Associate Professor of Practice

James Madison University•Harrisonburg, VA

29d•Onsite

About The Position

James Madison University (JMU) invites applications for a faculty position in its Bachelor’s Degree Program in Intelligence Analysis, beginning in August 2027. The successful candidate will be appointed either at the rank of tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor, or at the rank of RTA Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice, depending on qualifications and experience. The Intelligence Analysis Program, in its 20th year, is an in-demand, multidisciplinary undergraduate degree preparing students to become analysts with a specialization in intelligence analysis. The program's vision is to provide a versatile education that synthesizes critical and creative thinking with data analytics for collection, interpretation, and visualization in the production and communication of analysis, often within a security context. The program serves approximately 250 students and has national and international partnerships for real-world application. The program emphasizes the involvement of undergraduate students in applied and scholarly work. The Intelligence Analysis Program is part of the School of Integrated Sciences (SIS) within the College of Integrated Science and Engineering. SIS supports innovative academic careers for over 50 faculty across three undergraduate programs: Geography, Integrated Science and Technology, and Intelligence Analysis, with potential for graduate programs. SIS fosters a vibrant, welcoming, and supportive culture that embraces innovation, collaboration, humility, and student engagement, balancing teaching and research within an open and supportive culture.

Requirements

Ph.D. in a relevant academic field for a Tenure-Track Assistant or Associate Professor appointment.
A minimum of a master’s degree in combination with substantial, demonstrated experience as an analyst for an RTA Assistant or Associate Professor of Practice appointment.
Sufficient education and/or experience to demonstrate the ability to teach specific courses in at least two of the following areas: critical thinking and reasoning methodologies, data analytics, the social context and lived experience of analysts, and the development and delivery of analytic products.
Commitment to excellence in teaching undergraduates and thoughtfulness about improving approaches to undergraduate education for analysis.
Commitment to significant potential as a scholar with a strategic and intentional research agenda.
Commitment to research focusing on the study and practice of analysis, including Intelligence Analysis.
Commitment to collaboration.

Nice To Haves

Applicants from any academic discipline (humanities, social sciences, natural sciences) and/or any professional analytical background in the public or private sectors are welcome.
Ability to teach in multiple areas of the curriculum.
Ability to advance scholarship on analysis and in supporting disciplines.

Responsibilities

Teach a typical load of three in-person courses per semester.
Teach existing courses within the Intelligence Analysis Program.
Assist in curricular development to advance the teaching of analysis.
Contribute to the professional communities that support analysis.
Engage in scholarly work and research.
Provide professional mentoring to students seeking to become future analysts.
Collaborate to support and expand the scope and reach of the IA Program and its opportunities for students and faculty.
Undertake internal and external professional service that improves the disciplines and communities promoting good analysis.