Workforce and Organizational Development Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor (Non-Tenured,F0586A)

Posting Details

Job Title Workforce and Organizational Development Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor (Non-Tenured,F0586A)

Department ED FOUNDATIONS & LEADERSHIP

Position Number F0586A

Job Description

Old Dominion University’s Department of Educational Leadership & Workforce Development seeks applications for a full-time Assistant/Associate Professor (10-month appointment with summer employment) in the Workforce & Organizational Development (graduate) program beginning July 2027. Candidates with expertise in human resource development and training, workforce development, and career and technical education are encouraged to apply. The salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

A Ph.D. or Ed.D. is required in a field related to human resource development-training, workforce and organizational development, career and technical education, or equivalent that will enable the candidate to teach graduate courses, advise MS students, and serve on dissertation committees. Responsibilities include:

• Teaching and developing graduate level online courses,

• Advising and directing graduate student coursework,

• Mentoring graduate student research, and

• Support administrative functions of the MS Workforce and Talent Development program.

Previous college teaching and/or business and industry experience in the following fields is preferred: career and technical education, business and industry training/adult education; organizational and workforce development; organizational performance improvement; program evaluation and assessment; project management; consulting; and learning analytics.

Position Type FullTime

Type of Recruitment General Public

Type of Recruitment General Public

Minimum required education and/or special licenses, registrations, trainings, or certifications

A Ph.D. or Ed.D. is required in a field related to Human Resource Development-Training, Career and Technical Education, Workforce & Organizational Development, or an equivalent that will enable the candidate to specialize in an area of research, teaching, and service.

Minimum required level and type of experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Proven ability to teach online courses effectively.

• Experience mentoring graduate students.

• Demonstrated ability to lead academic programs.

• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a diverse academic community.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in delivering online courses in different modalities is preferred, e.g., synchronous, asynchronous, and blended.

• The candidate is expected to demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusiveness and a willingness to work in a multicultural setting, as well as a commitment to participating in program governance and decision-making.

• Experience with program development or curriculum design. Scholarly writing experience, including publishing peer reviewed manuscripts.

• A background overlapping more than one of career and technical education, human resources training, workforce development, and the community college system.

Conditions of Employment

Location Norfolk, VA

Job Open Date 11/02/2026

Application Review Date 02/15/2027

Open Until Filled Yes

Application Instructions

Interested candidates must apply via https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/27399

and attach the following:

• A cover letter detailing relevant experience with the required and preferred qualifications outlined in this job posting.

• A curriculum vitae.

• Unofficial graduate transcripts.

• Contact information for three professional references. When your application is submitted, the application site will request letters of recommendation from these individuals.

Review of applications will begin February 15, 2027, and continue until the position is filled. For questions and inquiries, please contact Dr. Michelle Bartlett, Search Committee Chair, at [email protected].

Telework Friendly No

Reasonable Accommodation Request

If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Division of Talent Management and Culture at (757)683-3141.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or © consistent with contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

About the College

https://www.odu.edu/education

About the Department

The Department of Educational Leadership & Workforce Development is one of five departments in the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies. The department has twenty full-time faculty that offer graduate programs in Workforce and Organizational Development, Community College Leadership, Educational Leadership, and Higher Education Leadership. The department offers an undergraduate degree in Occupational & Technical Studies with majors in Fashion Merchandising, Industrial Technology, Training Specialist, as well as a degree in Career & Technical Education with majors in Marketing Education and Technology Education.

For more information, visit: https://www.odu.edu/educational-foundations-leadership

Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • How did you hear about this employment opportunity?

• The Chronicle of Higher Education (website or print)

• Higheredjobs.com

• DiverseJobs.com

• InsightIntoDiversity.com

• Jobs.Virginia.gov

• Old Dominion University website

• Virginia Pilot (website or print)

• Richmond Times Dispatch (website or print)

• Academic Keys

• Other

• If you selected "Other," how did you hear about this employment opportunity?

(Open Ended Question)

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Cover Letter/Letter of Application

• Curriculum Vitae

• Unofficial Graduate Transcripts

• Contact Information for Professional References

Optional Documents