Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership.

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Salary: $58,000.00 – $66,000.00 Annually
Location: Cedar City, UT
Job Type: Full-time Faculty
Job Number: 202400250
Division: Beverley Taylor Sorenson College of Education & Human Development
Closing: Continuous
FLSA: Exempt

Position Summary

The College of Education and Human Development seeks a full time, on campus Assistant Professor in our graduate Educational Leadership program. The successful candidate will teach online administration and supervision courses and recruit and supervise students, while fulfilling scholarship and service responsibilities. Master’s level candidates will be applying for a non-tenure track position; Doctoral level candidates will be applying for a tenure track position. Salary is commensurate with experience.
Date of first consideration: 02/06/2026

Essential Functions

  • Teach a full time graduate load of 12 (Assistant Professor) – 15 (Lecturer) hours per fall/spring semester (Summer teaching opportunities are possible).
  • Supervise students in field experience and administrative items.
  • Participate in departmental, college, and university committees.
  • Depending on faculty designation, participate in scholarly activities including publishing, presenting, and/or grant writing.
  • Provide professional service to campus and community.
  • Interact positively and productively with colleagues, students, local school personnel, and state-wide stakeholders.
  • Support, promote, and recruit for graduate programs.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

Required Qualifications:

  • Earned M.Ed. in school leadership or a related field.
  • Has held school administrator’s license.
  • Minimum of four years as a successful school principal at an accredited public or independent P-12 school.
  • Ability to collaborate and communicate clearly and effectively with others.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Doctoral degree (Ed.D. or Ph.D.) in school leadership or a related field from an accredited institution of higher education.
  • Experience as a building leader in a public school district.
  • District-level administrative experience.
  • First hand experience conducting research in or about schools.
  • Experience teaching online graduate courses in educational leadership.
  • Experience working with students with a range of backgrounds, assets, or needs.

Southern Utah University does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex (including sex discrimination and sexual harassment), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability status, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, military status, veteran status, or other bases protected by applicable law in employment, treatment, admission, access to educational programs and activities, or other University benefits or services. For more information or contact information, please visit https://www.suu.edu/nondiscrimination/.

In accordance with Utah State Code 53A-3-410, appointment to this position is contingent upon the successful passing of a background check.

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From its founding in 1897, Southern Utah University has evolved from a teacher training institution to now become Utah’s designated liberal arts and sciences university. SUU has always placed students first by fostering small, personalized classes led by supportive professors who are some of the nation's top scholars in their fields of study. True to the University's academic core vision of becoming a nationally recognized institution of learning, SUU faculty, staff and administrators enable students to honor thought in all its finest forms, achieve excellence in their chosen field, and create positive change in the world. People throughout the state look to the University for major academic specialties, economic and business development opportunities and training, distinguished cultural programs, athletic activities, and regional archives. Some of the nation's most acclaimed national parks and outdoor recreation opportunities surround Cedar City and provide the basis for a distinct educational partnership between the University and the National Park Service. A wider range of metropolitan activities is close at hand however, with Las Vegas, Nevada, just two-and-a-half hours south and Salt Lake City, Utah, just three hours north.