Location: Albany, NY Category: Faculty Posted On: Mon Oct 21 2024 Job Description: The Department of Educational Policy & Leadership (EPL) at the University at Albany, State University of New York, invites applications for an Assistant Professor whose research emphasizes economics of educational policy and leadership including fiscal policies and practices in K-12 and/or higher education, the economics of domestic and/or global education policy, and/or human capital development by and for education systems. EPL particularly invites diverse candidates with a strong teaching and research record in content applicable to administration and leadership in K-12 and/or higher education, issues in domestic and/or global education policy, and/or policies and practices in cradle-to-career educational systems. The successful applicant will engage with colleagues whose interests and work span pre-K to post-graduate education, domestic and international, to prepare students to be innovative scholar-leaders in local, national, and global education systems. We are looking for applicants who bring unique perspectives to the study of educational organizations and leadership, including those who draw from experience and interests in diverse groups and/or diverse educational settings. Responsibilities include: conducting nationally and internationally recognized research and scholarship related to their area(s) of expertise; seeking external funding support; teaching graduate courses including departmental core courses and courses in economics of education, higher education finance, and/or K-12 school finance; advising graduate students (including serving on dissertation committees); contributing to recruitment activities; developing strong connections with educational organizations and policy institutes; and serving on department, school, and university committees. For more information about the School of Education and EPL, please refer to albany.edu/education/department-educational-policy-leadership. Job Requirements: Minimum Qualifications: + An earned doctoral degree in education, economics, public administration or a related field from a college or university accredited by a U.S. Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization by 8/1/2025. Candidates who will not hold the degree by this date will not be considered. + Applicants must demonstrate an ability to develop inclusive and equitable relationships within our diverse campus community. + Applicants must demonstrate an ability to support diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and belonging, relative to their role. + Active, or strong potential for a robust program of research, as evidenced by scholarly and professional publications and/or external funding, commensurate with experience + Experience or evidence of commitment to excellence in teaching and advising including in residential, hybrid, and online environments + Expertise in economics of educational policy and leadership, fiscal policies and practices in K-12 and/or higher education, economics of domestic and/or global education policy, or human capital development by and for education systems, or similar areas Preferred Qualifications: + Strong background in quantitative social scientific research methodologies + Interest in K-12 educational systems and/or higher education + Evidence of or interest in interdisciplinary research and/or academic service as evidenced in collaboration across academic disciplines and academic units + Evidence of a strong commitment to global engagement Additional Information: Professional Rank and Salary Range: Assistant Professor, Salary commensurate with experience The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the University's crime statistics for the past three years; and disclosures regarding the University's current campus security policies. The University at Albany's Annual Security Report is available in portable document format [PDF] by clicking this link http://police.albany.edu/ASR.shtml Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov. THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY IS AN EO/AA/IRCA/ADA EMPLOYER Please apply online via http://albany.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=182306