Associate/Full Professor in Educational Leadership (Dissertation and Research) (Education)

Location: San Antonio, Texas, United States; full-time, tenure-track or tenured faculty appointment beginning in Spring 2027.

Company

Texas A&M University-San Antonio is a higher education institution focused on educator preparation, educational leadership, and community engagement.

What you will do

• Teach graduate and doctoral courses in educational leadership during fall and spring semesters.
• Chair dissertations and mentor doctoral candidates through degree completion.
• Collaborate with school administrators and the Department of Educator & Leadership Preparation.
• Coordinate program initiatives and align program operations with department and college priorities.
• Assess and develop collaboration opportunities with educational and community partners.
• Participate in service and committee work at the program, department, college, university, community, and professional levels.

Requirements

• Earned doctoral degree from an accredited higher education institution in Educational Leadership or a closely related discipline.
• Extensive experience chairing dissertations and a demonstrated record of mentoring doctoral candidates through degree completion.
• Academic record meeting university and Texas A&M System qualifications for tenure.
• Ability to teach and serve collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with a non-traditional, first-generation, and multicultural student body.
• Effective communication, independent work, cooperation, curriculum development, reporting, and instructional-materials skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with both quantitative and qualitative dissertations.
• Experience working with Local Education Agencies and institutions of higher education.
• University-level administrative experience.
• Superintendent certification and experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work with faculty, students, educators, community groups, parents, and civic associations.
• Teaching assignments may include day, night, or weekend classes depending on the course schedule.
• Employee benefits are available through Texas A&M University-San Antonio.
• Employment is contingent on credential verification and completion of a criminal history investigation.
• The university will not pay the new H-1B petition fee, and future H-1B sponsorship may be affected by the stated Texas moratorium.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed beginning one week after posting and remain open until the position is filled.
• Applicants must submit a cover letter, resume or CV, and professional references.
• Finalists must provide three original letters of recommendation; official transcripts must be sent directly by each degree-granting institution.