Assistant Professor, Political Science; Public Administration

Job Description

The Department of Political Science within the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Nevada, Reno invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Public Administration. We seek candidates with broad competence in Public Administration and welcome all qualified applicants, including those with expertise in tribal governance, behavioral public administration, state-level public administration, nonprofit management, or other specialties that complement existing research areas in the department.

We welcome applicants from any empirical research methodological tradition but expect a high-level of sophistication and rigor. The Department offers a Masters of Public Administration (MPA) program, which includes a public policy component. The successful candidate will be core faculty in the MPA program and will have the opportunity to teach and advise at all levels of the curriculum (lower and upper division undergraduate, MA, MPA, and PhD), including courses required for degree programs.

The standard teaching load is 2/2.

• Ph.D. in Public Administration, Public Policy, Public Affairs, Political Science or a related field in hand by July 1, 2027.
• A developing or established research agenda in Public Administration, broadly defined.
• A record of, or potential for, publishing in top-tier journals and presses in relevant fields.
• A rigorous, empirical research methodology.
• Demonstrated excellence, or clear evidence of potential for excellence, in teaching in the field of public administration.
• Ability to teach core courses in the MPA program and related courses across graduate and undergraduate levels.
• Ability to teach and mentor MA and PhD students in Public Administration and Public Policy.

• Evidence of or potential for strong external grant activity.
• Evidence of successful teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels.

• Grade Assistant Professor (9-month, B-contract)
• Salary is competitive with a range of $65,000 to $80,500 and commensurate with related education and experience.

• Remarkable Retirement. Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 19.25% contribution is generously matched by the University. With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow! All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program.
• Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance
• Generous sick leave, life insurance, and long-term disability – Faculty Benefits
• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers an annual or semester membership and family membership options.
• E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
• Several Diversity Committees and Affinity Groups focusing on campus-wide diversity initiatives to ensure we are working to create a diverse and welcoming campus climate.
• Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty. Its membership includes representatives from each academic and administrative major unit of the University.
• No state income tax!
• Grants-in-aid for Faculty Employees The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate.
• Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner.
• Faculty Grants-in-Aid
• Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program
• Dual Career Assistance Program Department Information The UNR Department of Political Science is an energetic and collegial community of political scientists and public policy and administration scholars with a commitment to excellence in research and teaching in the Department, the University, and the diverse northern Nevada community. The Department is home to three graduate programs that confer MA, MPA and PhD degrees.
  
  It offers a BA and a BS in Political Science and coordinates the International Affairs major and various minors. Faculty participate in a variety of College and University-wide initiatives, such as the Ozmen Institute for Global Studies and the Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences. Additional information about the Department can be found at Political Science. College and University Information The University of Nevada, Reno is a public Research 1 land-grant institution of the Nevada System of Higher Education with a student population of approximately 21,000, including over 3,000 graduate students with a campus also at Lake Tahoe.
  
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