New Brunswick, NJ, USA
16 days ago
Three Positions in Public Affairs and Administration
Recruitment/Posting Title Three Positions in Public Affairs and Administration Department School Public Affairs & Admin Salary Commensurate With Experience Posting Summary The School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) at the Newark Campus of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, seeks candidates for three positions to begin in the Fall of 2025: (1) A tenure-track assistant professor position, specializing in Nonprofit Management and Leadership. Areas of interest include board governance, leadership and strategic management, fundraising and resource development, social entrepreneurship, philanthropy, volunteer administration, and program evaluation. (2) A tenure-track or tenured faculty position (Assistant or Associate Professor with tenure), specializing in Emerging Technologies and Digital Governance. Areas of interest include artificial intelligence use in the public sector, Big Data, emerging technologies, digital transformation and innovation, technology policy, Civic Tech, and the ethical implications of digital government. (3) A tenure-track assistant professor position, specializing in Public Management. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to collaborative governance, emergency management, performance management, policy and program evaluation, health care administration, and local government administration. Research in non-U.S. or comparative contexts is welcome.

Successful candidates will be expected to maintain an active research agenda and to teach at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Experience with, or interest in, teaching students with diverse cultural backgrounds is also important.

The appointee will become a core faculty member in a NASPAA-accredited public administration program that is ranked 7th nationally in Urban Policy, 8th in Public Management and Leadership, 10th in Nonprofit Management by U.S. News and World Report and holds two other top-25 rankings in Public Affairs and Administration. Rutgers SPAA ranked #5 in the nation, #10 in the world for Public Administration by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. SPAA was ranked No. 7 Worldwide for Public Administration in the 2023 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.

As a major public university in New Jersey’s largest city, located just a few miles from New York City, the Newark Campus of Rutgers provides students with the knowledge and preparation necessary for leadership roles in an increasingly complex society, with particular attention to its public mission as an anchor institution. The campus has consistently been ranked as one of the most diverse national universities in the United States. Rutgers-Newark is also ranked twelfth in prominence among doctoral degree-granting small universities in the country. Rutgers is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. SPAA actively engages with the nonprofit and government communities in the greater Newark metro area. The School offers an undergraduate major in public and nonprofit administration, an on-campus MPA, a fully online MPA, an Executive MPA, and a research-oriented Ph.D. Faculty are also involved in several certificate programs. Total enrollment is more than 500 degree and non-degree students. Teaching and published research are each important to the School.
To ensure full consideration, candidates should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, teaching interests, and three recommendation letters. The letter of interest should clearly specify the position for which the candidate is applying.

Questions should be addressed to: Shonda Levine-Ouji (sl1522@newark.rutgers.edu).Please consult the School and Campus websites for further information (http://spaa.newark.rutgers.edu and http://www.newark.rutgers.edu). Position Status Full Time Posting Number 24FA0907 Posting Open Date 09/13/2024 Posting Close Date 11/30/2024
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