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Department of Educational Leadership

General information about the Department of Educational Leadership is available at www.ehs.cmich.edu/eacl.

Faculty Positions (2)

Educational Leadership (Tenure-track, Open Rank)
 

Central Michigan University seeks a tenure-track faculty member to join an energetic team for our growing programs in the Department of Educational Leadership. 

Established in 1892, Central Michigan University has an enrollment of 27,000 students, including approximately 20,000 students on the university's main campus.  Classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a doctoral research university, CMU is recognized for strong undergraduate education and a range of focused graduate and research programs.  CMU is a student-focused university with opportunities for leadership, internships, and off-campus volunteer programs.  CMU competes at the NCAA Division I-A Football Bowl Subdivision level in athletics and is located in Mount Pleasant, an expanding mid-Michigan community of approximately 25,000 permanent residents.  A recently developed tourist destination point, Mount Pleasant has retained its small-town flavor while embracing a wide variety of special interest groups and outdoor recreation opportunities.  Information about the department can be found at http://www.ehs.cmich.edu/eacl/.

Open Rank

Required Qualifications:  Earned doctorate in educational leadership, educational research, or related field, from an accredited institution; administrative experience in a P-12 educational organization; evidence of effective teaching in an institution of higher education; evidence of an active and quality research and publication record; experience serving on student research committees; and excellent oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:  Executive experience in the central office of a P-12 educational organization; grant writing and grant administration experience; expertise in educational finance, negotiations, charter schools, central-office administration, human resources administration, organizational theory, educational reform, program assessment and evaluation, and/or data-driven decision making; experience with distance learning methodologies; and experience and expertise of international, global or comparative education.

Application Requirements:  Letter addressing specific qualifications related to posting and complete resume of professional experience; official transcript of doctoral degree (transcripts of other degrees will be a condition of employment); and recent letters from three references who can attest to applicant's strengths regarding required qualifications.

Review of completed applications will begin May 2, 2008.  Anticipated starting date may start as soon as August 2008, or as soon thereafter as is mutually agreeable.

Please send all materials to:

Michael B. Gilbert, EdD
Department of Educational Leadership
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI  48859-0001

Email:  gilbe1mb@cmich.edu; telephone:  989-774-3204.

CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community.  CMU does not discriminate in employment against persons based on age, color, disability, gender, familial status, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or weight (see http://www.cmich.edu/aaeo/).  Members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

 

Educational Leadership (Tenure-track, Assistant Professor)
 

Central Michigan University seeks a tenure-track faculty member to join an energetic team for our growing programs in the Department of Educational Leadership. 

Established in 1892, Central Michigan University has an enrollment of 27,000 students, including approximately 20,000 students on the university's main campus.  Classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a doctoral research university, CMU is recognized for strong undergraduate education and a range of focused graduate and research programs.  CMU is a student-focused university with opportunities for leadership, internships, and off-campus volunteer programs.  CMU competes at the NCAA Division I-A Football Bowl Subdivision level in athletics and is located in Mount Pleasant, an expanding mid-Michigan community of approximately 25,000 permanent residents.  A recently developed tourist destination point, Mount Pleasant has retained its small-town flavor while embracing a wide variety of special interest groups and outdoor recreation opportunities.  Information about the department can be found at http://www.ehs.cmich.edu/eacl/.

Assistant Professor

Required Qualifications:  Earned doctorate in educational leadership, higher education administration, or related field, from an accredited institution, or evidence of anticipated degree completion prior to appointment date; expertise in higher education administration; evidence of effective teaching in an institution of higher education; evidence of active research agenda; and excellent oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:  Experience directing doctoral dissertations or dissertation committee membership and/or experience on student research committees; expertise in community college administration, college teaching, higher education finance, adult learning theory, higher education law, and/or research methodologies; evidence of active publication record; grant writing and grant administration experience; experience with distance learning methodologies; and experience with international, global or comparative education.

Application Requirements:  Letter addressing specific qualifications related to posting and complete resume of professional experience; official transcript of doctoral degree (transcripts of other degrees will be condition of employment); and recent letters from three references who can attest to applicant's strengths regarding required qualifications).

Review of completed applications will begin May 2, 2008.  Anticipated starting date as soon as August, 2008, or mutually agreeable date.

Please send all materials to:

Sarah Marshall, Ph.D.
Higher Education Search Chair
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI  48859-0001

Email:  Sarah.marshall@cmich.edu; telephone:  989-774-3635.

CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community.  CMU does not discriminate in employment against persons based on age, color, disability, gender, familial status, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or weight (see http://www.cmich.edu/aaeo/).  Members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.