Job 2008-70 - Assistant/Associate Professor
Responsibilities
Texas State University-San Marcos invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in public administration at the associate professor level or senior assistant professor level (Job Posting #2008-70). Fields of specialization are open, although research and teaching interests in public finance, budgeting, and/or economics are particularly welcome. Candidate must have the ability to assist in the development and implementation of a Ph.D. in Public Administration with curricular breadth that includes public administration, political science, and law. Must be willing to teach day and evening classes at on-campus and off-campus locations. Salary and rank commensurate with qualifications.
Qualifications
Required:
1) Earned doctorate in public administration, political science, or law (Ph.D., DPA, JD, or other terminal degree in related area) from accredited university in the United States; 2) Demonstrated ability in scholarly research.
Preferred:
1) Ability to assist in the development and implementation of a Ph.D. in Public Administration with curricular breadth that includes public administration, political science, and law; 2) Demonstrated teaching ability with one or more years of experience teaching full-time at undergraduate and graduate levels in public policy, public finance, budgeting, economics, or related field; 3) Demonstrated experience serving on and/or chairing dissertation and thesis committees; 4) Demonstrated experience as a faculty member or academic administrator in a Ph.D. granting academic department; 5) Demonstrated experience in community and/or public service; 6) Ability to work with diverse groups such as students, faculty, practitioners, and administrators.; 7) Effective interpersonal skills.
Application Procedures
Review of applications will begin November 20, 2007. All applications will be held in strict confidence and will be accepted until the position is filled, but applicants are strongly encouraged to submit materials before the review of applicants begins. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants may submit application materials electronically, using Microsoft Word doc or rtf, or pdf files. Candidates must send a letters of application addressing each required and preferred qualification, a curriculum vita, official copies of all college transcripts, samples of written scholarly work, and three letters of recommendation to the following:
Dr. Howard Balanoff
PhD/PA Professor/Assoc. Search Committee Chair
Job Posting #2008-70____________
Department of Political Science
Texas State University-San Marcos
601 University Drive
San Marcos, Texas 78666-4616
Phone: 512-245-8051
Fax: 512-245-7815
hb02@txstate.edu