Clinical Assistant Professor - School Leadership

The program invites applications for this clinical faculty position in School Administration with areas of expertise in Organizational Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Instructional Leadership, Human Resource Leadership, and all 7 NC School Executive Standards. Preference will be given to individuals with experience working with the NC Principal Fellows Program.

The Department of Media, Career Studies and Leadership Development is one of five departments in the Reich College of Education, offering programs that prepare students for employment in a wide variety of teaching, administrative and service roles, as well as employment or career advancement in business and industry. The department includes programs in Career and Technical Education; the newly formed Organizational Leadership & Learning program; Media, Technology and Learning Design; Library Science; International Leadership; and School Administration.

The School Administration program offers the Master of School Administration ( MSA) degree, the Graduate Certificate School (Building-level) Leadership ( GCSL), and the Education Specialist in Educational Administration (EdS/EdD) degree leading to superintendent license. The MSA and the GCSL programs lead to the North Carolina principal's license. The School Administration Program also offers the NC Principal Fellows Program, a full-time MSA program. The EdS/EdD degree requires a pre-requisite of the MSA degree or master degree level principal license with a master's degree and leads to the North Carolina superintendent license (011).

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

ABD with reduction in rank and salary: ABD will be considered for this position. Evidence of successful defense of the dissertation must be received by July 31 for a fall hire or November 30 for a spring hire. If confirmation of defense is not provided by the deadline, the candidate will receive a new one-year fixed-term contract and be hired at the rank of Instructor. The candidate's salary will also be reduced to a lower rate commensurate with other full-time instructors in the same department. However, if degree verification is provided before the end of the one-year fixed-term contract, the candidate will be returned to the rank of assistant professor with commensurate compensation beginning July 1 of the following academic year.

No ABD consideration: Only candidates with an earned doctorate or terminal degree from an accredited institution will be considered for the position. Since ABD will not meet the minimum requirements, ABD will not be considered.

For a complete application, please apply and submit all required documents listed below electronically through Appalachian State University's Job Board:

Please note this position is based on enrollment and subject to available funding.

The continued employment of a special faculty member during the term appointment may be made expressly contingent on items such as the continued availability of funding from any source, on enrollment levels, or any other contingency established by the institution.

The continued employment of a special faculty member during the term appointment may be made expressly contingent on items such as the continued availability of funding from any source, on enrollment levels, or any other contingency established by the institution.