Associate Professor

Position Summary:

The School of Public Administration (SPA) at Florida Atlantic University invites applications for a tenured, junior Associate Professor specializing in the field of Public Policy. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, academic-year (9-month) faculty position based in Boca Raton, Florida, that will begin in August 2026. The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise in public policy process theory and research, with the area of policy specialization being open. The review of applications will begin on November 3, 2025, and will continue until filled.

We welcome applications from emerging and established policy scholars with expertise in public policy process theories and applications, demonstrated by an active track record of publications in high-impact policy journals. The successful candidate should have evidence of an intellectually rigorous research agenda, seek grant opportunities, and engage fully in university and community service activities. Teaching responsibilities will include introductory courses in public policy and public administration, policy process theories, regulation, and policy implementation. The successful appointee will also contribute to the mission of the PhD program by serving as an active member of the Public Policy track, contributing to comprehensive exams, serving on dissertation committees, and teaching advanced policy courses. Additionally, the successful candidate will serve as the Master’s Program Coordinator of both the MPA and MNM programs either upon hire or by the following calendar year.

Florida Atlantic University is a multi-campus doctoral research university (R1/High Research Activity) with approximately 34,000 students. FAU embodies a culture of strategic and collaborative community engagement that results in mutual benefit to the institution and the various internal and external communities that it serves.

SPA is housed in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. SPA provides intellectual, analytical, technical, and practical education to advance the state of knowledge in public administration and public policy and to enhance ethical and other public service values within its service region. Successful candidates may be eligible to join an existing community of scholars within FAU’s different research centers in many policy areas, such as the Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering, I-Health, and the new School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability, among others.

Based in FAU's main campus in Boca Raton, SPA is ranked among the top 75 public affairs programs in the U.S. News and World Report Rankings. It is home to a Ph.D. in Public Administration, a NASPAA-accredited Master of Public Administration (MPA), a Master of Nonprofit Management (MNM), and undergraduate programs in Public Safety Administration (BPSA) and Public Management (BPM).

Further information about the School can be found at: https://www.fau.edu/artsandletters/public-administration/

To apply for the position, please visit https://fau.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/FAU/job/Boca-Raton/Associate-Professor-of-Public-Administration_REQ21055