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Assistant Professor- Higher Education Apply now Job no: 530214 Position Type: Faculty Full Time Campus: UMass Boston Department: Leadership in Education Pay Grade: 03 Date opened: 14 Sep 2026 Eastern Daylight Time Applications close: Job Summary: The Department of Leadership in Education in the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) at the University of Massachusetts Boston seeks applicants for two
tenure-track Assistant Professors of Higher Education to begin September 1, 2027. Of particular interest are equity-minded candidates whose teaching, research, and service advances our college mission and the commitments outlined within our university strategic plan (p.11). We are interested in candidates who possess the following qualifications: 1) scholarship that incorporates critical theoretical lenses to advance
equity and social justice in higher education research and practice, 2) experience with culturally sustaining and asset-based approaches to teaching and learning, and/or 3) involvement in community-engaged scholarship. Candidates’ research agendas should be grounded in the field of higher education and focus on one or more of the following areas: (1) community colleges, with a focus on practitioner experiences and/or
student pathways into and through degree and non-degree programs; (2) the development and experiences of undergraduate students from communities historically underserved and underrepresented in higher education; or (3) organization, administration, and governance. In addition to demonstrating expertise in one or more of the identified research areas, one of the two positions will focus on candidates with expertise in
survey research approaches, particularly those that apply a critical lens. For the second position, we are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in critical and creative research methodologies across qualitative, quantitative (QuantCrit), and/or mixed methods traditions. Faculty are responsible for teaching, research, and service that enhance CEHD’s community-engaged mission. Responsibilities for this
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