Spring Semester 2026: Lecturer, Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration

Overview

The GSE consistently ranks among America’s best graduate schools of education. We’ve extended our track record once again, with U.S. News & World Report naming the GSE to its list of the nation’s top graduate schools of education. Respected faculty, innovative academic programs, groundbreaking research, and extensive service have established the GSE among the best graduate schools in the nation.

Since 1923, Rutgers’ Graduate School of Education (GSE) has been a national leader in preparing educators who create effective and equitable learning and in supporting researchers who discover the new knowledge that strengthens and advances their endeavors. As a professional school within Rutgers, a premier public research university and New Jersey’s state university, the GSE is uniquely positioned to offer rigorous master’s and doctoral degree programs as well as research-based professional education for teachers, administrators, and other education leaders.

About the Role

Successful applicants will instruct undergraduate or graduate level courses in social and philosophical foundations of education, educational policy, social studies education, and/or educational leadership. Specific courses might include history of education; philosophy of education; gender in education; race, ethnicity and inequality; urban education; sociology of education; public school finance; policy analysis; school leadership; and queer issues in schools, among others.

Responsibilities

• Instruct undergraduate or graduate level courses in social and philosophical foundations of education, educational policy, social studies education, and/or educational leadership.
• Teach courses in a range of modalities beyond traditional settings, including hybrid and online formats as well as synchronous and asynchronous instruction.

Requirements

• PhD in Educational Theory, Policy and Administration or related field.
• Experience teaching at the college level.
• Strong commitment to excellence in teaching and student learning.
• Ability to work effectively in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Passion for education and a commitment to equity and social justice.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Skills

• Effective classroom management skills.
• Ability to adapt to new technologies and instructional methods.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.

Benefits

Courses will be offered in a range of modalities beyond traditional settings, including hybrid and online formats as well as synchronous and asynchronous instruction.

Pay

Details on pay will be provided upon hire.

Schedule

Course appointments are in the New Brunswick area, as well as, hybrid/online format.