Professional Practice Assistant Professor

Utah State University • Logan, UT

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Utah State University’s Center for Anticipatory Intelligence (CAI) is seeking applicants for a professional practice assistant professor. This is a non-tenure-track, full-time, 9-month academic-year position. The role is primarily administrative, focusing on ongoing curricular and extracurricular program development, accounting for 70% of the duties. Additionally, the position offers opportunities to teach courses in political and economic development, as well as region-specific courses with a focus on Africa. The position is eligible for hybrid work within the state of Utah.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or higher degree in related field.
• Teaching experience.
• Experience mentoring students.
• Experience in program-level curricular design.
• Demonstrated success in seeking and administering grants.
• Significant international experience.
• Significant development experience.
• Experience in project management.
• Demonstrated ability to take a lead in professional engagement with external partners.
• Strong interpersonal skills that facilitate relationship-building across campus.
• Familiarity with the US intelligence community and national security issues.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Professional communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to make administrative and procedural decisions and judgments.
• Aptitude for managing multiple lines of effort simultaneously.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member and collaborator.
• Strong autonomous work ethic.
• Willingness to learn and apply AI platforms.

Nice To Haves

• Skills required to manage multiple social media platforms.
• Website maintenance and upgrading skills.
• Graphic design skills.
• Event management.

Responsibilities

• Participate in discussions related to refining and advancing curriculum and extracurricular programming.
• Assist with CAI courses, as needed.
• Work with students on professional development, including organizing workforce-related workshops and other opportunities.
• Direct and oversee advertising, outreach, and communication to academic, government, and industry partners regarding CAI initiatives.
• Design graphics and visual advertising for CAI programming, events, and reports.
• Manage, maintain, and create content for CAI website, social media accounts, and all recruitment efforts.
• Compile, format, and submit required CAI reporting to the State of Utah.
• Work with industry partners to increase opportunities for internships, co-ops, and work-based learning.
• Take a lead in external engagements, as assigned
• Represent CAI at campus events.
• Recruit, train, and supervise CAI Student Coordinator.
• Advise CAI-related student clubs.
• Oversee CAI event management (invitations, tracking, RSVP, ticketing, etc.).
• Assist in external development efforts including identifying promising federal and state grants and seeking support from private industry and individuals.
• Lead efforts to develop an alumni network.
• Ensure that applications for scholarships and student funding are offered, reviewed, and disbursed in a timely fashion and in accordance with university guidelines.
• Track student eligibility across the life of the scholarship.
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
• Help organize, and occasionally attend, periodic weekend and evening extracurricular functions.
• Teach a course in political/economic development.
• Develop and lead international student experiences exploring successful approaches to development, growth, and resilience.
• Offer a course on African political economic, and security issues.

Benefits

• excellent benefits
• Dual Career Assistance Program
• reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level