Position Available: Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations Department Chair/Full Professor – Tenured, University of North Carolina Greensboro School of Education

Position Available

University of North Carolina Greensboro
School of Education

Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations
Department Chair/Full Professor – Tenured

The Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations in
the School of Education at the University of North Carolina Greensboro
is seeking applications for Department Chair. The University is
located in Greensboro, a city of 275,000 in a metropolitan area of 1.6
million people. The city has six colleges and universities and is an
attractive community with rich historical traditions, a temperate
climate, and a full and active cultural program. The University is one
of the doctorate-granting institutions in the seventeen campus
University of North Carolina system and has more than 17,000 full-time
students, including 3000 graduate students.
The Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations
offers Master’s, Ed.S., Ed.D., and Ph.D. degrees and several
post-masters certificates in the intersecting areas of educational
leadership and cultural studies. We offer on-campus programming as
well as a range of alternative programs and courses, including
web-based instruction and distance education. We are committed to the
values of equity and social justice, democratic participation, caring,
and educational quality in schools and throughout the public realm.
With these values in mind, we seek to understand and change the
theories, policies, and practices that are enacted in schools,
communities, and other educational and cultural contexts. We are
interested in attracting candidates who add to the diversity of the
department in terms of race, gender, culture, perspective, academic
specialty, and method of inquiry.

Qualifications:
The department seeks an individual with evidence of collaborative,
democratic leadership, administrative abilities, excellent
interpersonal skills, and a strong commitment to teaching,
scholarship, research, community engagement, and support of service
activities. The individual must be able to reflect and enhance the
broad directions of the department. Specifically, the individual must
be able to speak to both the educational leadership and the cultural
foundations concerns of the department and exhibit a commitment to
educational equity, human dignity, and democratic values. The
candidate must be able to communicate effectively with school district
leaders. A doctorate in Educational Leadership, Policy, Social
Foundations, or related field is preferred. Candidates for this
ten-month position must qualify for appointment at the rank of
professor.

Starting date: August 1, 2015

Salary: Competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Application Deadline: A review of applications will begin January 12
and continue until the position is filled.

Application Procedure: Submit your letter of interest, vita, and the
names and telephone numbers of three references electronically via:
jobsearch.uncg.edu

For questions, contact
Dr. Kathy Hytten or Dr. Leila E. Villaverde
at elcchair@uncg.edu
EOE AA/M/F/D/V