Assistant/Associate Professor of Public Administration - Military Veterans

Assistant/Associate Professor of Public Administration

Empire State University seeks an Assistant/Associate Professor of Public Administration to support the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program. The successful candidate will work with students in the MPA program, and the area of expertise for this position is open to applicants whose academic background and research interests intersect with not-for-profit administration, state and municipal government administration, and human resources administration. Special consideration will be given to candidates with practical experience in public or not-for-profit administration. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, teaching and advising graduate students in the program, developing and teaching online courses, supervising capstone projects, and engaging in research and service. The successful candidate may also teach and engage in course development in other graduate and undergraduate programs as determined by need and availability.

Our faculty is committed to meeting the needs of adult learners and mentoring, motivating, and supporting our graduate students through consistent advisement, engaging instruction, and continuous program improvement. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging across the faculty role. We are particularly interested in applicants who can deliver high-quality teaching using evidence-based practices to engage graduate students from various backgrounds and experiences effectively.

Job Requirements:
Required Qualifications:

• An earned doctorate from a regionally accredited U.S. university or comparable non-U.S. university in Public Administration, Public Policy, Public Affairs, Health and Human Services, or a closely related field at the time of appointment.
• College or university level teaching experience.
• Experience with supporting diverse populations.
• Ability to work in a distributed faculty environment.
• Ability to teach and develop courses at the graduate level, including one or more of the following areas: state and municipal government, ethics, human resources, and/or health policy.
• An active scholarly agenda or has the potential for a coherent and robust research agenda.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with teaching and mentoring in online learning environments.
• Experience with academic program development.
• Relevant industry and/or field experience.
• Demonstrated research and teaching interests in collaborative management and governance networks, public budgeting and finance, communication policy, and/or public information systems design and management.
• Professional certification, such as ICMA-CM, CNP, CHC, CPHIMS, or other relevant certifications.
• Bilingual and biliterate in Spanish and English.

Special Information:

• Occasional travel will be required to fulfill university-wide commitments.
• Office hours will vary to accommodate student needs.
• Some evening and/or weekend engagement with students is required.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. VISA sponsorship is not available for this position.
• SUNY Empire provides employees with robust remote and flexible work options to meet the needs of students, faculty, and staff in a dispersed work environment.

Additional Information:
Rank/Salary: Tenure-track, assistant/associate professor, appointment and salary to commensurate with experience and qualifications.

We are pleased to offer our employees an excellent benefit package which includes NYS health insurance, free dental and vision, competitive retirement options, and generous vacation, sick and holiday accruals; and a strong emphasis on work-life balance. We also offer faculty-development opportunities that encourage pursuit of disciplinary and community-focused research, scholarship of teaching and learning, and leadership development. Faculty-development opportunities include our annual Fall Academic Conference and the annual Institute on Mentoring, Teaching and Learning.

SUNY Empire is an AA/EEO/ADA employer. The University actively seeks applications from women, veterans, individuals with a disability, members of underrepresented groups or anyone that would enrich the diversity of the University. SUNY Empire is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal conviction. Employees, students, applicants, or other members of the university community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.

SUNY Empire provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, veterans, or wounded warriors where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at (518) 587-2100 ext. 2240.

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Other available faculty opportunities are located on our Faculty Vacancy Announcements page.

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