Faculty Positions Available

Baylor University is conducting the following searches in the School of Education

Full position descriptions and application links: soe.baylor.edu/facultypositions

Curriculum & Instruction

Assistant Professor (tenure line)
Qualitative Research Methodology and Educational Foundations

Assistant/Associate Professor (tenure line)
Elementary Science and STEM Education

Assistant Professor (tenure line)
Secondary English Language Arts, Reading (ELAR); Literacy, and Writing

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer
Generalist in Elementary Education

Educational Psychology

Associate/Full Professor (tenure line)
Quantitative Research Methodology for Social Sciences

Online Learning
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, Online Learning

About Baylor’s School of Education — For more than 100 years, the School of Education has advanced Baylor University’s mission across the globe while preparing students for a range of careers focused on education, leadership, and human development. With more than 65 full-time faculty, the school’s growing research portfolio complements its commitment to excellence in teaching and student mentoring.

The school boasts an array of academic offerings housed in four academic units: Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Department of Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Psychology, and Online Learning. Baylor’s award-winning undergraduate program in teacher education serves approximately 350 students and has earned national distinction for innovative partnerships with local schools that provide future teachers with extensive clinical preparation.  Likewise, the school’s more recently established graduate programs to prepare principals and superintendents are recognized for
their excellent preparation of school leaders.

More than 700 graduate students pursue advanced study and professional preparation in the School of Education’s master’s, Ed.S., Ed.D., and Ph.D. programs. With multiple faculty searches underway, the school is in a period of significant expansion and poised
for greater impact through the production of high-impact research and the preparation of outstanding leaders, teachers, clinicians, and scholars. To learn more about the Baylor School of Education please visit soe.baylor.edu.

With a main campus located in Waco, Texas, Baylor University is the oldest college in Texas. With a population of 21,000 diverse students, Baylor is one of the top universities in the nation, having been named an R1 institution by the Carnegie Classification in January 2022. Baylor is also on the honor roll of the "Great Colleges to Work For" from The Chronicle of Higher Education; Baylor offers competitive salaries and benefits while allowing faculty and staff to live in one of the fastest-growing parts of the state. Our strategic plan guides the University as we continue to live up to Baylor's mission of educating men and women for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community.  

As an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, Baylor University is committed to compliance with all applicable anti-discrimination laws, including those regarding age, race, color, sex, national origin, military service, genetic information, and disability. Baylor University is a private, not-for-profit university governed by a predominantly Baptist Board of Regents and is operated within the Christian-oriented aims and ideals of Baptists and is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas, a cooperative association of autonomous Texas Baptist churches. Baylor University is also affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas, a cooperative association of autonomous Texas Baptist churches, and is an associate member of the Baptist World Alliance. As a religiously controlled institution of higher education, Baylor University is exempt from compliance with select provisions of certain civil rights laws, and Baylor University is also exempt from prohibitions against discrimination based on religion. As a religiously controlled institution of higher education, Baylor University is exempt from compliance with select provisions of certain civil rights laws, and Baylor University is also exempt from prohibitions against discrimination based on religion. As such, the University prescribes standards of personal conduct that are consistent with its religious mission and values and lawfully considers a person's religion in the employment context. Baylor’s commitment to equal opportunity and respect of others does not undermine the validity and effect of the constitutional and statutory protections for its religious liberty, including, without limitation, the religious organization exemption under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the religious exemption to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, among others. Baylor encourages women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply.