Description
The University of Washington Tacoma’s School of Education announces an opening for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership with a specialization in higher education leadership. This is a full-time (100% FTE) faculty position with an expected start date of September 16, 2026. The initial appointment will be for a three-year term, eligible for reappointment after successful academic review.
Compensation
The annual salary range for this position is $83,232 to $87,444 per nine-month academic year ($9,248 to $9,716 per month), commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. Additional compensation affiliated with this recruitment may include a one-time relocation allowance and/or start up professional funds, if applicable. A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found athttps://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs.
Position Details
All faculty at UW Tacoma engage in teaching, research and service. This position is expected to serve as core faculty primarily in the School of Education’s Doctorate in Educational Leadership Program (EdD) and will conduct relevant research, teaching, and service activities that reflect and extend the EdD program values. The position will engage in practitioner-based pedagogy while serving a student population of primarily professional, full-time employed adults. Professional expertise in higher education leadership, community grounded research and community-specific knowledges, critical pedagogy, and/or leadership within educational systems would be welcome additions to this role.
This position has a teaching load of 6 courses per academic year (September-June), an expectation of rigorous academic work in the candidate’s area of expertise and will perform service to the university and profession. Faculty at UW Tacoma are expected to teach primarily in person but may be asked to teach across a variety of in person, online, and hybrid modalities. Pending enrollments, funding, and programmatic needs, faculty at UWT may have the opportunity to teach courses in summer quarter (June-August) for additional compensation.
Service expectations may include: advising and mentoring students; participating in EdD Faculty Council meetings; working collaboratively with the EdD Faculty Council and the EdD Faculty Program Director on core governance matters including reviewing applications for admissions, development of curriculum, assessment, and/or instructional materials, service on committees, and maintaining external relationships with community stakeholders; and staying informed and active of current issues and professional practices.
Requirements
Positive Factors for Consideration include
- Demonstrated knowledge of state-level and national-level educational policies and systems, as well as current issues and trends in higher education;
- Experience with EdD programs and/or professional learning programs for educational practitioners;
- Years of leadership experience in formal or informal education settings, related to the position;
- Experience leading systems-level change to advance outcomes for diverse educators/practitioners, staff, students, and other stakeholders in higher education;
- Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with teaching and/or mentoring diverse graduate students and/or educators who have multidisciplinary backgrounds and interests;
- Experience teaching race-conscious curricula; and/or
- Experience partnering with racialized, minoritized, urban, Indigenous, and/or Tribal communities to advance educational opportunities and outcomes.
Qualifications
- An earned doctorate (or foreign equivalent) in education, educational leadership, educational policy studies, ethnic studies, PK-12 education, or a related field from an accredited college or university by the time of appointment.
- Demonstrated record of (or training/preparation for) high-quality teaching and research, showing promise of a successful professorial career, as evidenced by publications, peer-reviewed research, positively reviewed teaching, and/or other evidence-based reports.
- In exceptional circumstances, candidates in the final stages of the doctoral degree (pending conferral) may be selected and appointed on an acting basis.
