The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education at St. John Fisher University, Rochester, New York, is committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship, advisement, and service. The School of Education is seeking qualified applicants for a one-year position of Visiting Assistant Professor for the Doctorate of Education in Executive Leadership at its main site at St. John Fisher University in Rochester, NY.
Fisher’s Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) in Executive Leadership prepares students for executive leadership roles within complex organizations including non-profit, health, business, P-12 schools, and higher education institutions. Through course work, applied research, and executive mentorship students within our program develop strategies to solve complex challenges and improve organizational environments through a social justice lens. Our philosophy of social justice is characterized by five interlocking tenets: Diversity, Achievement, Compassion, Knowledge, and Service (DACKS). Graduates of our program have gone on to serve in roles such as Health Administrator, Senior Project Manager, Principal, Superintendent, Associate Provost, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer, and College President.
The responsibilities of the Visiting Assistant Professor include teaching hybrid and online doctoral-level courses in the Executive Leadership Program, supervising doctoral students in field-based experiences, supervising SDL certification, advising doctoral students in their dissertations, serving on dissertation committees, serving on department and college-wide committee assignments, supporting recruitment, and participating in scholarly activity (conference presentations and/or papers, conducting research, grant writing, and/or publishing peer- reviewed scholarship).