Edu - Assistant Professor/Associate Professor of Educational Leadership - Tenure/Tenure Track-5...

About the role

The Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies at the University of Alabama invites applications for an associate/assistant professor of Educational Leadership with a specific research focus on Educational Law, or Educational Economics & Finance in K-12 context. The position starts on August 16, 2026.

Responsibilities

• Join seven active research and teaching educational leadership faculty as well as a vibrant student community.
• Contribute to the development of multiple graduate degrees, including Ph.D., Ed.D., specialist, and master’s level courses.
• Engage in national-level research, publishing in top-tiered refereed journals, and presenting at national/international academic conferences.
• Acquire grants that align with and support research agenda.
• Teach Ph.D., Ed.D., specialist, and master’s level courses associated with educational economics, finance, or law in K-12 contexts.
• Mentor graduate students, chair dissertations, and serve on dissertation committees.
• Build the reputation of the Department locally and nationally through research, teaching, and service to the profession.
• Build professional relationships with the educational leadership community and other K-12 stakeholders.

Requirements

• Earned doctorate (by date of hire) in Educational Leadership with one or more of the following specialties: Educational Law, or Educational Finance & Economics.
• Sophisticated quantitative or qualitative methodological skills.
• Ability to define and pursue a coherent research agenda in one of the areas of expertise noted above.
• Ability to publish research in the leading academic, refereed journals in the field.
• Ability to pursue and procure grants that align with and support research agenda.
• If Educational Law, familiarity with basic principles and laws governing K-12 operations.

Qualifications

• Ability to teach Ph.D., Ed.D., specialist, and master’s level courses associated with educational economics, finance, or law in K-12 contexts.
• Ability to teach general leadership courses as instructional needs of the program arise.
• Ability and willingness to mentor graduate students, chair dissertations, and serve on dissertation committees.
• Commitment to building the reputation of the Department locally and nationally through research, teaching, and service to the profession.
• Commitment to building professional relationships with the educational leadership community and other K-12 stakeholders.

Skills

• Strong research and publication skills.
• Effective teaching and mentoring abilities.
• Ability to engage in national-level academic activities.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits.

Pay

Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The start date will be August 16, 2026.