Assistant/Associate Professor Education –Educational Leadership

Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Assistant/Associate Professor Education –Educational Leadership

Southeastern Oklahoma State University invites applications for a position in Educational Leadership at the Assistant/Associate Professor classification. Candidates are required to have an earned doctoral degree in education, with a concentration in educational leadership/administration, or a related, acceptable field from an accredited university. The candidates should have significant experience teaching in public schools, and as a principal. Superintendent/central office experience and a record of successful college or university teaching (including distance education teaching) are preferred qualifications. This position requires teaching graduate level courses in educational leadership in the online environment using Canvas. Tenure track faculty members will be expected to provide evidence of effective classroom teaching, research/scholarship, and contributions to the institution and profession commensurate with rank.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University, founded in 1909 as a teacher college, continues the strong tradition of producing outstanding educators for southeast Oklahoma and north Texas. Student enrollment on the campus(s) is approximately 6,000 and the campus is situated in rural Oklahoma. The main campus is located in Durant, Oklahoma, which is 80 miles north of Dallas, Texas, and 150 miles southeast of Oklahoma City. The community is close to Lake Texoma and the Choctaw Casino Resort. Southeastern Oklahoma State University continues to be among the nation’s most affordable universities according to the U. S. News & World Report’s America’s Best colleges.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The preferred start date is January 1, 2027 and may require multiple campus assignments as well as varied time and delivery methods. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2026, and continue until the position is filled.

Southeastern offers a comprehensive benefits package including university paid health, vision, life insurance, long term disability, retirement contributions to Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System, as well as a tuition waiver for employees and spouse/dependents who wish to enroll at Southeastern. In addition to the SE paid benefits, there are many voluntary products available to employees such as 403(b), Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, dental, short-term disability, dependent life insurance and a variety of ancillary benefits.

Employment is contingent upon the results of a national criminal and sex offender background check. Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.

SE is an AA/EEO employer committed to multicultural diversity.

Notice to applicants:

If selected, official transcripts from each degree-granting institution will be required upon date of hire.

It is Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s policy that all newly hired employees must provide an original social security card during the hiring process. Failure to provide an original social security card will delay the hiring process and ability to begin employment.