College of Education Job Openings

ECU’s College of Education trains and prepares educators to work in all environments (i.e., urban, suburban, and rural) however, many of our graduates work in rural communities in eastern North Carolina As such, these positions are focused primarily on those interested in educating, working with, and supporting those in rural environments as well as conducting research on issues pertaining to rural education.

These positions are part of a college-wide search for the College of Education at East Carolina University (ECU), designed to connect, support, and empower incoming faculty along interests that support the university’s mission and vision priorities.

Candidates are encouraged to apply for these positions if they share interests that include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Strengthening educational opportunities and academic programs to meet the needs of a rural population
  • Identifying and closing equity gaps in educational settings (e.g., Underserved student achievement in rural environments; Student achievement support for elementary community schools in Colleges of Education)
  • Creating and sustaining a culture of care and belonging for all in educational settings (e.g., Experiences of underrepresented teachers and leaders in educational settings; Rural educators, Leadership experiences of educational leaders serving historically marginalized populations; Preparing educators to work effectively with all learners and stakeholders)
  • Sustaining an inclusive educational environment that welcomes a broad representation of persons and perspectives (e.g., recruitment and retention of all, including underrepresented groups, into educator preparation programs)
  • Collaboration with community and university partners to foster comprehensive well-being and regional and educational transformation (e.g., community school education)
  • Increasing access and advancement for all learners through innovative teaching, research, and creative activities

Faculty Positions

Lora Wilson King Distinguished Professor

Internal Posting: Open only to applicants currently employed by East Carolina University.

The College of Education is seeking applicants for the Lora W. King Distinguished Professorship starting Fall 2025. Professorship is open only to current full-time members who are tenured and hold the rank of Professor or Associate Professor within the College of Education.

Responsibilities include:

  • Advocate for discipline and education specific best practices, strategies and initiatives as appropriate.
  • Take a leadership role in ensuring ECU’s College of Education prepares educators, education-related professionals, and educational leaders to implement high-quality and research-based curricula.
  • Plan, implement, and evaluate professional development and partnerships with school and community organizations that enhance discipline specific teaching, learning, and leadership in Eastern North Carolina.
  • Coordinate, conduct, and publish meaningful research to advance the field’s understanding of discipline-specific issues for the betterment of the community at a level that exceeds that of a traditional college faculty member.
  • Teach two courses (4 courses per year) within their discipline, or in another area where needed, during each of the fall and spring terms in collaboration with the department chair. There will be an option of buying out courses with external funding or with endowment funds.
  • Serve and at times lead program, department, and university committees.
  • Serve as a mentor and partner to junior faculty to aid in their advancement towards tenure.
  • Work with other College of Education departments to foster partnerships and to pursue the advancement of the college through shared common goals.
  • And more. To see additional duties, click on posting link below.

Minimum Education/Experience

  • Only current full-time faculty members within East Carolina University are eligible.
  • Doctoral degree in education or related area with earned rank of Associate or full Professor in any COE department is required. Qualifying degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
  • Demonstrated experience of impactful research.
  • Demonstrated record of securing substantial funding in support of research and creative activities, record of grant administration.
  • Demonstrated authentic, sustained community engagement.
  • Demonstrated ability to form relationships/partnerships within and out of the College of Education.
  • Experience working with universities, community colleges, PK-12 schools, families, and other rural community organizations.
  • Documented projects related to discipline-specific research.
  • Experience seeking and securing external funding related to degree discipline.
  • Experience in supporting discipline-specific collaborations and research at state and national levels.

King Distinguished Professor posting

Educational Leadership – Assistant Professor

The Department of Educational Leadership in the College of Education at East Carolina University is seeking applicants and nominations for a tenure-track, nine-month, full-time assistant professor faculty position beginning Fall 2025. The candidate will balance teaching, research, and service related to Educational Leadership in PK12 settings. The candidate will (1) teach working professionals in PK12 leadership programs and/or higher education leadership programs offered by the Department of Educational Leadership: Master of School Administration (MSA), Education Specialist (EdS), and Doctor of Education (EdD), (2) engage an active research agenda including potential for external funding, (3) connect teaching, research, and service to leadership practice in PK12, and/or higher education settings, (4) serve as dissertation chair and committee member for students in the EdD program, (5) provide service to the university and to rural eastern North Carolina schools, and (6) actively engage with professional organizations at the state (e.g., NCASA and NCPEL) and national (e.g., UCEA and CPED) levels.

Minimum Education/Experience

  • An Ed.D. or Ph.D. from an appropriately accredited institution in Educational Leadership or a related field.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Evidence or demonstrated potential for outstanding teaching, research, and service.
  • Preference is given to candidates with successful experience as a PK12 school leader. Preference will also be given to candidates with experience or desire to focus on scholarship in rural settings.

LEED Assistant Professor Posting

Staff Positions

Administrative Support Associate — Advanced

The mission of the College of Education is to prepare and develop professionals in vocational teacher education and information/office education through effective teaching, the dissemination of knowledge, generation and application of research, and service to the educational business communities. The College is committed to the purpose of preparing educational and business professionals who are both academically and technically proficient. The teacher education programs share the additional purposes of preparing professional educators who are reflective in practice, committed to the intellectual empowerment of others, and guided by the larger democratic purposes of American education.

This position serves as the primary contact for faculty, staff, and students in support of Departmental Chairs in the College of Education. The position handles department budget, travel, scheduling (registration/courses), purchasing, and coordination of department meetings. Also serves as the department liaison with COE personnel office.

Minimum Education/Experience

  • High school diploma or equivalency, or demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work

Administrative Support Associate job posting

ECU Community School — Principal

To serve as administrator of the East Carolina University School, the Principal will cultivate a culture of innovation that supports effective instructional practices/strategies to promote student academic success and personal success for all students and adults in the school. The Principal will work collaboratively to develop and implement policies, innovative programs, curriculum activities, professional development, and budgets to achieve the mission of the school. The Principal will work collaboratively with university staff to support the work of teacher leadership preparation, school leadership preparation, and education research. The lab school involves cross campus collaboration to provide the students a spectrum of support and services to comprehensively address their academic, social-emotional, physical, and family/community needs. The school will include one class per grade level for kindergarten through 5th grade. The lab school involves an integrated partnership with Pitt County Schools and will be housed within a local elementary school. Responsibilities include Leadership; Positive School Culture; Administrative and Human Resources; Clinical Experience Coordination; Community Relations; Strategic and Organizational Planning.

Minimum Education/Experience

  • Master’s degree in educational leadership or related fields (such as educational policy analysis, adult and continuing or curriculum and instruction)
  • Current license or eligibility of licensure in K-12 Administration

ECUCS Principal job posting

Rural Education Institute – Associate Director Counseling CARE Corps

The COE Rural Education Institute’s (REI) Collaborative Action in Rural Education (CARE) Corps will create reasonable, resilient spaces in rural schools and communities to tutor, teach, and provide mental health support for youth and families in eastern NC. Through AmeriCorps funding, CARE Corps will support 78 AmeriCorps members who will serve as peer tutors/mentors, classroom teaching support, or mental health clinicians in Beaufort, Carteret, Edgecombe, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Pitt, Wilson Counties. At the end of the first program year, the AmeriCorps members will be responsible for serving 4,050 kindergarten through 12th grade students. In addition, the AmeriCorps members will leverage 480 volunteers who will be engaged in national days of service (9/11 Day of Service, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, National AmeriCorps Week, National Volunteer Week) and in service projects scheduled at partner agencies.

The Associate Director CARE Corps will work with the ECU REI Team to ensure strong relationships with our school district and community partners leading to effective CARE members in the program, and high levels of service for families and students. The Associate Director will be responsible for all duties related to CARE Corps branches of resiliency, teaching, and counseling member services and evaluation activities associated with REI’s CARE Corps grant and school/community partners. Duties include but are not limited to: recruitment of members and sites, securing memoranda of understanding, collect and analyze entry/exit participant evaluation data, collect and analyze fidelity data (logs and evaluation reports), technical assistance provision related to counseling service activities for grant partners, preparation and facilitation of training, supervision and mentorship of a Resiliency, Teaching, and Counseling CARE members and site supervisors serving, and other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education/Experience

  • Masters degree in Education or related discipline
  • 5 years demonstrated work experience related to job duties

REI Associate Director for Counseling CARE Corps job posting