Associate/Full Professor, Performance Measurement/Management- Georgia State University

Associate/Full Professor, Performance Measurement/Management

The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies (AYSPS) seeks a senior scholar, who is a leader in the performance measurement and management movement, to lead a newly formed Workshop in Evidence-Based Policy and Performance Management. The workshop is intended to be a forum for reconciling the parallel yet related movements in evidence-based policy evaluation and performance measurement. This position is one of three new tenure track positions at the AYSPS designed to accelerate progress in the area of evidence-based policy and performance management as part of the University’s 2nd Century Initiative.

An applicant for this position should have an extensive publication record as well as extensive experience in funded research with government and the nonprofit sector on how to a) measure and evaluate performance and b) use those measures to improve agency performance. Spurred by the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, this field has quickly become a multi-billion dollar enterprise. This hire will have a tenure home in the Department of Public Management and Policy (PMAP) and, in addition to continuing his or her own research and teaching agendas, will be expected to work collaboratively to steer the efforts of faculty and centers into new areas of research and external funding. The Workshop itself will serve as a hub of energy and activity, offering high-profile colloquia and lecture series and facilitating the creation of working groups to focus on interdisciplinary topics under the Workshop’s institutional umbrella.

The AYSPS ranks 27th nationally among schools of public affairs and public policy, according to the U.S. News & World Report. PMAP offers a NASPAA-accredited MPA degree, a new MPP degree, an undergraduate degree in public policy, and a doctorate in public policy. The school also houses the Department of Economics and several outstanding research centers in fiscal policy, nonprofit studies, health policy, experimental economics, and public performance and management. Effective July 1, 2011, the Departments of Criminal Justice, and Social Work will also join the school. The school is located in new offices in downtown Atlanta at the heart of a vibrant public and nonprofit sector. That location in combination with the school's research centers generates excellent opportunities for funded scholarly research that also contributes to policy-making and management at all levels of government and the nonprofit sector.
Candidates should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation to: Dr. John Clayton Thomas, Chair, Search Committee, Department of Public Management and Policy, P.O. Box 3992, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302-3992. The position requires a doctorate in an appropriate field. Candidate must be eligible to work in the USA. At the time of offer, a background check will be required. Review of applications will begin January 15, 2011, and will continue until the position is filled. Information about the Andrew Young School is available at www.aysps.gsu.edu. Georgia State University, a unit of the University System of Georgia, is an equal opportunity educational institution and an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. The position is subject to budgetary approval.