Assistant / Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

The College of Education at Wayne State University is pleased to invite applications for a tenure-track/tenured Assistant/Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies . Preference is to hire at the Associate Professor level, with tenure, but we will consider candidates at the advanced tenure-track Assistant Professor level. Salary and rank for position are commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Start Date

August 18, 2027 The Program: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies is a program within the Division of Administrative Organizational Studies in the College of Education. We serve graduate students in our Master’s of Education in Administration, Education Specialist, Ed.D., and Ph.D. programs.

We serve a diverse student body, and nearly half of our students identify as Black. Most of our students work full-time in local K-12 schools or the university community while earning their degrees. Program faculty lead and participate in the research center Detroit Partnership for Education Equity Research ( Detroit PEER ).

The Wayne State University Community

Wayne State University is classified as a "doctoral university: very high research activity" by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. We are located in Midtown Detroit, the city center and one of the country's fastest-growing neighborhoods, which welcomes more than 2.5 million visitors annually. Here, you'll find 200 acres of green space, walking paths and state-of-the-art facilities surrounded by renowned cultural institutions and industry-leading employers.