Assistant Professor

Augusta University’s Department of Social Sciences

http://www.publicservicecareers.org/job/assistant-professor/42792054/

Description

Augusta University’s Department of Social Sciences and its NASPAA-accredited

Master of Public Administration Program is seeking to fill a tenure-track
position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 2019. We seek
individuals who can teach courses in the MPA program and have an active
research agenda in areas of public policy and administration. Candidates
should demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching including integrating
service learning projects into coursework, potential for excellence in
research including writing and securing grants, and an interest in online
instruction.

Augusta University is a student-centered comprehensive research university

and academic health center with over 9,000 students and 1,200 faculty members
committed to providing leadership and excellence in teaching, discovery,
clinical care, and service. The Department of Social Sciences includes over
400 majors in undergraduate degrees in Sociology, Criminal Justice, Social
Work, and Political Science along with the MPA and a newly created Master of
Arts in Intelligence and Security Studies. Our MPA program, with over 50
current students and 7 affiliated faculty members, is accredited and
respected in the field of public affairs. We are located on the beautiful
Summerville campus in a building that was newly remodeled in fall 2016.

Requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: The successful candidate must hold, at time of

appointment, a PhD in Political Science, Public Policy, Public
Administration, or a related field, and have an identifiable research agenda
and publishing program. Successful candidates will be able to teach
coursework in the Department’s MPA program. All specializations and
subfields in public administration or public policy will be considered but
preferences will be given to candidates with a research agenda and/or
professional background in urban planning and/or economic community
development.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Interested candidates must apply on-line through our

website at
https://erecruit.augusta.edu/psp/hrp461/SS/HRSS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL? (Job
ID #14830). Please make sure you upload a cover letter describing teaching
experience, a curriculum vita, graduate school transcripts, and three letters
of reference as one document online. Any questions can be directed to the
search committee chair, Dr. William Hatcher, MPA Director in the Department
of Social Sciences at wihatcher@augusta.edu. The committee will begin
reviewing applications September 15, 2018.

Conditions of Employment: All candidates are required to successfully pass a

Background Check review. For specific positions, the final candidate may be
subject to a (pre-employment) physical, drug screen, and/or credit check. The
final candidate will be required to provide proof of completed academic
degree in the form of an original transcript. Those candidates trained by a
foreign institution will also be required to provide an
educational/credential evaluation.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Augusta University is an equal employment,

equal access, and equal educational opportunity and affirmative action
institution. Also, Augusta University is a federal contractor and desires
priority referrals of protected veterans. It is the policy of the University
to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to age,
disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation or
veteran status.