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Posted: 10-Sep-25
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Type: Full-time
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Internal Number: 527451
Department/Organization
212501 - Ed Leadership/Policy/Tech Studies
Rank
Assistant/Associate Professor
Position Summary
The Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies at the University of Alabama invites applications for an associate/assistant professor of Educational Leadership with a specific research focus on Educational Law, or Educational Economics & Finance in K-12 context.
Detailed Position Information
The Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies at the University of Alabama invites applications for an associate/assistant professor of Educational Leadership with a specific research focus on Educational Law, or Educational Economics & Finance in K-12 context. A successful candidate will join seven active research and teaching educational leadership faculty as well as a vibrant student community. Start date will be August 16, 2026.
The Educational Leadership (EL) program offers multiple graduate degrees. The intent of Ph.D. degree is to prepare researchers, faculty, educational leaders and policy makers in the K-12 education sector. A newly revised, cohort-based Ed.D. program is designed to develop and hone decision-making skills of aspiring educational leaders who are committed to building the instructional capacity of the schools and districts in which they serve. Along with these are the M.A. and Ed.S. degrees that lead to leadership certification in the state of Alabama. Aspiring applicants will join a team of scholar-teachers who have established publication records, served in various leadership positions, and who are committed to professorial roles of research, teaching and service. Producing informed, just, and highly competent professionals is a goal shared by all EL faculty. The EL program and College of Education at the University of Alabama is an early and long-standing full voting member of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA).
The ideal candidate holds a doctorate degree in educational leadership and possesses the knowledge, methodological skills and professional experience needed to pursue a robust, focused research agenda that informs program teaching assignments. This individual will be active and visible at the national level, publishing research in top-tiered refereed journals in the field, presenting annually at national/international academic conferences, and supporting both through grant acquisition aligned with these interests. In addition, the candidate will provide evidence of a solid academic foundation for engaging in the aforementioned activities associated with a tenure or tenure-track position at a R1 (Carnegie Classification) institution
About the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies
The Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Technology Studies develops ethical and reflective scholars, researchers, and practitioners for work in K-12, higher education, business, government, and other educational settings. It is home to 30 research and teaching faculty across four program areas: Educational Leadership, Higher Education Administration, Instructional Technology and Social and Cultural Foundations of Education.
Minimum Qualifications
Required Qualifications
• Earned doctorate (by date of hire) in Educational Leadership with one or more of the following specialties: Educational Law, or Educational Finance & Economics.
• Curricular and research expertise in the above-mentioned areas.
• Sound, sophisticated quantitative or qualitative methodological skills.
• Ability to define and pursue a coherent research agenda in one of the areas of expertise noted above.
• Ability to publish research in the leading academic, refereed journals in the field.
• Ability to pursue and procure grants that align with and support research agenda.
• If Educational Law, familiarity with basic principles and laws governing K-12 operations.
• Ability to teach Ph.D., Ed.D., specialist, and master’s level courses associated with educational economics, finance, or law in K12 contexts.
• Ability to teach general leadership courses as instructional needs of the program arise.’
• Ability to teach in a traditional University classroom, online, and hybrid environment.
• Ability and willingness to mentor graduate students, chair dissertations, and serve on dissertation committees.
• Commitment to building the reputation of the Department locally and nationally through research, teaching and service to the profession.
• Commitment to building professional relationships with the educational leadership community and other K-12 stakeholders.
• Candidates at the associate professor level must have a record of research, teaching, and service commensurate with this rank.
Instructions and Required Materials for Application
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. The priority deadline for application is October 1, 2025. To be considered for the position, applicants must submit: a cover letter, CV, the names and contact information for 3-4 references, and an unofficial transcript. Only completed applications will be considered. Materials can be submitted online at https://careers.ua.edu. Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience. Questions may be directed to the co-chairs of the search committee, Dr. Jingping Sun (jsun22@ua.edu).
About the Division/College/School
For over 150 years, the College of Education has been dedicated to developing professionals with the expertise needed to advance the intellectual and social conditions of all learners. By effectively preparing graduates to pursue their pedagogical and scholarly endeavors, the College of Education aims to lead Alabama in teaching, scholarship, advocacy, and service. Our faculty’s research, teaching, and service is widely recognized through their securement of external funding, national awards, professional organization leadership, established centers and offices, and outreach to the local, state, and national communities. Faculty in the college are free to pursue their passions, partner with the local communities, and excel in their many pursuits of academia.
The College of Education consists of six academic departments and 29 high-caliber programs, including opportunities that enable students to earn specialized degrees in teacher education, exercise science, and educational neuroscience. Through a robust offering of main campus options, online degrees, and certification programs, the College is poised to accommodate any learner. The College of Education is also home to the No. 1 competitive adaptive sports program in the nation, UA Adapted Athletics, and proudly supports their successes at their state-of-the-art facilities. With teaching, research, and outreach efforts that serve the local community and beyond, the College of Education continues to expand its footprint in both the world of academia and in our global society.
The College of Education is committed to advancing opportunities for all of its community members, including increasing and retaining faculty, staff, and students from a range of backgrounds and areas of expertise, creating a culture that welcomes a vibrant and global college community, and providing opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to develop competencies that support these efforts. For more information on the College of Education’s commitments and efforts, please visit our website: https://education.ua.edu/
About the University
The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, named one of Travel + Leisure’s 25 Best College Towns and Cities in the U.S. As one of the nation’s premier universities, UA offers bachelor’s, master's and doctoral degrees in nearly 200 fields of study. With more than 1,400 acres of tree-lined academic core campus and over 300 state-of-the art facilities, UA has been ranked among the most beautiful and most impressive college campuses in the South, in the state of Alabama and in the nation.
In Fall 2023, the Capstone set a new enrollment record with more than 39,000 students, including more than 8,200 in the freshman class. The current enrollment includes students from every county in Alabama, every state in the nation and 92 countries around the world. More than 1,100 National Merit Scholars are currently enrolled, making UA one of the largest enrolling institutions of the scholars in the country.
UA was recently recognized as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. students for the seventh time in nine years, as well as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for the first time. UA is one of only 12 universities in the nation to receive both honors.
For reasons like this, the University made Forbes list of America’s Top Colleges for 2023 and Time magazine’s list of Top 50 Best Colleges for Future Leaders. It also made Princeton Review’s list of Top Value Colleges.
UA is also designated among the top doctoral research universities in the United States in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. One of the fastest growing major research institutions in the nation, UA saw a 21% increase in sponsored awards in the 2023 fiscal year.
Since 2015, UA has invested over $1.1 billion in the physical campus, adding more than 2.55 million gross square feet of space, over 150 new research-intensive faculty, signature research areas (e.g., “The Alabama Research Institutes”), and a growing number of partnerships with industry and with state and federal agencies.
The University employs nearly 2,100 faculty and over 4,500 staff, with 52 UA researchers included in the National Academy of Inventors. An additional 40 current faculty have received the NSF CAREER Award, the nation’s most prestigious recognition of top performing young scientists in disciplines ranging from nanoscience and engineering to biological sciences.
Background Investigation and EEO Statement
Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.
The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants to and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases. Follow the link below to find out more. "EEO is the Law" https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf
