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Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership Studies

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University of Kentucky
Location
Lexington, KY
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Job Title:

Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership Studies

Requisition Number:

FE04287

Working Title:

Assistant Professor -- Regular Title Series (EDL)

Department Name:

8G010:Educational Leadership Studies

Work Location:

Lexington, KY

Type of Position:

Faculty

Position Time Status :

Full-Time

Tenure Track Status:

Tenure Track

Required Education:

Ph.D. or Ed.D. in: Educational Leadership, Community Leadership and Development, Public Policy and Administration, Adult and Continuing Education, Counselor Education, Nonprofit Management and Leadership, Prevention Science, or a related field.

Required Related Experience:

N/A

Required License/Registration/Certification:

N/A

Job Summary:

The University of Kentucky Department of Educational Leadership Studies (EDL) seeks an Assistant Professor, regular title series, tenure-eligible, team member to assist our efforts to broaden access to leadership preparation to more students and community partners. EDL develops students to be effective and innovative leaders in education, whether through formal or informal educational settings in community. We share a goal of empowering students to be agents of positive social change across a wide variety of disciplines. Thus, we desire candidates who seek to embed their work within community through socially just, civic-embedded scholarship.

We seek an individual who can contribute primarily to the new undergraduate instructional program offered by the department – Leadership for Community Education and Human Learning (LCE). The typical course load for a regular titles series faculty member in the College of Education is four courses a year (2-2). Further, faculty are expected to engage with undergraduate students and serve on the LCE undergraduate committee.

LCE is a non-teacher certification undergraduate program that prepares students to become effective leaders while implementing engaging educational programs within our communities. This includes individuals seeking a professional career in educational programming for youth and adult learners outside of the traditional classroom structure. LCE includes a variety of leadership and community education courses; a few examples include: Introduction to Community Education, Entrepreneurial Community Programming, Contemporary Leadership Applications, along with capstone courses in leadership and community education.

Across all EDL programs, a robust student experience is central and thus we seek an individual with demonstrated capacity to provide guidance and support to students across all levels. Other potential teaching/advising may support other EDL programs including the Early Childhood Policy Certificate and the Master/EdS programs in educational leadership, superintendency, and doctoral programs.

The successful candidate is also expected to develop and maintain an innovative and collaborative research program and pursue external funding. Research areas for this position will be considered broadly because of the various domains in which community leadership can manifest. These areas may include: community-based education, community and civic engagement, social entrepreneurship and marketing that incorporates community innovation, sociology of education, communication, prevention science, organizational leadership processes, community program planning, implementation, and evaluation. In particular, candidates whose research is interdisciplinary will be prioritized. The successful candidate is also expected to publish in peer-reviewed journals and engage scholarly communities through academic presentations.

Applicants are eligible for a generous benefits package as a University of Kentucky faculty member with diverse rewards, focusing on your total well-being. Additional information and updates to benefits can be found at: https://www.uky.edu/hr/benefits

To apply for the position, please submit the following:

  • Cover letter addressing the qualifications of the position — upload under Cover Letter,
  • Curriculum vita — upload under Curriculum Vita,
  • Statement on Teaching — upload under Specific Request 1,
  • Statement on Research — upload under Specific Request 2,
  • Representative publication or writing sample — upload under writing sample, and
  • Names and contact information of three people from whom references may be solicited — enter when prompted in the application.

The review of applications begins November 1, 2024, but the posting will remin open until filled.

Questions regarding the position should be directed to Dr. Kris Hains, k.hains@uky.edu, and Dr. Amanda Potterton, Amanda.potterton@uky.edu, Search Committee Co-Chairs, Department of Educational Leadership Studies.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities:

  • Demonstrated experience leading in the field and with communities (broadly defined).
  • Active research agenda in community-engaged research
  • Experience in interdisciplinary teaching and fostering partnerships between educational institutions and community organizations
  • Ability to supervise undergraduate student internships
  • Ability to develop community partnerships in support of student programming
  • Ability to contribute to student committees
  • Methodological expertise in quantitative, qualitative, or preferably, mixed methods research
  • Substantive record or potential for research-based publications
  • Substantive record or potential for presentations at academic conferences
  • Interest in, and ability to generate, external funding

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? :

No

Preferred Education/Experience:

  • An active, community-engaged research agenda with promise of a solid record of publications and presentations.
  • Experience in interdisciplinary work and community engagement.
  • Expertise in leadership theory and practice within community contexts (across the life span).
  • Potential or history of securing external funding.
  • Community, school, district, college, and/or university leadership experience.
  • Demonstrated experience teaching at the undergraduate level.
  • Demonstrated experience teaching online courses.
  • Demonstrated experience mentoring students.

Open Until Filled:

Yes

Our University Community:

We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.


As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.


Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.

Organization

Fast Facts

Location: Lexington, Ky.
Founded: 1865
Endowment: $1.1 billion
Budget: $3.5 billion
Research Grants and Contracts Awarded: $316.5 million
Library Holdings: 4.3 million volumes
Enrollment: 30,76
President: Dr. Eli Capilouto
Provost: Dr. David W. Blackwell
Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration: Dr. Eric Monday
Executive Vice President for Research: Dr. Lisa A. Cassis
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs: Dr. Mark F. Newman

About the University

Adjacent to downtown Lexington, UK is nestled in the scenic heart of the beautiful Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. UK's campus covers more than 814 acres, with more than 30,700 students and 13,500 full-time employees, including nearly 2,400 full-time faculty and librarians.

Mission

The University of Kentucky is a public, land grant university dedicated to improving people's lives through excellence in education, research and creative work, service, and health care. As Kentucky's flagship institution, the University plays a critical leadership role by promoting diversity, inclusion, economic development, and human well-being.

Our Guiding Principles

The University is driven by the promise it has made to Kentucky, one that honors its land-grant mission and a heritage honed through 150 years of service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Six principles guide our efforts. They are: creating a vibrant undergraduate learning community, advancing a high-quality graduate and professional education portfolio, cultivating a robust research environment, developing a strong and sustainable UK infrastructure, fostering a positive work environment for faculty and staff, and ensuring a meaningful impact on the Commonwealth and the community.

Employment/Benefits

As Central Kentucky's largest employer, the University of Kentucky supports the recruitment and retention of unparalleled talent - individuals who inspire learning, teaching, service and healing through innovation in work solutions, initiatives, policies and programs. Impressive benefits at the University include an excellent retirement package, with an employer match that doubles the employee's contribution, a dynamic work-life program to assist employees in balancing their work with their personal lives, a wellness program to protect, maintain and promote the health of employees, and a strategic plan that nurtures diversity of thought, culture, gender and ethnicity. For more information regarding benefits, visit http://www.uky.edu/hr/benefits.

Research

In fiscal year 2016, the University of Kentucky was awarded $316.5 million in external grants and contracts. UK is one of only eight universities across the country with the full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional and medical programs on one contiguous campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique cross-disciplinary research and scholarship. Moreover, UK is currently one of only 22 public institutions with a trifecta of federal designations of excellence in research: for aging, in cancer and in translational science. A new $265 million research facility, due to open in 2018, will bring together clinicians, scientists and scholars from across UK’s campus to reduce health gaps in Kentucky. These health gaps include cancer, cardiovascular disease & stroke, diabetes & obesity, substance abuse, and neuroscience & aging.

Research at UK is a dynamic enterprise encompassing both traditional scholarship and emerging technologies. UK is one of eight universities in the U.S. that has well-established programs in agriculture, engineering, medicine and pharmacy on a single campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique interdisciplinary collaboration.

In 2013, the UK Markey Cancer Center announced its designation as a National Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. This designation places UK among an elite group of 22 research universities that can boast the "Triple Crown" of federal research awards: NCI designation, the Clinical Translational Sciences Award, and a federally supported Alzheimer's Disease Center.

UK HealthCare

UK HealthCare has strategically developed an incredible capacity to serve the Commonwealth through its state-of-the-art patient care pavilion and emergency rooms, advanced biomedical and biological research, and a network of affiliate health care agencies throughout Kentucky. Passion for people and a vision for the "medical campus of the future" have inspired leading physicians and researchers from across the United States to join UK. Their research agenda is balanced with outreach to affiliated and partner hospitals, so Kentucky families can receive high-quality health care at home and travel to Lexington for only the most advanced, complex medical care and procedures.

Living in the Bluegrass

Ranked as one of the nation's best places to live and work, Lexington offers many diverse educational, cultural and commercial opportunities. With a population of more than 314,000 people, Lexington supports cultural attractions such as opera, ballet, theater and musical events. Surrounded by rolling hills and horse farms, the Bluegrass Region is known for its natural beauty. For more information: http://www.uky.edu/hr/employment/working-uk/life-in-lexington.

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