Career Center

The Department of Leadership Studies and Adult Education in the College of Education at North Carolina A&T State University invites applications for a tenure-track, 9-month faculty position at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor. The department seeks a dynamic, collaborative, and creative scholar-practitioner committed to quality teaching, student success, strong research, and scholarly productivity.
A successful candidate for the position is expected to do the following:
Teach a range of graduate courses, online and face-to-face, in adult education, higher education and community college leadership, and research.
-Design, teach, and facilitate small and large group experiential learning activities in a blended learning environment
-Provide student advising and mentoring
-Engage in programmatic curriculum development and assessment
-Participate in thesis/dissertation advisement and serve on committees
- Contribute to the scholarly enterprise of the adult education program the College of Education, and the university community which includes procuring extramural grant funding, publishing in peer-reviewed journals, and conducting presentations at state, regional, national, and international professional meetings and conferences.
-Attend and serve on college, departmental, and university faculty committees
-Remain current in theory and practice related to program content
-Support community engagement activities and participate in other activities as assigned

Through its commitment to civic engagement, transformative research, and creative scholarship, the Department of Leadership Studies and Adult Education produces leaders who are critical thinkers and social justice advocates capable of transforming organizations and institutions to maximize human potential. The Adult Education program is designed to equip students with the skills to become effective educator in a variety of formal, non-formal and informal educational settings. This program aligns with the vision and mission of the College of Education, which develops graduates to become teachers, counselors, administrators and leaders who change lives every day and play key roles in guiding out educational institutions. We are learner-focused, with a faculty committed to preparing students for a career defined by excellence. The College offers degrees at the baccalaureate, masters and doctoral levels.

Applicants must possess:
-An earned doctoral degree in Adult Education, or an earned doctorate in a related discipline with a specialization in Adult Education
-Degree must be acquired from an accredited university at the time of appointment
-Demonstrated evidence of promise for teaching at the graduate level
-Demonstrated evidence of research and scholarly productivity
-Demonstrated evidence of service activity
-Knowledge of pertinent theories and practices as they relate to program content
-An ability to teach in face-to-face and virtual settings
- An ability to serve on thesis committees
-An ability to work with diverse adult populations in academic and professional work situations
-Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Preferred Experience:
- An earned doctorate in Adult Education
- A record of teaching adult education course content at the graduate level (face-to-face and virtually)
- Demonstrated record of research in the field of adult education
- Demonstrated record of scholarly publications in the field of adult education
- Demonstrated record of securing extramural funding
- Demonstrated record of academic advising and/or serving on thesis/dissertation committees
- Demonstrated expertise in the intersections of adult education, diversity and inclusion studies women and gender, cultural studies, etc.)
- Demonstrated record of service in professional associations

You must complete and submit an electronic application for employment to be considered. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing an electronic application. Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD 214 form. Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty with your application during the process of applying to the job posting. Final candidates are subject to criminal and sex offender background checks. North Carolina A&T State University participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. North Carolina A&T State University is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. No one who applies or seeks employment will be denied admission to or employment at North Carolina A&T State University on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, disabling condition, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or sexual orientation and sexual identity.