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Faculty Position in Public Administration/Public Policy

Faculty Position in /Public Administration/Public Policy

Application is invited for a tenure-track position in the Trachtenberg
School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University, beginning in fall 2012. The position is at the Assistant Professor rank, with the possibility of appointment at the Associate Professor rank for a candidate with the appropriate qualifications.

The Trachtenberg School is nationally ranked among the top twenty graduate
programs in public affairs, and is designated as a Center of Excellence by the George Washington University. We offer masters degrees in public policy (MPP), public administration (MPA) and a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration.

Basic Qualifications: (1) Applicants must have a doctoral degree (granted
or in hand by August 1, 2012) in public administration, public policy, or a closely related social science field, such as political science or economics; and must have the ability or potential to teach core courses in the MPP and/or MPA and PhD programs. (2) For appointment at the Assistant Professor rank, applicants must also have high quality publications or potential for such as demonstrated by works in progress, teaching experience or potential, and interest in policy issues that will support the mission of the Trachtenberg School. (3) For appointment at the Associate Professor rank, an applicant must also have a demonstrated track record of excellence in scholarly research and teaching in public administration and/or public policy.

Preferred Qualifications: Preference will be given to candidates with
research and teaching interests in one or more of the following areas: research methods, budgeting and public finance, and program evaluation.

Review of applications will begin on Nov. 1, 2011 and will continue until the position is filled. Informational interviews will take place at the fall APPAM research conference. Only complete applications will be considered. Interested applicants should send a letter indicating research
and teaching interests and qualifications, preferred fields/courses, curriculum vitae, course syllabi (if available), course evaluations (if available), a writing sample (if available), and arrange for three academic letters of reference to be sent to:

Chair, Trachtenberg School Search Committee


Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration


805 21st Street, NW, Suite 601


The George Washington University


Washington, D.C. 20052


For more information, contact the Search Committee Administrative Assistant
or Professor Joseph Cordes, Search Committee Chair at tssearch@gwu.edu. Also see our web site at www.tspppa.gwu.edu

GW is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution.