Purdue University-Main Campus

Lecturer in Higher Education

Location
West Lafayette, IN
Pay
Not disclosed
Type
Part-time · Hybrid
Posted
October 7, 2026

About this position

<div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Job Summary</b></H2> </div><div><p><strong>Job Title</strong></p> <p>DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES</p> <p>LECTURER IN HIGHER EDUCATION</p> <p>POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Job Position</strong></p> <p>Lecturer in Higher Education</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Job Description</strong></p> <p>The Department of Educational Studies (<a href="http://www.edst.purdue.edu">www.edst.purdue.edu</a>) at Purdue University invites applications for a 9-month Continuing Lecturer position in Higher Education to begin as early as January 2027. In this position, the faculty member will be expected to teach a 4/4 load of courses/administrative duties in our graduate programs, the M.S.Ed in Higher Education Systems, Policy & Leadership and the Ph.D. in Higher Education. Administrative duties may include coordination of the master’s program and/or an opportunity to facilitate the program’s study abroad programming. In addition, the faculty member will be expected to contribute to faculty service requirements.</p> <p> </p> <p>Applicant documents should demonstrate that they meet the following:</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Required Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>Hold a Ph.D./ED.D. degree in higher education, educational leadership and policy, or a closely related field</li> <li>Experience working in higher education settings (both within institutions and/or a related field: i.e., government agency), and</li> <li>Experience in teaching graduate-level courses (in-person and/or online).</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience mentoring graduate students</li> <li>Expertise in multiple areas of higher education content (e.g., economics and finance, organizational theory, assessment & evaluation, community engagement, HE law)</li> <li>A record of conducting and publishi

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