Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Education (Tenure-track faculty position in the Higher Education Program)

Position Announcement

Department of Education Policy Studies
Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor Rank Tenure-track Faculty Position in the Higher Education Program

Positions Available

Two open rank positions (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Education) in the Higher Education Program, with an appointment in the Center for the Study of Higher Education.  Specialization: open.

Beginning

Fall Semester, 2013

Appointment conditions

This is a tenure track, 36-week appointment with the possibility of supplementary summer appointments in research and/or teaching.  Full University benefits apply.  Penn State has a strong commitment to the diversity of its workforce and encourages applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses to students with interests in higher education;
• Advise master's and doctoral students;
• Perform nationally and internationally recognized research and scholarship in areas related to higher education;
• Seek external support for research; and
• Provide service to the University, profession, and community.

Required qualifications

• Earned doctorate in Higher Education or a relevant discipline, including but not limited to: sociology, political science, public theory, history, economics;
• Evidence of a significant program of research, commensurate with rank;
• Evidence of substantial success in extramural funding, commensurate with rank;
• Evidence of excellence in teaching and advising including the use of information technology, commensurate with rank; and
• Evidence of a commitment to working collegially, collaboratively, and with individuals from diverse backgrounds, commensurate with rank.

Desired qualifications

• Expertise in college student affairs, assessment of teacher outcomes, organization and administration, teaching and learning, policy, curriculum, or faculty.  Although we will consider scholars from all areas relating to the study of higher education, we especially welcome applications from individuals possessing expertise in these areas.

The Pennsylvania State University

Penn State [http://www.psu.edu] is a comprehensive, multi-campus research university serving all regions of the Commonwealth, as well as the nation and the world in instruction, research, and service roles that require responsiveness to and support from society’s public and private sectors. As a land-grant university, Penn State has responsibility for providing a wide array of programs in the professional and technical disciplines, as well as a balanced offering of undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts and sciences. Penn State shares with other major research universities the traditional responsibilities to discover, develop, preserve, and disseminate knowledge.

The College of Education

The College of Education at Penn State was established in 1923 to deepen and extend knowledge about the formation and utilization of human capabilities. It offers resident degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as an extensive outreach effort aimed at continuing professional development for educators at distant locations. The College's research program is also extensive and College faculty members secured over $46 million in external support during the past three years from a wide range of national and state government agencies, private foundations, and corporations. The College's location within a large, research oriented, land-grant university provides numerous opportunities for studying education from multidisciplinary perspectives in the context of a university-wide commitment to making life better for all citizens.

The College houses four academic departments: Curriculum and Instruction; Education Policy Studies; Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education; and Learning and Performance Systems. The departments offer seven undergraduate majors to more than 2,500 students and 12 graduate programs, under authority of the Graduate School, to nearly 1,000 students. Recent surveys rank the Penn State College of Education among the top colleges, schools, and departments of education in the United States.

The Department of Education Policy Studies (EPS)

The Department of Education Policy Studies is home to 34 full-time faculty members whose work promotes equity and instills educational leaders with a broad K-16 mission that informs local, state, national, and international policy makers.  The Department consists of four graduate degree programs, three of which are currently ranked in the top 10 nationally by U.S. News & World Report.

The Higher Education Program

Penn State's Higher Education Program [http://www.ed.psu.edu/hied/], ranked first in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, prepares master's and doctoral students capable of researching, analyzing, and managing the critical issues and concerns facing post-secondary education in the United States and internationally.  The program also houses the on-line Institutional Research certificate program.

The Center for the Study of Higher Education

The Center for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE) is one of the nation's oldest and most well-respected research centers on post-secondary education [http://www.ed.psu.edu/cshe/].  Faculty in CSHE work collaboratively with colleagues throughout Penn State, those at other universities, and with governmental and non-governmental organizations in serving post-secondary education.

Application procedures

Applicants must submit a letter of application documenting their qualifications for the position; a current curriculum vitae; up to three representative reprints or preprints of scholarly publications; and at least three names, mail and e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of academic references.  Applications received by November 1, 2012, are assured full consideration; however, applications will be received until the position is filled.

Electronic submission of all materials is strongly preferred.  Send application materials to tth1@psu.edu.  Those who do not have access to electronic mail can direct hardcopy of application materials to:

Dr. John J. Cheslock
Higher Education Faculty Search Chair
The Pennsylvania State University
Center for the Study of Higher Education
400 Rackley Building
University Park, PA 16802-3203

This job announcement is also available in alternate format.  Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.  Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce.