Associate or Full Tenure-Line Professor for Education at InsideHigherEd

Candidates must submit a cover letter addressing the elements outlined in the Duties section, CV, three references, and a separate statement addressing their vision for innovation and partnership in educator preparation.
PLEASE NOTE: All applications should contain complete job history entries, which includes job title, dates of employment, name of employer, supervisor’s name and phone number and a description of duties performed. If this information is not submitted, your application may be rejected because it is incomplete. Resumes and curriculum vitae do not take the place of this required information.

Associate or Full Tenure-Line Professor for Education

Alpine

College of Education

999267

08/21/2025

Yes

Faculty Line Commensurate with Experience and aligned with compensated practices by rank plus Stipend.

Terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D. or Ed.D.) in Education or a closely related field of study; eligible for tenure and appointment to the rank of Associate or Full Professor at the time of hiring; Expertise in teacher preparation and with disciplinary expertise in a STEM field.

ExperienceThe ideal candidate is collaborative and has a strong interest in developing active partnerships with local and regional schools.Experience in leading innovative educator preparation programs and/or models (e.g., STEM field related preparation).Strong record of success in an academic appointment.Successful scholar with peer review publications in relevant professional journals, success in the area of grantsmanship, and/or development and publication of curricular materials that are demonstrably impactful in the field.Experience serving as a dissertation committee member and/or experience serving as a dissertation committee chair.Experience supporting and nurturing dual credit programs and/or partnerships is preferred.

SummaryThe College of Education is seeking a career academic with a record of excellence in teaching, research, and service, who has rich experience in both teaching in doctoral programming and in dissertation support, including committee service and leadership. The successful candidate will also bring experience in educator preparation and have expertise in at least one content area considered as a STEM field. Furthermore, the successful candidate will preferably have experiences in administrative leadership that offered substantial opportunity to be involved in and/or to supervise functions connected to compliance and accreditation within a college of education. Because the faculty member in this role would bring rich experience in the Academy, they will also be in a position to mentor faculty and staff and potentially serve in programmatic leadership. In-load teaching duties will be assigned. Number of courses will depend on program assignment (e.g., maximum 4:4, but could be 2:2 depending on percent of assignment to the doctoral program anticipated to start in August 2026).
ScopeCollege of Education Faculty and Program LeadershipDutiesEssential: In collaboration with the Dean, Chair, and doctoral program Director this faculty member will teach in the doctoral program anticipated for start in August 2026, serve as a dissertation chair and committee member, lead initiatives to establish and coordinate innovative educator preparation programs/models, and serving as a senior faculty member support implementation and sustainability of programmatic and structured faculty and staff mentoring programs.
SupervisionReceived: Reports to the Dean of the College of Education
Appointment begins as early Spring 2026.The SRSU College of Education is committed to building a representative and diverse faculty, administrative staff, and student body. We encourage applications from all qualified persons.
Working ConditionsUsual: Eight-hour workday, forty hours per week, with some early or late hours depending on workload; and attendance at various university, community, and school activities.

How to ApplyCandidates must submit a cover letter addressing the elements outlined in the Duties section, CV, three references, and a separate statement addressing their vision for innovation and partnership in educator preparation.
This position is security sensitive.
Responsible for personal safety and the safety of others; must exercise due caution and practice safe work habits at all times.

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Notice of Availability of the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report

The Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online at https://srinfo.sulross.edu/udps/The report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.

A paper copy of the report will be provided upon request. If you would like to receive a paper copy, you can contact the Office of Student Life, located on the Alpine Campus in the Morgan University Center, Room 211 or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 432-837-8424 or emailing [email protected]

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