Assistant or Associate Professor of Higher Education Policy
About The Position
The Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations (LPO) at Peabody College of Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor specializing in higher education policy. The Associate Professor appointment is with tenure. The position advances LPO’s multidisciplinary commitment to rigorous scholarship relevant to policy and practice amid the changing landscape of higher education. The successful candidate will conduct rigorous quantitative research on pressing issues in higher education. Areas may include policies and practices supporting student success across a broad range of postsecondary institutions, workforce preparation and transition, institutional governance, enrollment management, federal-institutional research partnerships, or applications of artificial intelligence tools. The candidate will teach a combination of in-person and online courses across undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels, and develop new courses to prepare students to understand, evaluate, and shape higher education policy and practice. LPO also operates a professional master’s degree program in Higher Education Administration. Effective teaching and mentoring are important to the role.
Requirements
- Training in higher education, public policy, or a social science discipline.
- Demonstrated capacity to produce rigorous research and publish in leading peer-reviewed journals.
- A track record, commensurate with experience level, of external funding, interdisciplinary collaboration, and engagement with postsecondary institutions and policymakers.
- Demonstrated experience or capacity for effective teaching and mentoring.
Responsibilities
- Conduct rigorous quantitative research on pressing higher education issues.
- Produce rigorous scholarship and publish in leading peer-reviewed journals.
- Pursue external funding, collaborate across disciplines, and engage with postsecondary institutions and policymakers, with expectations commensurate with experience level.
- Teach a combination of in-person and online courses across undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels.
- Develop courses that prepare students to understand, evaluate, and shape higher education policy and practice.
- Mentor students effectively.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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