Tenure-Track Public Administration & MPA Program Lead

LSU New Orleans; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

LSU New Orleans invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Public Administration in the Division of Planning and Public Affairs. The successful candidate will teach in the NASPAA-accredited MPA program and serve as the MPA Program Coordinator.

They will lead curriculum development, assessment, student recruitment and advising, accreditation activities, and ongoing program improvement while pursuing an active research agenda with external funding potential.

Qualifications

• PhD in Public Administration or Political Science or ABD with completion date.
• Evidence of active or emerging research agenda with external funding potential.
• Experience teaching graduate and undergraduate courses, online and traditional classrooms.

Responsibilities

• Teach graduate and undergraduate courses in Public Administration and related fields.
• Supervise master and doctoral students in Public Affairs, Political Science, and Urban Studies.
• Coordinate the MPA program, including curriculum development, assessment, recruitment and advising, accreditation activities, and program improvement.

Skills

Graduate teaching

Curriculum development

Research agenda

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

PhD in Public Administration or Political Science

ABD with clear date of completion

Job description

LSU New Orleans invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Public Administration in the Division of Planning and Public Affairs. The successful candidate will teach in the NASPAA-accredited MPA program and serve as the MPA Program Coordinator.

They will lead curriculum development, assessment, student recruitment and advising, accreditation activities, and ongoing program improvement while pursuing an active research agenda with external funding potential.