Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Politics

Description

The Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia seeks to fill a tenure-track, Assistant Professor faculty position in public policy and politics with a start date in Fall 2025. We invite applications from candidates who have earned their doctorate in political science, public policy, or related disciplines, with a focus on American political institutions. We welcome applicants from all subfields within American political institutions whose work focuses on the politics affecting U.S. public policies, including but not limited to the bureaucracy, legislative politics, or state and local government.

 

The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to produce highly influential scholarship. The successful candidate must have the desire and ability to effectively teach courses on politics, public policy, and leadership at the undergraduate (BA) and graduate (MPP) levels, and a desire and ability to contribute to the Batten mission through service and public outreach and engagement.

While the primary appointment is in the Batten School, a joint/courtesy appointment could be possible in the Politics Department depending on the candidate’s interests and qualifications. The Batten School is a dynamic cross-disciplinary school offering highly competitive teaching loads, salaries, and research support. The Batten School is committed to faculty growth, including multiple searches this year.

 

Built upon the strong foundation of one of the nation’s top public universities, the Batten School combines rigorous training in policy analysis with a unique emphasis on the acquisition of leadership skills. The research faculty includes psychologists, economists, and political scientists, and is enriched by professors of practice who bring real-world policymaking expertise to the classroom. The Batten School currently offers an MPP degree and an undergraduate major and minor in public policy and leadership, as well as multiple dual degree programs with other UVA units.

Qualifications

The candidate should have a PhD, or be on track to attaining the PhD, by August 1, 2025. Applications must be received by September 30, 2024, to receive full consideration, after which applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

Application Instructions

Please apply through Interfolio: apply.interfolio.com/150948.

 

Applicants must complete the online application and submit the following required materials:

• A cover letter
• A CV
• Three letters of recommendation
• A writing sample
• A research statement
• A teaching statement

 

The selected candidate will be required to complete a background check at time of offer per University Policy.

 

For questions about the application process, please contact Jennett Murphy, Assistant Director of Faculty Affairs jennett.murphy@virginia.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physicians Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.

 

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