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Closing Date: 11/09/2025

Type of Position: Faculty - Tenure/Tenure Track

Workstudy Position: No

Job Type: Regular

Work Shift:

Sponsorship Available: No

Institution Name: University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service

The Clinton School is a multidisciplinary program that promotes a vision of world leaders who work with others to build healthy, engaged and vibrant communities. The mission of the School is to educate and prepare professionals in public service who understand, engage, and transform complex social, cultural, economic, and political systems to ensure equity, challenge oppression, and effect positive social change. Located on the campus of the William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, the school offers the first Master of Public Service (MPS) degree in the nation. For more information see our website at clintonschool.uasys.edu.

If you have a disability and need assistance with the hiring process, please submit a request via the OEOC website. Applicants are required to submit a request for each position for which they have applied. For general application assistance or if you have questions about a job posting, please contact Benita Norwood at benitan@uark.edu.

Department: Academic

Department\'s Website: https://www.clintonschool.uasys.edu

Summary of Job Duties: The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position in its traditional and online Master of Public Service degree programs. We seek candidates for a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor position who has completed all requirements for the Ph.D. or equivalent degree in a broad range of social science disciplines or cross-disciplinary program areas. Preference will be given to candidates who are equipped to teach across the in-person and online MPS degree programs, especially in the areas of global development and program evaluation, and who have a record or promise in conducting and communicating research that is relevant to public-service practitioners and scholars. Candidates must also have a commitment to advising and mentoring MPS students. This tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor position entails conducting research leading to publication, designing and teaching graduate courses, developing and implementing new methods of teaching to reflect changes in the field, mentoring and advising students, serving on various faculty- and student-oriented committees, providing service on campus and in related professional organizations, and participating in faculty governance. Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Minimum Qualifications:

• We seek candidates who have completed all requirements for the PhD or equivalent degree in a broad range of social science disciplines or cross-disciplinary program areas
• Candidates must have the ability to teach data analysis or program evaluation.
• Candidates must have demonstrated ability to teach across the traditional MPS and the online MPS degree programs.
• Candidates must have a record or research agenda in conducting, communicating, and publishing research that is relevant to public-service practitioners and scholars

Preferred Qualifications:

• Research agenda includes program evaluation, communication, civic engagement, and/or global development
• Experience with applied or community-based research
• Ability to teach non-profit subject matter courses

Salary Information: $70,000 - $80,000

Required Documents to Apply: Cover Letter/Letter of Application, Curriculum Vitae, List of three Professional References (name, email, business title)

Optional Documents: Proof of Veteran Status

Special Instructions to Applicants: In your cover letter please include a description of your teaching experience, public service research agenda and public service experience. The letter should also include your philosophy for teaching and evidence of effective teaching (i.e., summary of teaching evaluations and sample syllabi). In addition to the application letter applicants must submit the names of three references including a current or recent work supervisor.

Recruitment Contact Information: Benita Norwood
501.683.5735
bnorwood@clintonschool.uasys.edu
Leslie Pounds
pounds@uark.edu

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site. The URL is uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS. Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.

Pre-employment Screening Requirements: Criminal Background Check, Sex Offender Registry

The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service is committed to providing a safe campus community. We conduct background checks for applicants being considered for employment. Background checks include a criminal background check and a sex offender registry check. For certain positions, there may also be a financial (credit) background check, a Motor Vehicle Registry (MVR) check, and/or drug screening. Required checks are identified in the position listing. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication or adverse financial history information alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absence of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities on the basis of protected categories. Questions or concerns about Title IX may be sent to the University’s Title IX Coordinator and to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.

All application information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

Constant Physical Activity: Manipulate items with fingers, including keyboarding

Frequent Physical Activity: Sitting, Standing

Occasional Physical Activity: Walking

Benefits Eligible: Yes