Asst Professor of Leadership Studies
About The Position
Young Harris College’s Office of Graduate Programs is hiring a full-time, tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor of Leadership Studies. The successful candidate will teach graduate courses in leadership and supervision in face-to-face, asynchronous online, and hybrid formats. This is a 12-month appointment, with duties performed on the Young Harris College campus; the position is not remote. The role includes teaching up to 12 credit hours per semester in an accelerated format, holding regular office hours, and advising students in person and virtually. The successful candidate will support strategic program marketing and student recruitment, and will also contribute to program assessment, administrative coordination, facilities management, and ordering instructional supplies. Candidates must be able to teach recent baccalaureate graduates and working professionals across face-to-face and online/hybrid formats. Familiarity with Moodle or a similar learning management system is expected. Applicants must hold a terminal degree from a regionally accredited higher education institution in leadership, human resource development, human resource management, organizational behavior, or another relevant field. They must also have at least three years of graduate-level instructional experience and five years of professional experience in roles of increasing responsibility, including supervisory experience. Training and certification in behavioral assessments and 360-degree evaluation tools are preferred. Applicants must apply electronically and provide a cover letter describing relevant private- or public-sector professional experience and graduate-level instructional experience, a current CV, a teaching philosophy of no more than two pages, unofficial graduate transcripts, relevant certifications, and contact information for three professional references. The successful candidate must pass a background check and submit official transcripts from all higher education institutions attended. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.
Requirements
- Terminal degree from a regionally accredited higher education institution in leadership, human resource development, human resource management, organizational behavior, or another relevant program area.
- At least three years of graduate-level instructional experience.
- At least five years of professional experience in roles of increasing responsibility, including supervisory experience.
- Ability to teach in face-to-face and online/hybrid formats.
- Familiarity with Moodle or a similar learning management system.
- Ability to pass a background check and submit official transcripts from all higher education institutions attended.
Nice To Haves
- Training and certification in behavioral assessments and 360-degree evaluation tools, including the Kolb Learning Style Inventory, Extended DISC Assessment, Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument, Hogan Inventory, and Emotional Quotient 2.0 Assessment.
Responsibilities
- Teach graduate courses in leadership and supervision in face-to-face, asynchronous online, and hybrid formats.
- Teach up to 12 credit hours per semester in an accelerated format.
- Hold regular office hours.
- Advise students in person and virtually.
- Support strategic program marketing and student recruitment efforts.
- Contribute to program assessment and administrative coordination.
- Manage facilities and order instructional supplies.
- Deliver instruction to recent baccalaureate graduates and working professionals across face-to-face and online/hybrid formats.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
