| The Department of Public Management and Policy seeks a tenure-track assistant or associate professor with research interests in any area of public or nonprofit management to start in Fall 2021. Applicants should provide evidence of teaching and research excellence and of success or strong potential in sponsored research. Special consideration will be given to candidates who can contribute to the departmentâs in-person and online teaching needs in public budgeting and financial management, or more general public and nonprofit management classes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Applicants should also show a commitment to the departmentâs mission of preparing a diverse population of students to become leaders in public service careers and see a place for themselves in the schoolâs ongoing Digital Landscape initiatives which includes policy analytics and research on vulnerable populations and communities.
The Department of Public Management and Policy focuses on four areas of excellence: management and finance of public and nonprofit organizations; nonprofit management and policy; program evaluation and policy analysis; and economic development and urban policy. The Andrew Young School ranks 19th overall among graduate programs in public affairs in the US News rankings, as well as 4th in urban policy, 5th in public budgeting and finance, 7th in local government management, 10th in nonprofit management, 13th in public management and leadership, and 25th in public policy analysis. Located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia State University is one of the countryâs top urban public research universities and has one of the most diverse student bodies. US News calls GSU the 2nd most innovative university in the U.S. and ranks it 3rd in undergraduate teaching.
The department offers a NASPAA-accredited MPA, as well as undergraduate, masterâs, and doctoral degrees in public policy. The schoolâs seven interdisciplinary policy research centers and location at the heart of a vibrant public and nonprofit sector, provide excellent opportunities for applied research that contributes to policy-making and management at all levels of government.
Please submit your application through Academic Jobs Online (https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/17812). Submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, copies of teaching evaluations and three letters of reference (associate professors may just send contact information of their references). You must have completed your doctorate by August 2021 and be eligible to work in the USA. At the time of offer, the university will conduct a background check. Consideration of applications will begin on February 1, 2021, and will continue until the position is filled.
Information about the Andrew Young School is available at www.aysps.gsu.edu. Georgia State University is an equal opportunity employer. It continues to be the policy of the University to implement affirmative action and equal opportunity for all employees, students, contractors, consultants and applicants for employment or admission without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, gender, transgender status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, protected veteran status, or disability. The position is subject to budgetary approval. |
(posted 2020/12/17, listed until 2021/02/01)