Visiting Assistant Professor, Online Doctorate in Leadership in Schooling

Visiting Assistant Professor, Online Doctorate in Leadership in Schooling
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell, MA
Full-Time

The College of Education at the University of Massachusetts Lowell is seeking an energetic, collaborative colleague to fill a visiting assistant professor position for its expanding online Ed.D. Leadership in Schooling program. This annual appointment is renewable for up to four years. A successful candidate may be considered for a full-time, non-tenure track assistant teaching professor position after three years. The applicant has the option to work remotely except during the annual one-week July residency requirement.

We are seeking an individual who has:

  1. A demonstrated commitment to developing K-12 school leaders who strive to improve the educational opportunities of diverse and historically underserved communities.
  2. The demonstrated expertise to teach K-12 school leadership courses that are anchored in one or more of the following areas: Improvement Science or related approaches to continuous improvement; culturally responsive, anti-racist pedagogy.
  3. A record of supporting/supervising doctoral research that promotes continuous school improvement and social justice.
  4. Demonstrated experience in quantitative or mixed methods, and (5) excellent teaching and communication skills.  

Responsibilities:

  • This new position is designed to exclusively support the continued growth and improvement of the Ed.D. program. Position responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
  • Teaching a total of six graduate-level asynchronous online courses (which includes teaching in the summer, fall and/or spring terms, chairing dissertations-in practice committees).
  • Serving on dissertation-in-practice committees, reviewing student portfolios and qualifying papers.
  • Advising of student cohorts when needed.
  • Participating in the program’s annual week-long summer on-campus residency.
  • Attending program meetings.
  • Assisting in the continuous improvement of the EDD program (e.g., program recruitment, evaluation, etc.) and other responsibilities as the program requires.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Ph.D. or Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, Education Policy, Organizational Leadership, or a related field awarded before the start of the appointment.
  • Experience teaching or mentoring adult learners.
  • Experience leading or working with leadership in the PK-12 context.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in improvement science/improvement research [e.g., design-based research/action research, continuous improvement, PDSA cycles, etc.
  • Experience delivering online courses  at the post-undergraduate or graduate level.
  • Experience in culturally relevant/anti-racist pedagogy.
  • Experience in supervision of practice-based dissertations that promote social justice.
  • Experience in quantitative or mixed methods research.
  • Ability to collaborate on program development and improvement.
  • Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and organizational skills.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. However, the position may close when an adequate number of qualified applications are received. 

Please include the following documents with your application:

  • Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Cover letter describing: the candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion; a commitment to working with graduate students who are working professionals; teaching proficiency; research experiences, particularly as they apply to improvement research; collaborative work undertaken; and any experiences with online teaching
  • One course syllabus germane to the courses which might be taught at UMass Lowell
  • An evaluation of your teaching skills (provide either a synopsis of participant evaluations of a course you have taught, extensive professional development you have facilitated, or an evaluation conducted by a supervisor)
  • Names and contact information of three references will be required during the application process.

For more information and to apply, please visit: https://careers.pageuppeople.com/822/lowell/en-us/job/507149/visiting-assistant-professor-online-doctorate-in-leadership-in-schooling

About the College of Education:
The College of Education is one of six academic colleges at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The College of Education (COE) contributes to the recognized success of UMass Lowell, which is ranked in the top 200 of national research universities (US News and World Report) and is one of the fastest growing universities in the country. Lowell is approximately 25 miles north of Boston and is a mid-size city with a diverse population. It is home to the second largest Cambodian population in the country, but is also home to people whose family heritage includes such countries as Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria, Brazil, and the Caribbean. Because of its place in the history of the industrialization of the USA, the National Park Service established the Lowell National Historical Park (LNHP). The LNHP in collaboration with the COE oversees the Tsongas Industrial History Center, which, each year, brings 40,000 children to Lowell for place-based, experiential learning.

The COE currently serves 400 graduate students and 120 undergraduates. The College has 14 tenured or tenure track faculty and five clinical faculty. Education degrees are offered at the undergraduate and graduate level. During the last five years, the College has launched exciting new initiatives to meet the needs of a rapidly expanding student body: a Carnegie-recognized doctoral degree program for school leaders, a School Leadership Institute (professional development for standing school administrators), Ph.D. degrees, a US Department of State grant-funded international education program, a new BA Ed degree with dual license in elementary and special education, a UTeach program for undergraduate STEM education, and a Center for Program Evaluation.

The COE faculty is composed of engaged and innovative scholars who generate and apply knowledge, create programs, and collaborate with partners, guided by values of democracy, inclusion, excellence, and service. The COE is committed to building a diverse faculty in order to fulfill our mission of serving socio-economically, ethnically and linguistically diverse students and promoting global understanding of educational issues.

The University of Massachusetts Lowell is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action, Title IX employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age over 40, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, or other protected class.