Advanced Assistant/Associate Professor, Applied Inquiry and Strategic Organizational Improvement

Texas A&M University System • Corpus Christi, TX

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About The Position

The Department of Educational Leadership in the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi invites applications for a 9-month, tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Advanced Assistant or Associate Professor, beginning Fall 2027. The department prepares scholar-practitioners to lead improvement across educational organizations and communities and offers graduate programs, including an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership.

The Ed.D. is a cohort-based, hybrid program for working professionals. Its redesigned curriculum connects leadership practice, applied inquiry, organizational improvement, and the Dissertation in Practice. Doctoral students systematically study problems of practice using approaches such as improvement science, action research, practitioner inquiry, program evaluation, and other forms of applied research. The program serves leaders in principalship, superintendency, higher education, and public administration.

The successful candidate will teach and conduct scholarship centered on applied inquiry and organizational improvement, provide leadership across the doctoral inquiry and Dissertation in Practice sequence, and contribute to implementation, assessment, and refinement of the redesigned Ed.D. The candidate may also serve as Ed.D. program coordinator, with responsibilities for curriculum and scheduling, student progression, dissertation processes, faculty coordination, recruitment, and program assessment.

Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi is a Hispanic- and Minority-Serving Doctoral Research Institution and a Carnegie Research 2 institution. The university is part of the Texas A&M System and is located on an island on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Requirements

• Earned doctorate in Educational Leadership, Educational Administration, Higher Education, Organizational Leadership, or a closely related field from an accredited institution.
• For Advanced Assistant Professor: At least two years of full-time faculty experience at the rank of Assistant Professor in educational leadership or a closely related field.
• For Associate Professor: Five years of full-time university faculty experience, including at least four years at the rank of Assistant Professor.
• Demonstrated scholarly or professional expertise in improvement science, action research, practitioner inquiry, organizational improvement, applied research, or a closely related area; the Associate Professor qualification also names program evaluation.
• Experience teaching graduate-level courses in applied research, inquiry, organizational improvement, or related areas.
• Experience teaching and mentoring graduate students from varying backgrounds, including in online or hybrid learning environments, with a demonstrated commitment to supporting student success.

Nice To Haves

• Experience serving in a professional administrative or leadership role in an educational or organizational setting, with responsibilities related to organizational improvement, strategic planning, program evaluation, change management, or evidence-informed decision-making.
• Experience with graduate or doctoral program leadership, coordination, curriculum development, or program assessment.
• Familiarity with or involvement in the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED).
• A record of external funding, partnerships, or practitioner-engaged improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Teach graduate-level courses in the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and other departmental programs, particularly in improvement science, action research, practitioner inquiry, applied research, and organizational improvement.
• Provide leadership across the Ed.D. applied inquiry and Dissertation in Practice sequence.
• Advise and mentor doctoral students, including chairing and serving on dissertation committees.
• Maintain an active research agenda appropriate to a Carnegie Research 2 institution, including scholarly dissemination and pursuit of external funding opportunities.
• Contribute to Ed.D. curriculum implementation and assessment, student recruitment and progression, and departmental, college, university, and professional service.
• Potentially coordinate the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, including curriculum and scheduling, student progression, dissertation processes, faculty coordination, recruitment, and program assessment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree