Job Description

Educational Leadership Instructor

Posting Number: F-0917
College/Unit: College of Education & Human Services
Home Department: Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership and Higher Education
Employee Group: Fixed-Term Faculty - Academic Year
Employment Status: Full-Time
Position Type: 9 month (Academic Year)
Position Classification: Fixed-Term Faculty
Position Begin Date:
Position End Date:

Position Summary:

The Educational Leadership Unit in the Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership and Higher Education at Central Michigan University is now accepting applications for a nine-month full-time, Michigan-based, remote, fixed-term faculty position, effective August 2025. While this is a remote position, the successful candidate must reside in Michigan and hold Michigan Administrator Certification. The initial appointment is for two years, with the potential for renewal based upon demonstrated abilities and department needs.

We seek a fixed-term faculty member who will teach synchronous and asynchronous courses in our CAEP accredited online programs. The successful candidate will have a strong PK12 professional identity, graduate teaching experience or demonstrated ability to do so, and school administrator experience. Supplemental summer teaching opportunities may be available.

The successful candidate will be committed to the academic success of all our students and to an environment that acknowledges, encourages, respects, and celebrates diversity and differences. Members of underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Required Qualifications:

• Doctorate in educational leadership or administration, or related field; ABD will be considered, if the degree will be conferred by time of appointment.
• Current Michigan administrator or central office certification.
• Experience as a school or district administrator in a K-12 setting.
• Experience teaching graduate courses, or demonstrated ability to do so.
• Ability to teach a variety of courses in educational leadership which may include curriculum, supervision, administrative theory, policy, PK-12 finance, school business administration, district leadership or supervise an internship.
• Demonstrate application and implementation of multicultural and social justice competencies.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to teach in an online environment.
• Experience designing, implementing, and overseeing educational programs.
• Familiarity with CAEP Accreditation or other regional educational accreditation.

Message to Applicants:

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position. Applications should include a letter of interest in the position with a brief statement about your teaching philosophy/pedagogy; curriculum vitae; copies of licenses/certifications; copies of unofficial transcripts; and a list of three references. Letters of interest may be addressed to the Hiring Committee. If the applicant is ABD , written verification from the Counselor Education Program Chair verifying graduation date by appointment date is required for consideration and can be uploaded under ‘Other Document (1)’.

Screening and review will begin on December 10, 2024, and continue until the position is filled

You may contact Dr. Gregg Dionne, Search Chair, at dionn1g@cmich.edu with questions.

About the Department:

The Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership, and Higher Education is a graduate only department. Specifically, Educational Leadership offers professional educators master’s, education specialist, and doctoral degrees in school leadership and administration. The unit offers administrator and central office certification. Courses are taught primarily online. To learn more about the department, please visit the department website .

Posting Begins: 11/07/2024
Posting Ends:
Open Until Filled: Yes

About CMU:

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

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CMU , an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex‐based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight (see OCRIE ).

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CMU does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, including admission and employment, and is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 not to discriminate in such a matter.

Inquiries about the application of Title IX can be made to CMU’s Title IX Coordinator, the US Department of Education’s Assistant Secretary, or both.

CMU’s Title IX Coordinator can be reached at:

Phone: 989-774-3253

Office: 103 E. Preston St.

Bovee University Center, suite 306

Mount Pleasant, MI 48858

Email: titleix@cmich.edu

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Full time, Fixed term contract, Summer work, Internship, Remote job, Outdoor, Flexible hours,

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