and addition the California Equal Pay Act prohibits employers from paying its employees less than those of the opposite sex and/or another race or ethnicity for substantially similar work ( research grants moving expenses startup funds and a reduced teaching load may be available.

CSUF Benefits
An excellent comprehensive benefits package includes health/vision/dental plans; spouse domestic partner and dependent feewaiver; eligibility for campus childcare (fees apply); and a definedbenefit retirement through the state system and optional tax-sheltering opportunities. For a detailed description of benefits please visit employees hired by the CSU for the first time who first become CalPERS members on or after July 1 2017 are subject to a 10-year vesting period for retiree health and dental benefits.

CSU Policies
The person holding this position is considered a mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and must comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 revised July 21 2017 as a condition of employment.

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be formally offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or the continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who selfdisclose.

Notice of Non-Discrimination based on Gender or Sex and Contact Information for Title IX Coordinator ( accordance with the California State University (CSU) Out-of-State Employment Policy the CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California. It requires hiring employees to perform CSU-related work within the State of California. The employee must be able to accept on-campus instruction as assigned and come to campus when needed. The CSU also prohibits hiring and retaining employees working permanently from a business location outside of the United States.

California State University Fullerton is not currently sponsoring faculty positions for H-1B employment visas. At the time of appointment the successful candidate if not a U.S. citizen must have authorization from the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services to work in the United States. For information on the University policy on support for non-immigrant probationary faculty visa acquisition please visit the Faculty/Staff Visas and Permanent Residency page: