The Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs invites applications for a tenure-track/tenured faculty position focusing on the management and/or governance of land, energy, or water as part of an interdisciplinary cluster in these areas. We seek a dynamic social scientist whose work in these areas addresses public or nonprofit entities and welcome a diverse range of theoretical approaches from fields of Public Management, Nonprofit Management, Political Science, and Sociology, Geography, Law, and other related fields. Examples of topical areas in management or governance include collaboration, adaptation, regulatory reforms, civil society organizing, nonprofit advocacy, and environmental justice, among others. Finally, we welcome diverse methodological approaches including, but not limited to, inferential statistics, qualitative analysis, machine learning, behavioral and experimental methods, or mixed methods. Applicants are expected to develop a nationally competitive program of research, including external funding and a record of successful teaching and mentoring of students.
Candidates must have a doctoral degree in a relevant field by time of hire. The search is primarily focused at the assistant professor rank, although applicants with records commensurate with the rank of associate or full professor will also be considered. To ensure consideration, application materials must be received by October 1, 2024. However, the search may continue until the position is filled. Please submit via the online system (https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/25490) the following materials: 1) a letter of application, 2) curriculum vita, 3) two samples of research, and 4) contact information for three references. Preferred start date is August 1, 2025. For more information, please contact the search committee chair: Sean Nicholson-Crotty ([email protected]).
O’Neill faculty members are expected to interact with our diverse student and faculty community. As such, we are especially interested in applicants with a record of successful teaching and mentoring of students from diverse backgrounds (including first-generation college students, low-income students, racial and ethnic minorities, women, LGBTQ, etc.), and an interest in contributing to O’Neill’s programs, curricular offerings, and service portfolio.
O’Neill-Bloomington is the largest school of public affairs and public policy in the United States and for five years has ranked in one of the top two spots of the U.S. News & World Report rankings for graduate public affairs schools in the country. Five of O’Neill’s specialty programs are ranked in the top-five listings nationally, including Environmental Policy, which is ranked number 1. O’Neill is also tied for the top-ranked public administration program according to the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities. The school attracts very high performing faculty and provides a collegial workplace environment.
Indiana University is a major research University founded in 1820, and currently enrolls over 38,000 undergraduates and 10,000 graduate and professional students on the Bloomington campus. Additional information about the school and Indiana University can be found at https://oneill.indiana.edu/. Bloomington is a diverse community located in the beautiful, wooded hills of southern Indiana approximately 1 hour from Indianapolis and 4 hours from Chicago, with abundant cultural and recreational opportunities, low housing costs, and excellent schools. Additional information about the city of Bloomington can be found at https://www.visitbloomington.com/.
Before a conditional offer of employment is finalized, candidates will be asked to disclose any pending investigations or previous findings of sexual or professional misconduct. They will also be required to authorize an inquiry by Indiana University Bloomington with all current and former employers along these lines. The relevance of information disclosed or ascertained in the context of this process to a candidate’s eligibility for hire will be evaluated by Indiana University Bloomington on a case-by-case basis. Applicants should be aware, however, that Indiana University Bloomington takes the matters of sexual and professional misconduct very seriously.
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