Assistant Professor of Policy Analysis

Position overview Position title: Assistant Professor of Policy Analysis

Salary range: $78,200 to $101,400 annually. Off-scale salaries and other components of pay are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

Anticipated start: July 1, 2026 or as negotiated

Review timeline: Review of applicants will begin October 8, 2025 and may continue until the position is filled.

Open date: August 13, 2025

Most recent review date: Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date: Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Assistant Professor of Policy Analysis
UCR School of Education

The School of Education (SOE) at the University of California, Riverside invites applications and nominations for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Policy Analysis in the area of Educational Policy Analysis and Leadership. Assistant Professor salary range is from $78,200 to $101,400 annually, with off-scale salaries and other components of pay offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions. The position will commence as early as July 1, 2026, or as negotiated.

We seek a scholar who studies the politics of education, policy analysis, and policy making at local, state, and national levels. This position is part of the Educational Policy and Leadership area within University of California Riverside's School of Education. We seek scholars who examine ways that policy across the age range, from Pre-K to higher education, can further learning and commitments to equity and to multiple forms of diversity.

Addressing marginalization as well as other vital goals such as more impactful, humane, and democratic schooling is desired. Doing work that directly informs policy is attractive as is work tied to curricular change and leadership.

Our School and University
The University of California, Riverside School of Education, or SOE, is a nationally recognized school in a public research university that leverages its broad range of expertise to develop impactful partnerships, collaborations, and evidence-based resources fundamental for teaching, learning, and student success. Located in a region rich in racial and linguistic diversity, yet challenged by economic and social inequities, SOE serves a diverse student population, much of which is comprised of students of color, low-income students, and first-generation college students.

The SOE mission is to advance equitable educational systems and practices which are driven by core values of equity, evidence, excellence, community, critical thinking, and compassion. Additionally, we prioritize recognizing, honoring, and working with the people of the region to create transformative opportunities and advance our respective fields in education. The faculty and staff of SOE enact this mission by valuing, understanding, and partnering with our UC, UCR, and Inland Empire community as we:

• Engage in world-class research which cultivates environments supporting learning and development that are student-centered, inclusive, and intentional.
• Develop future educators, administrators, policymakers, researchers, and leaders across the K-20 education system who implement socially just, evidence-driven, and culturally sustaining principles and practices in their work. We strive to name and disrupt injustices and promote structures of opportunity.
• Build upon the strengths of systematically marginalized communities by encouraging scholars and communities to explore, translate, and strive for equitable and critically minded academic, behavior, and social/emotional outcomes for children and families.
• Endeavor to develop in our students, faculty, and staff a sense of collective ownership, professional responsibility, and humanizing engagement for the greater good of the community

Established in 1954, UCR's roots trace back to the earliest days of high-impact innovation as a Citrus Experiment Station researching agricultural issues facing Southern California. Today, UCR is a premier research and educational institution and the national leader of the social mobility and student success movement. Located in the thriving Inland Southern California Region on a campus covering nearly 1,200 acres, UCR has more than 1,200 faculty members - including two Nobel Prize winners and 15 members of the National Academies of Science and Medicine - and over 26,000 students.

The university is home to an exceptional and unique student body: 41% of students are underrepresented minorities, 49% of undergraduates are first-generation college students, and 48% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. UCR has been designated as both a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native…