Chair, Department of Educational Leadership

Chair, Department of Educational Leadership Samford University's Orlean Beeson School of Education invites
individuals interested in serving in a Christian university
environment to submit applications for the full-time, tenure-track
12-month faculty position of chair of the Department of Educational
Leadership at the associate or professor level.
The department chair is responsible for teaching courses each
academic semester and for the operations of the educational
leadership graduate department. The chair is expected to work
collegially with department faculty in program development and
curricular changes, provide department reports as needed, develop
recommended schedules and faculty loads for the department, recruit
and recommend admission for prospective graduate students,
represent the educational leadership faculty to the administration
and work with faculty as related to personal matters. The chair
teaches a reduced faculty load that may include evening or weekend
courses delivered on campus, out of town and online. The chair is
expected to be involved with doctoral students, including service
in dissertation research. individual is expected to participate
fully in scholarship and service to the profession, school,
university and community. Collaboration and building effective
partnerships with K-12 schools and the Alabama State Department of
Education is expected.
Qualified candidates will be graduates of an accredited school
with an earned doctoral degree in educational leadership or a
related field, must possess excellent interpersonal relationship
skills, organizational skills, and the ability to lead through
example. Candidates are expected to be experienced researchers with
a strong record of research and publication with K-12 experience.
Experience working with graduate candidates at doctoral level;
multiple teaching delivery systems; a history of successful
performance in the faculty role; commitment to academic excellence;
and the ability to effectively work with faculty, students and
colleagues is expected. Leadership experience in a regional or
national organization is desired. Candidates must be willing to
support the Christian mission of Samford University and the Orlean
Beeson School of Education.
Academic rank and salary are dependent upon qualifications,
experience, previous academic teaching experience, and scholarship
accomplishments.
Orlean Beeson School of Education includes four departments:
Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction, Teacher
Education, and Human Development and Family Life. The Department of
Educational Leadership has four programs including master's,
educational specialist and doctoral (Ed.D.) levels.
Samford University is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and is a
nationally recognized academic institution. Samford is Alabama's
top ranked university by Forbes, Inc. and The Wall Street
Journal (2018); is ranked #3 in the south by U.S. News and
World Report; and has been nationally recognized for
academics, affordability, and value by a number of prestigious
publications and rankings. For more information, go to
samford.edu.
Please forward a letter of interest, curriculum vita, the names
and contact information of three professional references, as well
as a completed Application for Faculty Position

The applicant will also be asked to complete a Faculty
Applicant Christian Mission Statement form which will be sent
electronically upon receipt of the application documentation.
Please forward documents by May 30, 2018 to:
Marcie Harchuck, Administrative Assistant
Orlean Beeson School of Education
Samford University
800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35229

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