SLP - Assistant Professor/Associate Professor in Public Policy - 530323

The University of Alabama•Tuscaloosa, AL

83d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Alabama School of Leadership and Policy (SLP) is seeking to fill multiple tenure-track faculty positions in public policy at the rank of assistant or associate professor, starting August 2027. The SLP, a newly established college-level unit, offers a unique opportunity for faculty to contribute to building a curriculum, research culture, and programs from the ground up. The school aims to prepare leaders, policymakers, and public servants to address complex societal challenges. Candidates are sought with research agendas relevant to pressing policy issues, including but not limited to security policy, social and community policy, technology and industrial policy, and policymaking processes. An applied, policy-relevant research program is preferred over purely theoretical or methodological work. The university offers a competitive salary, startup package, relocation assistance, and research support.

Requirements

Hold a PhD (in hand or expected by the start date) in economics, public policy, political science, public administration, sociology, or a related field.
Demonstrate strong potential for scholarly research.
Demonstrate strong potential for undergraduate and graduate teaching.
For Associate Professor rank: possess a research and teaching record appropriate to that rank, including an established record of highly visible peer-reviewed publications and a sustained, active research agenda.

Nice To Haves

A well-defined, active research agenda that produces peer-reviewed scholarship and engages questions of practical consequence to policymakers and practitioners.
Interest in and capacity for pursuing external research funding.
Experience or demonstrated aptitude directing or teaching in a policy capstone course.

Responsibilities

Conduct scholarly research relevant to pressing policy challenges.
Contribute to building the curriculum, research culture, and programs of the new School of Leadership and Policy.
Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in areas such as research methods, policy analysis, program evaluation, economics for public policy, policymaking processes, public policy communication, leadership in public policy, and values in public policy.
Develop courses that reflect their own research expertise and areas of specialization.
Potentially direct or teach in a policy capstone course.
Engage in activities that help prepare leaders, policymakers, and public servants.