Director of Master of Science in Science Education and CLS Teacher Programs

🇺🇸 Bozeman, Montana 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Teaching 🗓️ November 6th, 2026

K-12

Edtech.com's Summary

Montana State University is hiring a Director of Master of Science in Science Education and CLS Teacher Programs. This role involves leading the Master of Science in Science Education program and providing strategic oversight and coordination for additional graduate teacher programs in Mathematical Sciences and English, fostering curricular innovation, recruiting and retaining students, and advancing STEM education research through external funding.

Highlights

Lead and provide vision for the MSSE program and CLS Teacher Programs, aligning with MSU and CLS priorities.
Coordinate curricula and foster synergy among graduate programs for K-12 science, math, and English teachers.
Manage recruitment, retention, outreach, budget, program assessment, and a program team including managers, advisors, staff, and instructors.
Seek extramural funding and support research in secondary STEM education.
Instruct courses and advise students as appropriate.
Required qualifications include a Ph.D. or doctorate in a CLS discipline or related field, experience in graduate education and advising, demonstrated work with K-12 science educators, and scholarship suitable for Associate or Full Professor rank.
Preferred qualifications include experience with distance learning, curricular innovation, and interdisciplinary program development.
The position is faculty tenure-track at Associate or Full Professor level, with salary commensurate with experience and education.
The department is MSSE MS Science Education within the College of Letters & Science, the largest academic unit at Montana State University.
The appointment is academic year, full-time (1.0 FTE), exempt from collective bargaining, and benefits eligible.