Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership

General Description: The University of North Florida’s Department of Leadership, School Counseling and Sport Management is seeking a 9-month, tenure-earning, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership.  This position will report to The Chair of Leadership, School Counseling and Sport Management. Position responsibilities include contributing to the mission and vision of the College of Education and Human Services and engaging in a 2/2 teaching load or its equivalent and service.  The successful applicant will demonstrate excellence in inclusive and engaging instruction, high-quality scholarship, and cultivating community relationships. Applicants must submit an online application at https://unf.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/unfjobs that includes all required documents and reference information. The position is expected to begin on August 4, 2025. 

About the Department: The Department of Leadership, School Counseling, and Sport Management offers professional studies suitable for students interested in several education careers paths. Master of Education programs are offered in school leadership, early childhood leadership, higher education administration, educational leadership, educational technology, school counseling, ASL/English Interpreting, and athletic administration and a Doctor of Education program is offered in educational leadership.

For more information about the department of Leadership, School Counseling and Sport Management visit: https://www.unf.edu/coehs/lscsm/index.html

For more information on the University of North Florida, located in Jacksonville, FL., visit: https://www.unf.edu.

 Required Qualifications:

• Earned doctorate in educational leadership or a discipline closely related to educational leadership.
• Record of or emerging record of high-quality scholarship.
• Record of excellence in teaching at the higher education level.
• Record of partnerships (research or practice) with school or community partners.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience pursuing external funding.
• PK-12 leadership experience, including the evaluation of teachers.
• Professional experience as a principal/assistant principal, district administrator, assistant superintendent, superintendent, and/or district administrator.
• Experience supervising and mentoring practicum students in the field.
• Experience supervising and evaluating teachers.
• Experience leading, teaching, mentoring, or otherwise supporting the development of people/students from underserved populations.
• Experience with designing and teaching courses in a variety of modalities (e.g., face to face, hybrid, online).

 Application Materials Required:

Applicants should be prepared to provide the following required documents and information:

• Letter of interest
• One-page statement of your research agenda
• One-page statement of your teaching philosophy
• Current curriculum vitae
• Unofficial transcripts
• Names, phone numbers, and email address of three professional references

The selected candidate will be required to submit official transcripts (and, as applicable, U.S. degree equivalency evaluations) documenting the conferral of their qualifying academic credentials by the date of hire. Applicants may be required to upload additional documents based on their responses to the Foreign Influence Review questions:

• Passport (all pages including blank pages) and
• Form DS-160 (if ever submitted. If not, upload an explanation)

How to Apply: Applicants must complete an online application at https://unf.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/unfjobs and upload all required documents to be considered for this position. Applicants must include a list of names, addresses and phone numbers of 3 references in their application (letters to be provided if hired). Once you finalize your completed application and have submitted the required documents, you will receive a confirmation number. Keep the confirmation number for this position for your records. If you have any questions about the university or the search process, contact Denise Hester via email at [email protected]. If you have any questions about the position, contact Dr. Daniel Dinsmore at [email protected].  Applicants who do not apply on-line or do not upload all the required documentation will not be considered for this position.