Minimum Qualifications

• Earned doctoral degree in Higher Education Administration or Leadership or closely related area.
• Demonstrated experience (6 or more years) of teaching graduate-level courses in student affairs/higher education.
• Evidence of engaging instructional assignments and syllabi that are current and relevant to today’s student population.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Commitment to mentoring and advising students with varied interests and career aspirations.
• Evidence of a strong record of scholarly productivity and a robust research agenda in student affairs/higher education.
• Active participation and service in regional, or national associations.

Areas of Interest (No Minimum Level Required)

• Prior experience working in higher education and/or student affairs-related positions.
• Demonstrated experience or potential to teach graduate-level courses through hybrid or online delivery.
• Evidence of chairing or serving on doctoral committees

License/Certification Required

N/A

Description of the Department or Unit

The Student Affairs Administration (SAA) graduate preparation program is an in-person, cohort-based, 45 credit hour program. The curriculum is designed to provide students with foundational knowledge and practice of student affairs and complies with the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) Guidelines for Master’s Level Higher Education and Student Affairs Professional Preparation Programs (2019). The curriculum is framed around the ACPA/NASPA (2015, 2016) Competencies for Student Affairs Educators. Our faculty and educational partners (e.g., supervisors of graduate assistants, practicums, & internships) infuse critical theory and social justice content across the program curriculum and experiences. The signature of the SAA curriculum is an applied learning approach that allows students to graduate with over 1700 hours of working with students, colleagues, and groups through a required assistantship, practicum, and internship.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assume the Program Director role for a minimum three-year term.
• Teach courses in person, on campus in the MA SAA program.
• Advise master’s degree students.
• Provide service to the program, department, Reich College of Education (RCOE), university, and field of student affairs and higher education.
• Conduct research and publish scholarship.

Type of Position Full Time Position

Appointment Type 1.0

Number Of Months Per Year 9

Physical Demands of Position

Typical demands of classroom and educational environments.

Description of University

Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls more than 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.