• Associate/Assistant Professor

    University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)


    Position Number: 004915

     

    Department: College of Education (Col)

     

    Employment Type: Permanent - Full-time

     

    Months Per Year: 9

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

    Demonstrate scholarly productively in research; teach courses in the Department of Educational Leadership primarily in the field of higher education; seek external funds to support research activities; provide service to the field and profession; and participate in program, department, college, and university service.

    Minimum Experience / Education:

    UNC Charlotte gives primary consideration to the earned doctorate or terminal degree in the teaching discipline or a related discipline.

    Preferred Education Skills and Experience:

    The Department of Educational Leadership at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-eligible Assistant or Associate Professor of Higher Education beginning August 10, 2026 (position # 4915). The position will primarily serve the Ed.D. and M.Ed. programs in Educational Leadership, and their robust concentrations in higher education. Graduate-level coursework is delivered in a variety of formats including face-to-face, hybrid/blended, and online.

     

    Responsibilities. Demonstrate scholarly productivity in research; teach courses and advise students in the Department of Educational Leadership primarily in the field of higher education; seek external funds to support research activities; provide service to the field and profession; and participate in program, department, college, and university service.

     

    Qualifications. We seek a faculty colleague to join a high-achieving, dynamic, and collaborative College of Education and Department that is committed the development of higher education professionals interested in both research and practice. Required qualifications include: (1) an earned doctorate in Higher Education Student Affairs, Educational Leadership, or closely related field from an accredited university, or expected graduation prior to August 10, 2026, (2) a minimum of three years of professional experience as an administrator at the college/university level, and (3) for Assistant Professor—evidence of the potential to develop an active and sustainable research agenda with the promise of external funding in an area associated with higher education; for Associate Professor—early career momentum in the development of an active and sustainable research agenda with the continued promise of research productivity and external grant funding in an area associated with higher education.

     

    Preferred qualifications include: (1) professional experience and teaching and research interest in higher education student affairs, enrollment management, and/or academic support (other areas will also be considered), (2) experience teaching graduate-level courses and with dissertation committees, (3) previous publications and experience with external funding, (4) evidence of service to the profession, and (5) demonstrated familiarity with the use of online instructional technologies. The selected candidate for this position will be required to provide an official transcript of their highest earned degree and will be subject to the criminal background check.