Full-time Faculty Position – Evergreen State College, Public Administration and Tribal Governance

The Evergreen State College is seeking a full-time, continuing faculty member in Public Administration, with a specialty in Tribal Governance. The successful candidate will teach in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program, in the Tribal Governance concentration and, on a regular rotation, in the interdisciplinary undergraduate curriculum. Within the MPA program the candidate will teach a variety of subjects in the public administration/public policy/tribal governance curriculum, which covers a full range of topics in the field of Public Administration, Nonprofit Administration, Public Policy, Tribal Governance and Intergovernmental Relations including federal, tribal, state, and local relationships. The MPA Tribal Governance concentration offers an MPA curriculum with an emphasis on the complex legal, cultural and political context of tribal governance.

The candidate hired will hold a doctoral degree in one of the following fields: Public Administration/Affairs, Public Management, Public Policy, Political Science, Anthropology (with an emphasis on Tribal/Indigenous Governance), or Law. In addition, the candidate may have a specialty within, but not limited to, the following subfields: Cultural Anthropology, Indigenous Governance, Community Development, Community Planning, Economic Development Non-Profit Administration and Tribal Law.

The MPA program offers concentrations in Public and Non-Profit Administration, Public Policy and Tribal Governance. Faculty team-teach core and elective programs in both the tribal and non-tribal cohorts. All classes are offered in the evenings or in weekend-intensive formats; the Tribal Governance cohort meets exclusively in weekend intensives. Faculty members are also expected to regularly rotate out to teach in interdisciplinary undergraduate programs and to serve a rotational term as MPA Director. 

This is a Regular Faculty position, eligible for continuing appointment after two three-year, renewable contracts. Review of complete applications begins January 11, 2010 and will continue until finalists are selected.

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