California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State)

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The Department of Public Policy and Administration (PPA) in the College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies at California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State) invites applications from highly-qualified candidates for Department Chair, beginning August 2024. This position is based on an academic year appointment as an Associate or Full Professor, tenured or deemed qualified for tenure at the time of work.

The position will have an initial assignment as Chair of the Department of Public Policy and Administration (12-month position and 3-year term, renewable pending re-election in accordance with department and campus policies). We are searching for a public-policy-oriented scholar whose approach incorporates equity and social justice.

The essential duties as the Chair of the Department Public Policy and Administration (PPA) include responsibility for administering department level operations, collaborating with faculty to plan for the Department’s future growth and development, and representing the PPA Department to the College, University, and Sacramento region. Such administrative duties include faculty development, mentoring, and retention. In addition to the Chair’s administrative duties, we expect the incumbent to contribute in the areas of teaching public policy courses and/or master’s project supervision, student advising, research/scholarly work, and service.

https://careers.csus.edu/en-us/job/531163/tenured-faculty-and-department-chair-public-policy-and-administration