AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY, Indiana University, Department of Political Science

    The Department of Political Science at Indiana University , Bloomington , seeks to recruit a major scholar in American Public Policy, to begin in Fall of 2008. We are authorized to hire at the level of tenured Associate Professor, but accomplished candidates at the Assistant Professor level are also encouraged to apply. Candidates with expertise in any substantive areas of American public policy, including bureaucracy and theories of organizations and political control, are encouraged to apply.

    Candidates should expect to work closely with students and faculty associated with the Joint Ph.D. Program in Public Policy, a long-standing collaboration between the Department and Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA). SPEA is a highly ranked school of public affairs and public policy, with specializations in nonprofit organizations and civil society, urban policy, public management, public finance, policy analysis, and environmental science and policy.

    Candidates should have active research agendas, established and distinguished publishing records, appropriate methodological skills, and evidence of strong graduate and undergraduate teaching. In addition to maintaining an ongoing research program, tenured and tenure-track faculty are expected to teach two courses each semester.

    Indiana University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and has a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity in all areas. We encourage applications from a broad spectrum of scholars, including women, members of racial and ethnic minorities, and disabled individuals. To ensure full consideration, applications should be submitted by October 15, 2007; however, applications will be considered until the position is filled.

    Applicants with a tenured position should submit a letter of application, complete curriculum vitae, and a list of at least three professional references.  Applicants at the untenured level should submit a letter of application, complete curriculum vitae, publications and papers, course syllabi and evaluations, and at least three letters of recommendation. Materials should be submitted to American Public Policy Search, Jeffrey C. Isaac, Department Chair, Indiana University Department of Political Science, Woodburn Hall 210, 1100 E. 7th Street , Bloomington , Indiana 47405-7110 ; Fax: (812) 855-2027. Please address any questions to Naomi Cohenour at (812) 855-1209, e-mail: ncohenou@indiana.edu.

Selected IU Resources Relevant to American Public Policy

Research Centers

• Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis

• Center on Congress

• Indiana Democracy Consortium

• Center for Law, Society and Culture

• Center for Constitutional Democracy in Plural Societies in the IU School of Law, Bloomington

• Center for Evaluation and Education Policy

• Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research

• Center on American and Global Security

• Center on Philanthropy (on the Indianapolis campus)

Related Degree Programs

• Joint Ph.D. Program in Public Policy, Political Science and SPEA

• SPEA graduate degree programs: Ph.D. in Public Affairs, MPA, and Certificates in Nonprofit Management and Public Management

• Other Joint Degree Programs at IU-Bloomington: Ph.D. in Law and Social Science and JD/MPA in Law and Public Policy

Related Academic Units

• Area Studies Programs in the Office of International Programs and the College of Arts and Sciences

• Department of Business Economics and Public Policy in the Kelley School of Business, Bloomington

• School of Infomatics

For more information, please contact the chair of the recruitment committee, Michael McGinnis, phone (812) 855-8784, email mcginnis@indiana.edu.

Updated August 16, 2007