Open Rank Tenure Line Faculty in Adult, Professional, and Community Education #202224TTL

Texas State University is seeking an outstanding candidate to join us in preparing reflective, transformative, and equity-driven educators, leaders, and scholars in our Graduate Programs in Adult, Professional, and Community Education (APCE). This position requires teaching, research, and service. 

Specific responsibilities include teaching graduate courses in the Ph.D. and master’s programs in Adult, Professional, and Community Education. The successful candidate will teach face-to-face, hybrid courses, and fully online courses.   The successful candidate will have an emerging (Assistant Professor level) or active (Associate Professor or Professor level) research agenda and a record of service or potential for service/leadership at the program, department, university, and/or professional levels. Availability to serve as program coordinator for one of the academic programs is expected at some point, though not immediately. 

For additional information, please visit Adult, Professional, and Community Education Doctoral Program and the Department of Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology. All positions are subject to availability of funds.  

Required Qualifications:         

Required qualifications for Assistant Professor rank: earned doctorate in adult education or closely related field by date of hire; experience as an educator of adults; record of, or potential for, research and publication at the national or international levels.                                                        

Required qualifications for Associate Professor rank: earned doctorate in adult education or closely related field; record of teaching a variety of adult education courses; a sustained record of research and publication in adult education-related fields at the national or international levels; leadership or service with relevant professional organizations and/or academic journals; record of conducting grant-funded research or seeking external funding; record of service on dissertation/thesis committees.   

Required qualifications for Professor rank: earned doctorate in adult education or closely related field; sustained record of research and publication in adult education-related fields at the national and international levels commensurate with the university’s research goals as well as evidence of quality teaching and leadership/service. Publications must be consistently sustained since promotion to professor. Leadership or service with relevant professional organizations and/or academic journals is expected; record of conducting grant-funded research or seeking external funding; record of service on dissertation/thesis committees.  Applicants who meet these criteria and have five years in rank as Associate Professor may be eligible for appointment at the rank of Professor.

To be eligible for hire at the Associate Professor or Professor rank, candidate must meet the requirements for that rank as established by the College of Education at Texas State University.  The successful applicant will receive the appropriate rank and title based on university and department established standards.

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred qualifications for Assistant Professor rank: record of some refereed scholarship; experience working with diverse populations and commitment to equity and inclusion; experience with/potential to build partnerships with community or work organizations; ability to teach a variety of adult education courses including graduate courses in quantitative methodology; ability to work collaboratively with faculty; record of mentoring student research; the potential for obtaining and managing external funding; willingness to collaborate on research, publication, and professional presentations with students, commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion in all areas of faculty effort Interest and experience in e-leaning and instructional design.                                             

Preferred qualifications for Associate Professor rank: experience with and interest in program/curriculum leadership; ability to teach a variety of adult education courses including graduate courses in quantitative methodology; record of positive teaching evaluations; experience working  with  diverse populations and demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion; experience building research/education partnerships with community/work organizations; ability to work collaboratively with faculty; experience with graduate student recruitment; experience collaborating with graduate students on research, publications and/or professional presentations; commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion in all areas of faculty effort; interest and experience in e-Learning and instructional design.                                                    

Preferred qualifications for Professor rank: experience with and interest in program/curriculum leadership; ability to teach a variety of adult education courses including graduate courses in quantitative methodology; record of positive teaching evaluations; experience working with diverse populations and demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion; experience building research/education partnerships with community/work organizations; ability to work collaboratively with faculty; experience with graduate student recruitment; experience collaborating with graduate students on research, publications and/or professional presentations; commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion in all areas of faculty effort; interest in eLearning and instructional design. 

Application Procedures:

Only applications submitted for this specific posting through the Texas State University website will be accepted and considered, https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/36227.

To assure full consideration, please submit the following by October 18, 2021:  a letter of intent describing experience and fit with the position; current vita; statement of research agenda; copies of up to three writing samples; diversity statement advancing inclusion in research, instruction, public engagement, and/or community collaboration; and names of three references including phone numbers and email addresses.

Inquiries about this position may be directed to APCE Search Committee Chair at apce-phd-program@txstate.edu.

The selected candidate will be required to provide official transcripts from all degree granting Universities.

Texas State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, committed to inclusive thought and action in support of our diverse community. Individuals from historically underrepresented groups and all those who share our commitment to inclusivity and passion for the strength of our diversity are strongly encouraged to apply.

Employment with Texas State University is contingent upon the outcome of record checks and verifications including criminal history, driving records, education records, employment verifications, reference checks, and employment eligibility verifications.

Texas State University is a tobacco-free campus. Smoking and the use of any tobacco product will not be allowed anywhere on Texas State property or in university owned or leased vehicles.

Texas State University is a member of the Texas State University System.

Why Work at Texas State?

Texas State University is home to more than 38,000 students and 2,000 faculty members in the growing Austin-San Antonio corridor. A member of the Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity Carnegie classification, the university creates new knowledge, fosters cultural and economic development, and prepares its growing population of diverse students for the endless possibilities that await them as citizens of Texas, the nation, and the world.

Bolstered by research with relevance and innovation in creative and scholarly work in a full range of academic disciplines and a spirit of inclusiveness, Texas State seeks outstanding candidates for a variety of faculty positions.