Clinial Assistant Professor
About The Position
The Department of Leadership seeks a full-time, 9-month Clinical Assistant Professor to support Leadership Studies, beginning August 16, 2027. Leadership Studies is a new undergraduate program emphasizing meaningful, experiential education. It aims to develop students’ ability to lead with integrity, think critically, collaborate across diverse contexts, influence positive change, strengthen communities, and act as ethical, adaptive leaders. The position will play a critical role in developing the curriculum, identifying experiential learning placements, and creating a recruitment plan. The successful candidate will contribute to the Department of Leadership’s instructional mission by teaching courses related to leadership development, group and team development, collaboration, and community-based leadership. Courses may examine how individuals and groups develop leadership capacity, function as teams, navigate group dynamics, build collaborative relationships, and work together to address systemic needs in organizations and communities. The position offers an opportunity to help develop the growing catalogue of undergraduate offerings by connecting experiential education with contemporary approaches to leadership, group development, community engagement, and collaborative practice.
Requirements
- Doctoral degree in a field focused on and including a broad understanding of leadership, such as Educational Leadership, Higher Education Administration, Non-Profit Leadership, or Organizational Leadership.
- Demonstrated experience with teaching, preferably at the collegiate level.
- Experience with leadership development, group development, and/or collaborative learning.
- Strong interest in program building, including curriculum and partnership development.
- Understanding of theories of leadership development and community building.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to network with other university colleges and departments, community advocates, and local leaders.
- Experience in both formal and non-formal or adult learning settings.
- Experience with grant writing and securing external project funding.
Responsibilities
- Teach courses related to leadership development, group and team development, collaboration, and community-based leadership.
- Develop curriculum for the new undergraduate Leadership Studies program.
- Identify experiential learning placements.
- Create a recruitment plan.
- Contribute to the development of undergraduate offerings connecting experiential education with leadership, group development, community engagement, and collaborative practice.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
