1. A cover letter highlighting the candidate's qualifications with specific reference to research and teaching experience/approach as well as outlining their demonstrated commitment to equity and/or justice
2. Curriculum vitae
3. One writing sample in the form of a published article, submitted manuscript, or manuscript in preparation
4. Name, title, and contact information (email address) for three references.

The Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development with more than 850
students and 44 full-time faculty members, offers graduate programs in Adult, Workforce and Continuing Professional Education Counselor Education; Educational Leadership; Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis; and Higher Education. The Department emphasizes exemplary scholarship, teaching, and service in the context of a university education and has a vibrant research culture that inspires and guides students through teaching, advising, and dissertation supervision. As researchers and teachers, the faculty explore complex and pressing contemporary issues and problems facing education and society with a view toward solutions that will make a real, positive difference for students and higher education institutions.

Position Details
The Head is responsible for the administration of the department and provides leadership to enhance the quality and impact of faculty research, teaching, and service efforts. He or she recruits, recommends, hires, and supervises faculty and departmental staff, and manages departmental budgets.

The Head promotes the department through representation in college, university, and external strategic initiatives. The Department Head may also engage in research, teaching, publication, externally funded projects, and other professional activities.

The program in Economics of Education at Teachers College, Columbia University (TC) seeks to hire a faculty member with expertise in the Economics of Education. This position will be filled at the assistant professor (tenure-track) level. We are interested in promising early career scholars who wish to work in an engaging academic, professional, and social environment, with world-class students in a world-class city and who have a record of, or potential for contributing to TC’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion through scholarship, teaching and/or service. While research focus is flexible, we are particularly interested in candidates whose work examines issues of economic, racial, and/or gender inequality in the context of education. To complement strengths of the existing program faculty, we are seeking scholars whose work is set in the context of PK-12 and/or international education, and/or who can bring expertise in behavioral economics and/or experimental designs. To apply: Submit a substantive cover letter explaining your interest in the position, curriculum vitae, a copy of one publication or working paper (e.g., job market paper, journal article, book chapter, conference paper), and three letters of reference (applicants at the tenured associate level may alternatively submit contact information for three professional references in lieu of letters). Application deadline: Application review will begin November 1, 2022 and will continue until the position is filled. The start date for this positions is September 1, 2023. 

Job Summary/Basic Function:The program in Economics of Education at Teachers College, Columbia University (TC) seeks to hire a faculty member with expertise in the Economics of Education. This position will be filled at the assistant professor (tenure-track) level. We are interested in promising early career scholars who wish to work in an engaging academic, professional, and social environment, with world-class students in a world-class city and who have a record of, or potential for contributing to TC’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion through scholarship, teaching and/or service. While research focus is flexible, we are particularly interested in candidates whose work examines issues of economic, racial, and/or gender inequality in the context of education. To complement strengths of the existing program faculty, we are seeking scholars whose work is set in the context of PK-12 and/or international education, and/or who can bring expertise in behavioral economics and/or experimental designs. Our faculty maintain an active research and publications profile; policy work and public engagement are also encouraged. Faculty normally teach four graduate courses per year in economics of education, including core methodological and/or foundational courses as well as substantive courses in the candidate’s areas of expertise. As a small program, all faculty advise masters and doctoral students, and participate in program administration and leadership activities. Faculty work collegially with students and faculty from EPSA, TC, and the broader Columbia community to build upon common research and intellectual interests.