Assistant / Associate Professor of Quantitative Methodology

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The Department of Educational Policy Studies, located in the College of Education and Human Development, offers graduate degrees and certificates. The department has a strong reputation for excellent teaching, outstanding research and scholarly productivity, and a diverse student body. More than twenty tenured/tenure-track faculty and clinical faculty in the department contribute to Georgia State University's ranking as the second-best undergraduate teaching university by U.S. News & World Report magazine in 2023. Faculty and students collaborate with the Alonzo A. Crim Center for Urban Educational Excellence, the Urban Studies Institute at Georgia State University, the Urban Child Study Center, and the Center for Evaluation and Research Services, among other centers. The department houses The Principals Center, which is a collaborative effort to provide cutting edge professional development for school leaders. Faculty expertise spans research methodologies, critical approaches to educational theory and practice, technology in leadership, and socio-cultural investigations across a wide spectrum of disciplinary and inter-disciplinary fields of study.

The Department of Educational Policy Studies at Georgia State University invites applications for the tenure-track position of Assistant/Associate Professor of Quantitative Research starting August 2025. Candidates must have an earned doctorate with an emphasis on quantitative methodology and evidence of previous application of these methods to relevant issues in education. The position entails teaching and mentoring PhD, EdD, and Masters students from the College of Education in graduate level courses. Presence on campus for face-to-face teaching and mentoring of students is an essential function of the position. The modality, location and day/time of classes is at the sole discretion of the department. The successful applicant will be expected to maintain an on-going program of research and publication, seek external support for research when appropriate, advise and mentor graduate students, serve on graduate student thesis and dissertation committees, work with diverse student populations, provide service to the university and profession, and communicate effectively with educational partners.

Assistant Tenure-Track Professor Position: No prior experience required.

The Associate rank would be considered for a candidate with at least four or more years of experience teaching and leading research at a research-intensive institution.

At time of appointment, the successful applicant will have an earned doctorate with an emphasis on Quantitative Research Methods in Education.

Preferred qualifications include teaching experience at a college or university and a record of publication. Expertise in one or more of the following areas is preferred: hierarchical linear modeling ( HLM), mixed methods, machine learning, statistical programming,and/or quasi-experimental designs. A professional and pedagogical alignment with critical quantitative methodology is also preferred. The successful applicant will be able to teach (in multiple modalities) graduate level courses on quantitative methods. As a member of the Research, Statistics, and Measurement faculty, applicants should demonstrate a commitment to publications emphasizing the advancement of quantitative methodologies.

Candidates who have not yet earned their doctoral degree may be considered at the Assistant rank but evidence of an impending successful degree conferral will be required.

A Criminal History Check is required.

Position may require non-standard hours (including day, evening, online, hybrid, weekend and/or other campus locations).

Ms. Kimberly Jovett Moore at kmoore@gsu.edu

Other Document 1 = Statement of Research Goals (1 page)

At the point in which an applicant is invited for an on-campus interview, letters of reference will be requested.

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