Renewable Contract Professor of Public Policy - 531094

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Apply now Job no: 531094 Work type: Regular Full-time (Benefits eligible) Location: Alabama Categories: Non-Tenure-Track/Clinical Faculty Department/Organization 225101 - School of Leadership & Policy Rank Professor Position Summary The University of Alabama School of Leadership and Policy (SLP) invites applications for one or more renewable contract faculty positions in Public Policy, at the rank of professor, beginning August 2027. We seek teachers and mentors who will prepare students to analyze, shape, and carry out public policy. The SLP will open its doors for classes in fall 2027 as the first new college-level unit established at The University of Alabama in 60 years; as a new school, the SLP offers faculty a rare opportunity to help build a curriculum and set of programs from the ground up. Detailed Position Information These are teaching- and student-focused appointments in the undergraduate and graduate public policy programs. Preparation for this role can come from academic training alone or from a combination of academic training and practical experience. We expect to hire multiple faculty and understand that an individual candidate may not meet all of the preferences below. We will build a faculty whose strengths are complementary. Beyond classroom teaching, faculty in these positions will support students directly and will build the school's relationships with the organizations that host and hire them. This work may include career advising and mentoring, supervision of the public policy capstone and student internships, development of experiential learning programs and courses, identifying capstone clients and internship sites, and connecting students to employers. Faculty appointed at this rank will be expected to take a leading part in that work and to help set the direction of the school's programs as they develop. Assignments are made by the department chair or dean and will reflect the needs of the school and the strengths of each faculty member. Research is not a condition of these appointments and carries no weight in evaluation, reappointment, or promotion. Appointments are for a three-year term and are renewable. Reappointment depends on documented performance, continued departmental need, and continued availability of funding. We offer a competitive salary and relocation assistance. Minimum Qualifications Candidates must hold either a doctorate or other terminal degree in a relevant field, or a master's degree combined with professional contributions in public policy that confer professional stature commensurate with the rank of professor. Relevant doctoral fields include public policy, public administration, economics, political science, and related disciplines in the social sciences. We also welcome candidates whose doctoral training lies elsewhere but whose expertise and teaching bear directly on public policy. All candidates must present a record of teaching and professional accomplishment appropriate to the rank of professor, and must demonstrate the capacity for undergraduate and graduate teaching and for mentoring students. Preferred Qualifications Teaching. Applicants should demonstrate the ability to teach in the SLP's public policy curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Courses include Economics of Public Policy, Policy Analysis and Evaluation, Research Methods in Public Policy, Values in Public Policy, Communicating Public Policy, the Policymaking Process, and Leadership in Public Policy. Experience directing or teaching a capstone course in public policy is particularly valuable. Teaching experience may have been gained in a university or in professional settings such as government agencies, legislatures, the military, or policy organizations, including through training, executive education, or professional instruction. Successful candidates will help build out the curriculum by developing additional courses that reflect their own expertise and areas of specialization. Policy expertise. We welcome candidates whose expertise bears on the policy challenges facing Alabama and its communities. That expertise may have been developed through scholarship, professional practice, or both. Analytic preparation. We are particularly interested in candidates prepared to teach the analytic core of the curriculum, including policy analysis and evaluation, economics for public policy, and the research methods sequence. Professional experience. Candidates whose qualifications are based on practical experience should have led the design, adoption, implementation, or evaluation of public policy in government, the military, the nonprofit sector, or private industry. Mentoring. We seek candidates who are committed to student development and who show evidence of it, whether through teaching, advising, supervising, coaching, or developing junior colleagues. Candidates coming from practice will often bring a network of contacts who can serve as employers, internship hosts, capstone clients, and guest speakers. Program building. We value candidates who have created something and run it, whether a course sequence, an internship or fellowship program, a training curriculum, or an applied learning program. Candidates at this rank should be prepared to help lead the SLP’s academic programs. Instructions and Required Materials for Application Applicants should submit a cover letter explaining how their academic training, practical experience, or both prepare them to teach and mentor students in public policy. Applicants should also submit a curriculum vitae or resume, a teaching statement, contact information for three references, and graduate transcript (need not be official transcript at this time). The teaching statement should describe the applicant's approach to teaching, prior teaching experience, the courses they are prepared to teach, and what they aim to accomplish with students. Applicants should include any available evidence of teaching effectivenes

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