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Position Summary:

Who We Are 

Florida Atlantic University (FAU) serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students across six campuses located along the southeast Florida coast. U.S. News and World Report ranked it as a top public university. We are an energetic and fast-growing institution determined to propel itself to the forefront of innovation and scholarship. In recent years, the University has doubled its research expenditures and outpaced its peers in student achievement rates. Our students are bold, ambitious, and ready to take on the world. FAU is a Research I institution home to a vast student body in a college that serves multiple school districts.
 
College of Education (CoE) 
The CoE at FAU is one of the most comprehensive in Florida’s State University System. The CoE has five academic departments: Counselor Education, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership and Research Methodology, and Special Education. The college offers 37 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and nine certificates. The faculty is comprised of over 80 full-time faculty, instructors, and adjuncts. The CoE faculty maintain robust research and service agendas, contributing to their field of study, the university, and local and national communities.

The Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology at Florida Atlantic University’s College of Education (CoE) invites applications for Chair and Professor. Successful candidates are expected to have a focused research agenda and teach classes in the master’s and doctoral programs. The successful candidate is also expected to work collaboratively with the department faculty on recruitment, retention, and alumni relations. The successful candidate will advise and mentor primary Ph.D. degree students.

We are looking for candidates who will ethically collaborate and engage with other faculty, staff, and students within the department, college, and university to further the department's mission and goals. The 12-month appointment, starting in Spring 2026, will be at the rank of full Professor, tenured in the Department, and located on the Boca Raton campus. The Department Chair reports to the CoE Dean.

Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology (ELRM)

The Department comprises faculty in three program areas: Higher Education Leaders, School Leaders, and Research Methodology. The Higher Education Leadership Program offers an Undergraduate Leadership Studies Minor, and M.Ed., Specialist, and Ph.D. degrees. The School Leaders program offers an M.Ed. degree with certification, Specialist and Ph.D. degrees.

The successful candidate will be expected to teach graduate courses in educational leadership, collaborate with the faculty on recruitment, retention, and alumni relations, participate in meetings and committees related to the Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology, collaborate and work ethically with other faculty, staff, and students within the department, college, and university while promoting the mission and goals of the department and the teaching profession and maintain an active research and scholarship agenda in educational leadership.

Responsibilities

The department chair serves as the academic department's senior faculty member and administrator. At the departmental level, this person is responsible for faculty recruitment and development, instructional program development and quality enhancement, coordination of departmental research and service programs, evaluation of personnel, and, through the dean, representing the department inside and outside the university. The department chair also maintains relationships with students, other administrators, university councils and committees, alumni, professional organizations, and other public and private groups. In conjunction with the college dean, the department chair develops the department's annual budget request, administers expenditures of the allocated funds, and manages other resources available to the department. The chair facilitates effective relationships within and across department programs and, as a member of the college's leadership team, works collaboratively with the dean and other unit leaders to guide the work of the college.

Minimum Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications
An earned doctoral degree in a field closely-related to the department’s focus; a distinguished record of scholarship, teaching, and service sufficient to meet tenure eligibility requirements of FAU and hold rank of full professor at the time of appointment; administrative, managerial, and financial knowledge and skills to effectively lead an academic department; success as a collaborative leader, with effective communication and interpersonal skills; substantive commitment and demonstrated contributions in higher education, educational leadership, or research methodology.

Additionally, the candidate selected for this position must be able to meet eligibility requirements to work in the United States at the time of the appointment and continue working legally for the proposed term of employment.

Desired Qualifications
Excellent record of teaching and mentoring; experience in developing and maintaining partnerships with schools; history of obtaining and supporting external funding; experience cultivating departmental research activity; excellence in faculty development and mentoring; expertise in initiating and maintaining accreditation; ability to effectively lead the department in working with multiple constituencies; ability to promote the department’s strategic priorities.

Salary:

Commensurate with Experience

College or Department:

College of Education

Location:

Boca Raton

Work Days and Hours:

N/A

Application Deadline:

2025-12-31

Special Instructions to Applicant:

This recruitment has been reopened; all previous applicants are still under consideration and need not reapply. This position is open until filled and may close without prior notice.

This position is subject to funding.

All applicants must apply electronically to the currently posted position on the Office of Human Resources' job website (https://fau.edu/jobs) by completing the required employment application for this recruitment and submitting the related documents.

Required Documents:
FAU’s Career Page permits the attachment of required/requested documentation.

PLEASE NOTE: A maximum of five (5) documents may be attached to your application. If more than five (5) documents are required for submission, please combine additional documents into a single attachment to not exceed the maximum permitted.

The site permits the attachment of required/requested documentation. When completing the online application, please upload the following:
1) Cover letter,
2) Current curriculum vitae,
3) The names and contact information of three professional references prepared to speak to the candidate's professional qualifications for this position, specifically, their experience with graduate and undergraduate teaching and mentorship, scholarship, and community service.

References will not be contacted via email immediately but may be consulted at subsequent points in the review process.

Transcripts:
The selected candidate for this position is required to submit an official transcript sent directly from the institution for the Provost’s credential file prior to the first day of employment. Similarly, for degrees from outside the United States, the evaluation by an organization belonging to the National Association of Credential Evaluation (NACES), with an indication of the documents the evaluation was prepared from (official transcripts, diplomas, dissertation abstracts) is required for the Provost’s credential file prior to the first day of employment. Transcripts must be issued to Florida Atlantic University, not to the individual applicant.

Background Screening:
Selected candidates must successfully complete and pass all employment screenings prior to the start of employment. Employment screenings may include a criminal background check (level I and level II), motor vehicle check, credit check, reference checks, alcohol, and drug screening check.

Accommodations:
Individuals requiring accommodation, please call 561-297-3057. 711