Tenured/Tenure Track- Ed.D Director

To apply, please submit the following through Sacramento State's recruitment system (PageUp).  Application review will begin on December 1, 2026:

1. →A cover letter addressing your qualifications for the position, including statements of teaching and leadership philosophy, approach, and experience.
2. →A current curriculum vitae
3. →A diversity statement (maximum two pages) describing your experience and demonstrated effectiveness in working with diverse students, faculty, and communities, and how that experience would inform your leadership of this program. Please describe specific actions you have taken and their outcomes.
4. →Two recent publications, uploaded as a SINGLE PDF file under "Portfolio".
5. →Unofficial transcripts showing the highest degree earned. Candidates selected for a campus visit will be asked to provide official transcripts before the visit.
6. →Names and contact information for three recent professional references. References will not be contacted without advance notice to the candidate. 

The search chair is Dr. Frank Adamson, Interim Director of the Ed.D. program, who was elected by the Ed.D. faculty search committee and is not applying for this position. Questions about the position or the search process may be directed to the search chair at adamson@csus.edu.

This position will be appointed at a 12-month faculty classification (CSU Bargaining Unit job code: 2361) with anticipated salary range of $94,188-$130,152 annually. 

Sacramento State is located in the heart of California's capital city, five miles from the State Capitol. The lush, 300-acre park-like campus is situated along the American River, close to numerous bike trails and other recreational areas. Sacramento, also known as the "Farm-to-Fork Capital," is one of the most ethnically diverse and livable cities in the country, with a population of half of a million.

Sacramento State proudly serves as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI), and Black-Serving Institution (BSI). The university enrolls around 31,000 students from the Greater Sacramento Region, throughout California, across the nation, and around the world. Our 1,800 faculty and 1,500 staff are committed to meeting our mission:

“As California's capital university, Sacramento State transforms lives by preparing all students to lead, serve, and succeed. We are committed to our designations as a Hispanic Serving Institution, an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution, and a Black Serving Institution, and to intentionally serving students reflective of these designations and all students who have been historically underserved in education.”

As evidenced by the values embedded in our Hornet Honor Code, Sacramento State is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all faculty, staff, students, and guests are welcome and valued. Our commitment is more than simply ensuring that our campus is free from bias and discrimination, but is one devoted to celebrating many diverse identities, life experiences, and perspectives that enrich our community, teaching and learning.

To learn more about why you should join the Hornet Family, please visit the Why Sac State? page.

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with California State University, Sacramento. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current California State University, Sacramento employees who apply for the position.

Education Code 89521 Requirements: Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position, and before a formal offer of employment is extended.  Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must also sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant’s current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct. (eff. June 2026)

Per CSU-wide policy (HR2021-04), all faculty who will begin initial employment (or return from a 12-month break in service) on or after January 1, 2022 are required to perform their work from within the State of California. Faculty hired prior to January 1, 2022 must be available to perform work in the State of California if their assignment is in-person.

Candidate will be required to provide official transcripts of their highest degree earned and must furnish proof of eligibility to work in the U.S.. California State University, Sacramento is not a sponsoring agent for non-tenure track (temporary/lecturer) faculty for H1-B Visa.

California State University, Sacramento is currently not sponsoring applicants for H-1B employment that are subject to the $100,000 fee established by the “Presidential Proclamation: Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers” issued on September 19, 2025. Applicants are responsible for determining the applicability of the fee.

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