Education Leadership - Non-Tenure Track Faculty Vacancy Pool Job at Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

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  • Western Washington University
  • Bellingham, WA

Job Description

Position Title

Education Leadership - Non-Tenure Track Faculty Vacancy Pool

About the University

Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

About the Department

The Woodring College of Education and the Education Leadership & Inclusive Teaching Department support Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.

The Education Leadership Programs, offer graduate degrees (EdD & MEd) and administrator certificates (Principal & Superintendent) at our Bellingham campus, the greater Puget Sound distance learning and online in British Columbia.

In anticipation of possible openings throughout the academic year and summer quarter, applications are accepted continuously for temporary non-tenure track teaching positions on a part time basis.  Positions may become available at any time and are typically filled on a quarterly basis.

About the Position

The Education Leadership programs value teaching, ask applicants to be a practicing educational leader, to actively engage students in their own learning including discussion, writing, and analysis, setting high standards regarding course content, and we strive to have our students become strong educational leaders.   In addition to possible recruitment/advising of students, there may be teaching opportunities in the following areas:

  • Introduction to Educational Research & Evaluation
  • Improving Student Learning
  • Advanced Leadership Theory
  • Ethics & Values
  • Equity and Social Justice
  • Instructional Leadership
  • Supervision in the Public Schools
  • School Law
  • Policy and Personnel Studies
  • Developing Staff & Community Relations
  • Planning for Curriculum Administration
  • Public School Finance
  • Theory in Education Leadership
  • Administering Elementary & Secondary Schools

Job locations include Bellingham, and the Greater Puget Sound, and in Lower Mainland British Columbia 

Required Qualifications

  • Master's degree from an accredited institution in Education Leadership or related field by time of appointment.  Terminal degree for doctoral program courses
  • Evidence of successful teaching with adult learners
  • Record of relevant professional involvement
  • Evidence of successful public P-12 administrative leadership experience
  • Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
  • Experience in P-12 settings with diverse populations
  • Demonstrated ability and commitment to cultivating learning environments that are equitable and inclusive of students with diverse social identities and backgrounds

Preferred Qualifications

  • Earned doctorate in Education Leadership or related field by time of appointment
  • Knowledge of P-12 administrative structures
  • Familiarity with Washington State Administrator Preparation Standards

Conditions of Employment

All employees must comply with our Immunization policies, including Proof of Rubeola Measles Immunity within 60-days of hire. Please reach out to HR@wwu.edu if you need information regarding medical or religious exemption and applicable accommodations.

Salary

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Benefits Information

Bargaining Unit

United Faculty of Western Washington

Application Instructions

A cover letter and curriculum vitae are required and should address your experience related to the position responsibilities and the required and preferred qualifications.

You will be asked to provide contact information of three references.

Closing Date Notes

Applications are accepted continuously for potential NTT faculty openings; please apply at your earliest convenience. Vacancy pool closes no later than November 30, 2025.

Job Tags

Temporary work, Part time, Summer work,

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