Assistant/Associate Clinical Faculty

About Drexel

Drexel is one of Philadelphia's top 10 private employers, a comprehensive global research university and a major engine for economic development in the region. With over 24,000 students, Drexel is one of America's 15 largest private universities. Drexel has committed to being the nation’s most civically engaged university, with community partnerships integrated into every aspect of service and academics.

Job Summary

The School of Education at Drexel University invites applications for 12-month, full-time, non-tenure-track Assistant/Associate Clinical Professor positions within the EdD in Educational Leadership and Management Program that begin July 1, 2022. The positions are unique in that the successful candidates will primarily support the EdD Program through supervision of dissertation research with primary teaching assignments in the EdD Program.

We are seeking applicants with a strong commitment to and demonstrated expertise and experience in equity and social justice in leadership in educational environments. These educational environments can include a wide range of spaces from PK-20 classrooms, corporate trainings, and virtual spaces.

The successful candidate will join one of two departments with the School of Education - the Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Department or the Policy, Organizations, and Leadership Department. The Drexel School of Education faculty are an exceptionally collaborative group who promote and demonstrate a high tech, high touch approach with students.

The Drexel EdD in Educational Leadership and Management program was honored to receive the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate’s Program of the Year Award in 2019. The program was launched as a hybrid program in AY 2009–10, and as an online program in AY 2013–14. In both formats, it is a part-time, accelerated doctoral program specifically designed for working professionals who seek to develop the advanced knowledge, skills, and dispositions to solve problems of practice and lead change at the individual, group, and organizational levels. The curriculum focuses on sustainable leadership; systems inquiry; equity and social justice; and research in practice. EdD students specialize in one of ten concentration areas: Creativity and Innovation; Educational Administration (with Letter of Eligibility); Education Policy; Global and International Education; Higher Education Leadership; Human Resource Development; Learning Technology; Nursing Education; Special Education Leadership (with Certificate); and Sport Leadership. Our graduates become leaders and innovators in the areas of instruction, administration, learning, and strategy within many kinds of organizations including public and private schools, postsecondary institutions, government agencies, non-profit organizations and foundations, and corporations.

Essential Functions

• The primary function is to supervise and support doctoral students in the School of Education’s EdD program.
• The successful candidate will be expected to serve as dissertation chairpersons and/or committee members and collaborate with other faculty, as well as staff and administration.
• Teach one graduate course each term and engage in program development as appropriate.
• The successful candidate will assist the efforts of the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies in the implementation of a dissertation management system.
• They will be active participants in all aspects of the EdD Program (e.g., admissions, comprehensive exams).
• The successful candidate will also serve in various service capacities at the School of Education and Drexel University levels.

Required Qualifications

• A PhD or Doctorate is required in Educational Leadership and Management, Higher Education, K-12 Administration, Education Policy, Human Resource Development, or a related field.
• A minimum of 5 years related experience is required.
• Demonstrated experience (minimum of five years) in successfully supervising dissertations or theses of developing scholar-practitioners whose research is focused on a problem of practice.
• Demonstrated commitment to and expertise and experience in equity and social justice in leadership in educational environments.
• Strong background in critical methods that explore issues of power and privilege.
  • Deep understanding of the core elements of sustainable leadership, including systems thinking and adaptive change.
  • Demonstrated experience in quantitative, qualitative and/or mixed methods, as well as evaluation and assessment.
  • Demonstrated excellence in teaching graduate courses in education and leadership.
  • Experience teaching online or in blended/hybrid formats using an array of learning technologies and platforms (e.g., Blackboard Learn).
  • Strong record of research and scholarship in the field of education.
  • Experience with collaborative program development and design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as an organizational, institutional, or educational leader.
• Experience in mentoring graduate students from historically marginalized communities.
• Student-centered approach to supporting multiple doctoral students from a variety of disciplines in the successful completion of their dissertations.
• Deep understanding of theoretical frameworks related to power, privilege, equity, and social justice.
• Experience navigating university Institutional Review Board systems.

Location

• Open to remote work arrangements.

Special Instructions to the Applicant

• Please make sure you upload your CV/resume and cover letter when submitting your application.

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Advertised:Jan 25 2022 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close:Mar 31 2022 Eastern Daylight Time