University of Houston

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The Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston (UH) seeks to hire a tenure track (open rank) faculty member for Fall 2020 in a core area of Public Policy such as education, energy and the environment, health, housing, immigration, institutional, transportation policy, or political economy and policymaking. We welcome a broad range of applicants but are particularly interested in those who are willing to engage in multidisciplinary research.

Applicants are expected to demonstrate a record of scholarly productivity, commitment to develop and sustain a nationally competitive program of research with implications for public policy, and capability and commitment to contribute to undergraduate and graduate programs. The Hobby School emphasizes multidisciplinary collaboration and affiliation. Individuals with cross-cutting disciplinary and/or methodological interests are particularly encouraged to apply, as are those with interests in working with diverse populations. Preference will be given to candidates with strong formal and methodological skill sets in areas including but not limited to data visualization, decision algorithms, GIS, natural language parsing, network analysis, small area models, survey research methods, laboratory and/or field experiments, and probabilistic forecasts.


Interested individuals must apply at https://uhs.taleo.net/careersection/ex2_uhf/jobdetail.ftl?job=FAC001216&tz=GMT-06%3A00&tzname=America%2FChicago and include a letter of interest, statements of teaching philosophy and interests, and research interests, three names and email addresses of prospective writers of letters of recommendation, a curriculum vita, up to three representative papers, and evidence of excellence in teaching. Upon receiving applications, referees may be contacted via the online application system to submit letters directly for junior applicants, but not for senior applicants. Review of applications will begin in early October 2019 and will continue until the position is filled. Questions may be directed to the search committee chair Sunny Wong at mwong8@central.uh.edu.