Visiting Assistant Professor in Higher Education

About the role

The Department of Educational Studies within the College of Education at Purdue University invites applications for a 9‑month Visiting Assistant Professor of Higher Education to begin no later than August 16, 2027. The Higher Education program offers a research‑intensive Ph.D. (since 2019) and, starting Spring 2025, an online Master’s degree in Educational Studies with a concentration in Higher Education Systems, Policy, and Leadership. Faculty prepare future administrators and faculty members in higher education. The position will serve both the Ph.D. and Master’s programs, with an initial one‑year term and a potential second year by mutual agreement.

Responsibilities

• Engage in scholarship with Ph.D. students, serving as research mentor for student peer‑reviewed research papers
• Help coordinate support services for the new Master’s program
• Teach a variety of courses in both the Higher Education PhD and the Higher Education Systems, Policy, and Leadership Master’s program (2 classes in Fall and 2 classes in Spring semesters)
• Guide doctoral students in their area of research and/or practice expertise
• Contribute to and engage in service to the program, department, college, and profession

Qualifications

Required:

• Hold a Ph.D. or Ed.D. with a concentration in higher education or related field by the position start date (ABD with completion before August 2027 may be considered)
• A strong record or demonstrated potential of research productivity in peer‑reviewed high‑quality journals
• Ability to teach courses in both the Ph.D. and Master’s programs in higher education
• Ability to work in the U.S. without immigration sponsorship from Purdue University

Preferred:

• Evidence of teaching excellence
• Expertise and/or experience teaching higher education law, finance, assessment & program evaluation, and/or organizational administration & theory
• Strong methodological experience in one or more areas of inquiry (e.g., experimental research, survey, case‑study, phenomenological, systematic literature review)

Schedule

This is a 9‑month, visiting assistant professor appointment with an initial term of one year (potential second year) and a start date no later than August 16, 2027.