Faculty Employment Opportunities
Not Department Specific/Any Department
Position and Responsibilities:
The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies (AYS) at Georgia State University invites applications for a non-tenure track, tenure track or tenured appointment in one of the academic disciplines at the associate or full professor rank to serve as the faculty lead for expanding programs in data analytics and open science across the college’s policy research centers and five academic units — criminal justice and criminology, economics, public management and policy, social work, and urban studies. The new faculty member will direct the expansion of research and teaching using data science to harness the insights of massive and unstructured data to address social and economic problems facing the public sector. The successful candidate will have a track record of interdisciplinary research and a terminal degree in one of the five academic units noted above.
The position will carry a 20 percent teaching load (two courses per academic year in an area of data analytics, data ethics, open science, etc), 30 percent research/scholarship, and 50 percent service to AYS and GSU. A successful candidate will hold a tenured or tenure track appointment in one of the academic disciplines of AYS: Criminal Justice, Economics, Public Management and Policy, Social Work, or Urban Studies.
Consistent with AYS’ strategic initiative to prepare its graduates and partners for the opportunities and challenges that digital technologies create for public policy and policy evaluation from a practical and academic standpoint, a successful hire will:
- Direct the development of curricula to develop AYS’ undergraduate and graduate programs for policy science in the digital era, including but not limited to data ethics, machine learning, decision science, data analytics, and open science.
- Participate in a consortium of schools of public affairs and public policy to develop open educational resources for teaching data science (techniques and applications);
- Develop workshops for graduate students, faculty, and research staff on open science and research techniques needed to manage, analyze, and make decisions with large and unstructured data;
- Partner with research centers to develop training for public sector partners in data stewardship, data analytics, and decision making with data;
- Collaborate with faculty on scholarship and research in the data analytics and open science policy domain;
- Serve as a senior liaison to other disciplines, including social science disciplines, across Georgia State University, to expand the teaching and scholarship of data analytics and open science across the social sciences;
- Serve as a point person for AYS and GSU activities related to membership as part of the Public Interest Technology-University Network (PIT-UN).
Application Submission:
Applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vita and three reference letters. All applications must be submitted through Academic Jobs Online (https://www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.php?JOE_ID=2022-01_111469465). No paper applications will be accepted unless specifically solicited. This position is subject to budgetary approval. Complete applications must be received by October 31, 2022, to receive full consideration, however, candidates will be considered until position is filled.
Georgia State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other
Department of Economics
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Department of Public Management and Policy
Position and Responsibilities:
The Department of Public Management and Policy seeks a tenure-track assistant or associate professor with research interests in nonprofit management to start in Fall 2023. Applicants should provide evidence of teaching and research excellence and of success or strong potential in obtaining sponsored research. Special consideration will be given to candidates who can contribute to the department’s teaching needs in nonprofit classes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels including but not limited to nonprofit courses in management and leadership, resource development, advocacy and law, and human resource management. Applicants should also show a commitment to the department’s mission of preparing a diverse population of students to become leaders in public service careers and see a place for themselves in the school’s ongoing Digital Landscape initiative 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; andeconomic development and urban policy. The Andrew Young School ranks 20th overall among 285 graduate programs in public affairs in the US News 2023 rankings, as well as 4th in urban policy, 6th in public budgeting and finance, 9th in local government management, 9th in nonprofit management, and 17th in public management and leadership. Located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia State University is one of the country’s top urban public research universities and has one of the most diverse student bodies. US News ranks GSU 1st for undergraduate teaching in a public university and 2nd most innovative university in the U.S. .
The department offers a NASPAA-accredited MPA, as well as undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in public policy. The school’s 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.
Application submission:
Please submit your application through Academic Jobs Online (https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/23211). 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 2023 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 October 28, 2022 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.
Georgia State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class. As a university with a diverse student body, we encourage applications from women and minorities.
School of Social Work
- No positions at this time
Urban Studies Institute
- No positions at this time