Description
The Department of Political Science at The University of Alabama invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Public Administration, beginning August 16, 2027.
The successful candidate will take an active role in the department’s graduate Master of Public Administration (MPA) program and contribute to undergraduate teaching. While we welcome applicants from all subfields of public administration, we are particularly interested in candidates with research and teaching interests in public budgeting, financial management, or nonprofit management.
Review of applications will begin on September 21, 2026, and will continue until the position is filled. For more information, please contact the search committee chair, Hyunjung Ji, at hji4@ua.edu.
About the University
The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, named one of Travel + Leisure’s 25 Best College Towns and Cities in the U.S. As one of the nation’s premier universities, UA offers bachelor’s, master's and doctoral degrees in nearly 200 fields of study. With more than 1,400 acres of tree-lined academic core campus and over 300 state-of-the art facilities, UA has been ranked among the most beautiful and most impressive college campuses in the South, in the state of Alabama and in the nation.
In Fall 2023, the Capstone set a new enrollment record with more than 39,000 students, including more than 8,200 in the freshman class. The current enrollment includes students from every county in Alabama, every state in the nation and 92 countries around the world. More than 1,100 National Merit Scholars are currently enrolled, making UA one of the largest enrolling institutions of the scholars in the country.
UA was recently recognized as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. students for the seventh time in nine years, as well as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for the first time. UA is one of only 12 universities in the nation to receive both honors.
For reasons like this, the University made Forbes list of America’s Top Colleges for 2023 and Time magazine’s list of Top 50 Best Colleges for Future Leaders. It also made Princeton Review’s list of Top Value Colleges.
UA is also designated among the top doctoral research universities in the United States in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. One of the fastest growing major research institutions in the nation, UA saw a 21% increase in sponsored awards in the 2023 fiscal year.
Since 2015, UA has invested over $1.1 billion in the physical campus, adding more than 2.55 million gross square feet of space, over 150 new research-intensive faculty, signature research areas (e.g., “The Alabama Research Institutes”), and a growing number of partnerships with industry and with state and federal agencies.
The University employs nearly 2,100 faculty and over 4,500 staff, with 52 UA researchers included in the National Academy of Inventors. An additional 40 current faculty have received the NSF CAREER Award, the nation’s most prestigious recognition of top performing young scientists in disciplines ranging from nanoscience and engineering to biological sciences.
Requirements
A completed Ph.D. in public administration, public policy, political science, or a closely related field is required at the time of appointment. Candidates should demonstrate a strong research agenda with a clear trajectory for peer-reviewed scholarly publication.
For additional details and to apply, please visit http://careers.ua.edu/cw/en-us/job/530397. Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research and teaching statements, and the names and contact information of three professional references. Finalists will be asked to provide additional materials, including official transcripts and letters of recommendation. Review of applications will begin on September 21, 2026, and will continue until the position is filled.
