The Higher Education Program at the University of North Texas (UNT) seeks an associate or assistant professor with an established record of strength in teaching, scholarship, and service to support the Program’s scholarly, professional, and academic initiatives and serve as Program Coordinator. We welcome applications from both scholars of practice and scholarly practitioners. The successful candidate will serve a nine-month, tenure-track appointment beginning Fall semester 2012. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Part-time summer teaching is contingent on student demand and funding.
The Program: The Program offers masters’ and doctoral degrees in Higher Education. The Program faculty’s scholarly focus is student access to and success in higher education, with particular attention to the scholarship of transfer issues, community college, American Indian higher education, student affairs, and student development. The Don A. Buchholz Endowed Chair in Community College Education, the Bill J. Priest Center for Community College Education, the Center for Higher Education, the Texas Higher Education Law Conference, and the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students are affiliated with the Program.
Qualifications: The candidate must hold a doctorate in Higher Education or a related field. A record of effective research, publication, external funding, teaching, and administration is expected. A research agenda in a topic(s) related to the Program faculty’s scholarly focus is preferred but not required. Experience in teaching legal issues, policy, and/or finance in higher education is also preferred but not required.
Responsibilities: Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to: (a) serving as Higher Education Program Coordinator, (b) pursuing a focused line of research leading to publications in top tier venues and to extramural funding, (c) teaching one (1) to two (2) Higher Education courses each semester depending on extent of scholarly productivity, (d) serving on doctoral committees and advising/mentoring students, (e) working with Program faculty members and with centers and institutes affiliated with the Program to maintain and enhance the Program’s stature, and (f) participating actively in service to the Program and University and to professional organizations.
Application Procedure: All applicants must apply online at: http://facultyjobs.unt.edu
The search committee will contact references only after advanced stages of screening. Official transcripts and three letters of recommendation will be required prior to employment along with a criminal background check.
Questions about this position should be directed to Search Committee Chair Dr. Beverly Bower at beverly.bower@unt.edu. Deadline: The search committee will begin review of applications on October 1, 2011, and will continue until the search is closed.