Assistant or Associate Professor- Higher Education Administration

Job ID: 32553

Job Description:

"At Baruch College we believe that student success is everyone’s responsibility”

The Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or tenured Associate Professor of Higher Education Administration, beginning in August 2027.

The position requires teaching across the MSEd and EdD in Higher Education Administration. The candidate will also be expected to chair dissertation-in-practice committees and mentor doctoral students.

The Marxe School values a faculty which represents diverse viewpoints and backgrounds and is committed to building an inclusive academic community. For more information on the values and priorities of the school, please see our mission statement and strategic plan posted at https://marxe.baruch.cuny.edu/about/ 

 Compensation and Benefits:

Assistant Level: $94,909 - $102,017

Associate Level: $98,995- $105,816

CUNY is in the process of implementing salary schedule increases. Once implemented, salaries of eligible employees will be adjusted by 3.5% effective 9/1/26, in accordance with the terms of the PSC-CUNY collective bargaining agreement.

CUNY offers faculty a competitive compensation and benefits package covering health insurance, pension and retirement benefits, paid parental leave, and savings programs. We also provide mentoring and support for research, scholarship, and publication as part of our commitment to ongoing faculty professional development.

Qualifications:

Candidates must hold a PhD or other doctorate in higher education, higher education administration, educational leadership, or a closely related field or be on schedule for dissertation defense by Summer 2027.

The candidate must have completed a doctorate prior to the teaching start date for the Fall 2027 semester. Experience chairing doctoral committees is preferred.

The search committee seeks candidates who maintain an active program of scholarly research in higher education or a closely related field. We are especially interested in candidates whose work draws on critical methodologies suited to practitioner-scholar doctoral research, including critical quantitative methods; policy analysis, case study methods, participatory action research, or community-based participatory research; or critical qualitative and narrative research. We will give special consideration to candidates who have chaired Doctor of Education (EdD) or equivalent doctoral dissertation committees and who have helped develop or refine EdD curriculum. The ideal candidate brings a record of expanding access to postsecondary education and to advancing educational justice, demonstrated through a combination of research, teaching, mentoring, and service

How to Apply:

Go to the CUNY website cuny.jobs to see the complete position description and job requirements in CUNYFirst under Job Opening ID #32553. You can view and apply for this job in CUNYFirst via the following direct link to the posting https://cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/assistant-or-associate-professor-higher-education-administration/F8CD4A7ABA3A49A5B0C2048C6431D24F/job/

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Candidates should submit in PDF format a CV, statement of research interests, statement of teaching philosophy, a representative paper or publication, and a cover letter addressed to the committee chair, Professor Ryan Coughlan. The statement of teaching philosophy should describe the candidate’s commitment to and experience with teaching students in a campus environment with a substantial population of students who are among the first-generation of their family to attend a college or university.

The cover letter should be structured around the following four prompts:

• Describe how your research, teaching, and service align with Baruch’s leadership in social and economic mobility and the Marxe School’s public mission.

• Describe your experience with practitioner-scholar doctoral education, including chairing dissertations-in-practice or equivalent committees and contributing to Doctor of Education (EdD) curriculum.

• Describe your applied and critical methodological commitments, and how they prepare you to teach research methods and mentor doctoral students conducting dissertations-in-practice.

• Describe your record of contributing to the expansion of access to postsecondary education and the advancement of educational justice through any combination of research, teaching, mentoring, and service 

Closing Date:

December 8, 2026 Review of resumes to begin October 5, 2026

EEO Statement:

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.