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Application should be sent to:

Florence Guido-DiBrito, Ph.D.
Chair, Search Committee
Higher Education & Student Affairs Leadership
Campus Box 103
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639

Required Documents:

1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Writing Samples
4. Contact information for References (3)
5. Graduate transcripts

Application Deadline:

Job Announcement:

The University of Northern Colorado is a Doctoral Research-Extensive institution enrolling 12,000 graduate and undergraduate students, founded in 1889, located in the city of Greeley, along Colorado’s Front Range. The immediate Greeley area has a growing population of approximately 100,000, and is located 50 miles north of Denver and 30 miles east of Rocky Mountain National Park. The Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership (HESAL) Program, housed in the School of Educational Research, Leadership & Technology (ERLT), announces a tenure track faculty position to begin Fall semester 2008. The mission of the HESAL program is to prepare leaders of excellence in higher education and student affairs who transcend expectations, have a vision of a greater ethical society, value social justice, practice exceptional administration and integrity, and are scholar-leaders who integrate theory and research into their daily lives. The program offers a Ph.D. in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership, collaborates with the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies program in offering an M.A. program with a concentration in higher education and student affairs leadership, and a Certificate Program in HESAL for non-major graduate students. Graduates of the program matriculate to become senior level administrators, dean of students, and faculty. For additional information: www.unco.edu/cebs/hesal.

1. Position Title: Assistant or Associate Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership

1. Qualifications and Experience:

Required:

1. An earned doctorate or ABD from a regionally accredited institution of higher education in higher education, student affairs, or a related field.
2. Experience in leadership roles in higher education.
3. A record of scholarship and publications appropriate for Associate Professor or demonstrated potential to be a productive scholar for Assistant Professor.

Highly desired:

1. Teaching experience in higher education. Academic qualifications and professional experience appropriate to teach courses such as administrative leadership, higher education and student affairs law, higher education policy, data-based planning and decision-making, evaluation & assessment, higher education curriculum, and higher education and student affairs finance.
2. Experience in supervision of graduate student research.
3. Expertise in quantitative research and institutional research or evidence of potential to do so.
4. Experience working with people from diverse backgrounds.
5. Involvement in higher education and student affairs professional organizations.
6. Experience in grant writing.
7. Experience in service to the university, college, school, department and/or local community.

3. Position Description: This is a full-time tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor. Responsibilities include: teach and advise master’s and doctoral students, supervise doctoral research and internships, practica and field experiences, conduct and publish research, seek funding to support research, participate in program development, collaborate with higher education and student affairs leaders within and beyond UNC, participate in professional association activities, and provide service to the university, college, school, program and/or local community.

1. Salary and Benefits: Commensurate with qualifications and experience. Benefits include health, life, and dental insurances as well as a selection from several different defined contribution retirement programs. Summer employment may be possible depending on programmatic need and University resources.

1. Starting Date: August, 2008.

1. To apply: Review of application materials will begin November 16, 2007 and continue until the position is filled. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide materials which demonstrate the candidate’s qualifications and relate these credentials to the position description. Te following materials must be submitted for the application to be considered: letter of application which addresses applicant candidacy and fit with the HESAL Program mission, vita, copy of transcripts of all graduate work (unofficial copies accepted for initial screening), copies of recent publications or other scholarly work, and the names, email and phone numbers of three (3) references.

Federal regulations require that all documents submitted by applicants be retained by the University for a period of one year after the candidate selection has occurred. Materials submitted will not be returned or copied for applicants.
Send materials to:

Florence Guido-DiBrito, Ph.D.
Chair, Search Committee
Higher Education & Student Affairs Leadership
Campus Box 103
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639

UNC is an AAEO employer and is committed to fostering diversity in its student body, faculty and staff.