Description

The School of Public Affairs (SPA) in the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions at Arizona State University (ASU) invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in Emergency Management / Homeland Security (EMHS) to begin August 16, 2022. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, tenure-track, academic-year (9-month) faculty position. We encourage applicants to apply who would enhance the inclusiveness and diversity of our School.

All tenure-track faculty in SPA engage in research, teaching, and service. For this position, we seek to hire a candidate who specializes in emergency management, hazards governance, disaster science, risk reduction, homeland security, or related areas. Successful applicants must demonstrate the ability to contribute to SPA’s core research mission and the EMHS program.

About EMHS and the School of Public Affairs

The School of Public Affairs has embarked upon a period of unprecedented growth as a strategically important element in Arizona State University’s emergence as a “New American University.” The School of Public Affairs’ program is ranked #13 in the nation. SPA offers bachelor’s degrees in Public Service & Public Policy and Urban & Metropolitan Studies, the Master of Public Administration, the Master of Public Policy, and the Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy. It continues to attract a growing and diverse array of students motivated by the promise of public service and drawn to the unique opportunity of an interdisciplinary public affairs education. For more information about the School of Public Affairs, please visit our website at https://spa.asu.edu.

SPA is the home to several applied research centers including the Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security (CEMHS).  For more information about CEMHS, please visit our website at https://cemhs.asu.edu/.

The EMHS program in the Watts College encompasses bachelor and master degree programs as well as a robust research and engagement agenda.  The MA in Emergency Management and Homeland Security at ASU is nationally-recognized program (ranked #3 by US News & World Report in 2021) with average enrollments of 400 students including many working professionals in both governmental and nongovernmental organizations. The fully online program enables to professional development and advancement through an innovative, interdisciplinary curriculum that offers five concentration areas—reflective of this interdisciplinary emphasis: emergency management, homeland security, community resilience, biosecurity and biodefense, cybersecurity policy and management.  The School of Public Affairs also oversees a graduate certificate in emergency management, and an undergraduate degree program in Public Service and Public Policy, with emergency management and homeland security representing a major concentration in that degree program.  SPA faculty and students are actively engaged across campus, with local government and internationally, and SPA maintains an active research agenda in emergency and disaster management that supports doctoral research.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

The School of Public Affairs actively seeks and supports a culturally diverse faculty and student body. We seek applicants and nominations from those who have experience teaching, mentoring, and developing research in ways that effectively address individuals from historically underrepresented backgrounds. Our School, and indeed the entirety of our University, seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the people of our state, to maintain excellence of the University, and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning. ASU is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can learn, live, and work in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility, and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, medical condition, age, political affiliation, veteran’s status, or any other basis protected by law.

Job duties

Successful applicants must demonstrate the ability to contribute to the mission of the School in research, teaching, and service. The specific responsibilities of the position include: teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in the School of Public Affairs, including the online EMHS program; conducting research and publishing scholarship within the person’s specialty area(s); seeking external funding to support scholarly research; engaging in service within Arizona State University at the school, college, and university levels; providing service to the community and the profession; and participating in curriculum development, program planning, and student advisement.

Required qualifications

• A Ph.D. in public administration, public policy, emergency management, geography, sociology, complex systems, public health, political science or related field; and
• Strong evidence of a research agenda (including dissertation and/or published journal articles) in emergency management, hazards governance, disaster science, risk reduction, homeland security, or related areas.
• Demonstration and commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

Desired qualifications

• Experience teaching emergency management, hazards and disasters, homeland security or other similar courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels that align with the EMHS curriculum.
• Demonstrated field or work experience at the local, state, or federal level in emergency management or homeland security.
• Demonstrated experience publishing in peer-reviewed journals or academic press books;
• Demonstrated experience writing grant proposals;
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success while working with broadly diverse populations.

Application process

To apply, visit https://publicservice.asu.edu/content/jobs. Candidates will be asked to submit the following through their Interfolio dossier. Complete application materials must contain the following items:

• Cover letter of no more than two (2) pages describing the following:
  • interest in the position and fit relative to the required and desired qualifications;
  • research interests; and
  • one paragraph summarizing experience and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• A recent sample of scholarly writing. This could be a dissertation chapter, published journal article or completed research manuscript authored by the applicant.
• A complete curriculum vitae or resume that details the applicant’s educational and professional history.

• The names and complete contact information (titles, organization affiliations, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses) for three references. Please note that references are not contacted until a candidate is identified as a finalist for this position.

Application deadline

The initial application deadline is November 10, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. Arizona Time. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool. Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the position is filled.

This position is subject to the successful completion of an employment background check. An employment background check includes a criminal background check, employment verification, and reference checks. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Please direct any questions about the position to Dr. Eric Welch, the Search Committee Chair, at EricWelch@asu.edu.

About ASU

Arizona State University is a comprehensive public research university named #1 in the United States for Innovation for the seventh consecutive year, followed by #2 Stanford and #3 MIT. We measure our success not by whom we exclude, but rather by whom we include and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities we serve.

ASU’s Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions is home to ASU’s most diverse student body, with the highest percentage of minorities, transfer and working students – and the largest community of first-generation college students. Among our students are nearly 300 veterans and international students from 59 countries.

We are also committed to advancing anti-racist policies and practices as described in a recent statement by President Crow in support of our Black students, faculty, and staff (available online at: https://president.asu.edu/statements/asus-commitment-to-black-students-faculty-and-staff ).

Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by law. For complete statements on ASU’s non-discrimination policies, please refer to: http://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/acd/acd401.html and https://www.asu.edu/titleIX/

In compliance with federal law, ASU prepares an annual report on campus security and fire safety programs and resources. ASU’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available online at https://www.asu.edu/police/PDFs/ASU-Clery-Report.pdf. You may request a hard copy of the report by contacting the ASU Police Department at 480-965-3456.