Required Qualifications:
Candidates must have earned a PhD or terminal degree in education or a related field by the start date of the appointment.
Expertise in education, broadly construed, with an emphasis on the relationships (e.g., social, cultural, economic, political, geographical) between education and the environment.
Evidence of established or potential research and scholarly excellence as exhibited by peer-reviewed publications or other forms of academic scholarship.
Evidence of success or professional promise in securing external funding to support research and scholarship.
Evidence of excellence in teaching and mentorship, including through direct instruction and other forms of advising and support at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Experience working successfully with diverse students and colleagues.
Candidates at the rank of Associate Professor must possess all of the above qualifications commensurate for appointment with tenure at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Education:
Earned doctorate or terminal degree in education or related field. Degree must be conferred by start date.
How to Apply:
Please complete the online application at jobs.wisc.edu and follow the instructions. From the job posting you can begin by selecting either selecting "I am a current employee" or "I am not a current employee" in the upper right corner of the page.
You will be asked to create a profile and upload the following documents: (a) letter of interest with a description of current and future research, as well as relevant teaching experience, (b) curriculum vitae, and (c) two samples of scholarly writing. Applicants will be asked provide references during the recruitment process.
To ensure consideration, application materials must be received by November 1, 2026. This position will remain open, and applications may be considered, until the position is filled.
Note:
There is one upload area in Workday, but you can upload multiple documents to your application. Incomplete application packages that do not include all of the requested documentation will not be considered.
Contact Information:
Jacob Leonard jacob.leonard@wisc.edu
608-265-5956
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgrounds and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings, visit the Human Resources Workplace Poster website .
To request a disability or pregnancy-related accommodation for any step in the hiring process (e.g., application, interview, pre-employment testing, etc.), please contact the Divisional Disability Representative (DDR) in the division you are applying to. Please make your request as soon as possible to help the university respond most effectively to you.
Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require your references to answer questions regarding misconduct, including sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
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