University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Public Administration Tenure Track Faculty Position
The Department of Political Science & Public Administration seeks candidates for an assistant professor tenure-track positions that will primarily contribute to the Department's NASPAA-accredited and nationally ranked MPA Program. Students studying in the MPA Program come from diverse backgrounds, and take courses on both full and part-time basis. Applicants should have primary research and teaching interests in one of the core areas of public administration, including human resource management, organization theory, public management, nonprofit management, or public budgeting and financial management. Demonstrated excellence or strong potential in research that will contribute to and enhance the department's national reputation is essential. Applicants are required to have a Ph.D. in Public Administration, Public Policy, Political Science, or related field at the time of appointment. Course load is two courses a semester. The nine-month tenure track position begins August 2014.
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a doctoral, research intensive university, located in one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas on an expanding modern campus. One of sixteen campuses in one of the oldest public university systems in the United States, UNC Charlotte offers over 26,000 culturally diverse students a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences houses 20 departments in the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, physical sciences, and military sciences, as well as eight research centers and institutes and 13 interdisciplinary programs.
The Department of Political Science and Public Administration has 22 faculty members, houses a NASPAA-accredited MPA Program, and is a core department in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Public Policy Program. The MPA Program operates in an urban environment where it has strong ties to local government and non-profit organizations, as well as the local chapters of the American Society for Public Administration and the National Forum for Black Public Administrators. The program offers courses both on the main campus and at the university's Center City Building in downtown Charlotte. Additional information on the MPA Program can be obtained at: http://www.mpa.uncc.edu.
Review of applications begins November 1, 2013 and continues until the position is filled. Candidates should submit application materials electronically to https://jobs.uncc.edu. Please upload the following documents with your electronic application: (1) letter of application discussing your research accomplishments and agenda, and teaching experience and philosophy, (2) curriculum vitae, (3) a writing sample, (4) evidence of teaching effectiveness (if available), (5) three letters of recommendation, and (6) copy of graduate transcripts. Letters of recommendation may be sent either electronically in PDF format or by regular mail. All letters must be addressed to: Suzanne Leland, Chair, Public Administration Search Committee, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, UNC Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC, 28223.
For questions regarding this position, please contact Dr. Suzanne Leland at either 704-687-5937 or smleland@uncc.edu.
UNC Charlotte is an AA/EOE and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained. We celebrate diversity that includes, but is not limited to ability/disability, age, culture, ethnicity, gender, language, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status. Applicants are subject to criminal background checks.