Assistant or Associate Professor of General Public Administration
Listed on 2026-07-16
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Education / Teaching
University Professor, Academic, Education Administration
Description
Title: Assistant/Associate Professor (General Public Administration)
Position Number: 0083962
Hiring Unit: UH West Oahu, Academic Affairs, Public Administration
Date Posted: September 3, 2025
Salary Information: F-3/F-4, salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Monthly Type: 9-Month
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent
Other Conditions: Appointment to begin on August 1, 2026.
Duties and Responsibilities- Teach and develop undergraduate core and elective courses in general public administration, disaster preparedness and emergency management, and other courses as needed.
- In addition to teaching within their disciplines, all faculty members at UHWO are expected to engage in scholarly activity, participate in curriculum development, teach courses using distance education and hybrid modalities, participate in program assessment, advise students and supervise senior projects, practicum and directed readings courses, participate in faculty governance, serve on program, division, and university committees, render service to the professional and community relevant to academic specialty, and network with professional and community organizations to develop additional practicum sites for student internships, and taking a leadership role in promoting the Public Administration Division.
- Teaching assignments may involve day, evening, weekend or online.
- Perform other related tasks as assigned.
- Earned a PhD from an accredited university in Public Administration, or a closely related discipline. An ABD will be considered, provided applicant completes dissertation by date of hire.
- Teaching experience at the college or university level and demonstrated excellence in teaching.
- Evidence of scholarly and applied research activities related to the areas of teaching.
- Ability to plan and organize assigned activities and possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- In addition to minimum qualifications for the rank of Assistant Professor (F-3), five years of full-time college or university teaching at the rank of Assistant Professor.
- Evidence of publications in peer-reviewed journals in public administration, disaster preparedness, emergency management, or a closely related field.
- Experience teaching and demonstrated excellence in teaching disaster preparedness and emergency management.
- Ability to interact effectively in a multicultural setting; experience in working with various different communities and demonstrated excellence in teaching to students from varied backgrounds and cultures.
- Demonstrated ability to teach distance education courses.
- Experience with course assessment and institutional accreditation.
- Experience with teaching writing intensive courses.
- Published research in peer reviewed journals in areas relevant to teaching.
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Employer:
University of Hawai'i
Department:
University of Hawai'i
- West O'ahu
- Academic Affairs (L)
Address: 91-1001 Farrington Highway
Kapolei, Hawaii 96707
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