Assistant Professor in Emergency Management

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration with a research and teaching focus in emergency management and related focus areas, including disaster governance, risk and security threat assessment and planning, homeland security, community resilience, crisis management, or emergency preparedness and response. The chosen candidate is expected to be able to teach in the MPA core curriculum and offer emergency management electives at the graduate and undergraduate levels. This nine-month, tenure-track appointment begins August 16, 2027. Salary is competitive. It is expected that this is a research-intensive position with a standard 2-2 course load.

Required Qualifications: Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Public Administration, Political Science, Public Policy, or a related social science discipline with a substantive focus on topics in emergency management by the start date of the position. Candidates must have an active research agenda consistent with expectations of an R1 institution and evidence of teaching effectiveness.

The Department of Political Science and Public Administration has award-winning faculty and nationally ranked programs. The Gerald G. Fox MPA Program offers a NASPAA-accredited Master of Public Administration. U.S. News & World Report ranks the program as 12th in Nonprofit Management, 18th in Local Government Management, 19th in Budget and Finance, 32nd in Public Management, and 47th overall among all Public Affairs Programs. The program offers certificates in Emergency Management, Nonprofit Management, Urban Management and Policy, and Public Budgeting and Finance. The Department also offers a B.A. in Political Science, and minors in Political Science, Public Administration, and Security and Intelligence Studies. The Department is a core contributor to the interdisciplinary Public Policy Ph.D. Program. For additional information about our department, visit our website at https://politicalscience.charlotte.edu/. More information on the Gerald G. Fox MPA Program can be found here: https://mpa.charlotte.edu/.

Candidates must apply online at https://jobs.charlotte.edu to position #003109. Interested

candidates should submit a cover letter stating their interest in the position, a CV, three letters of recommendation, and a writing sample representative of their research. Applications received by November 20, 2026 are assured full consideration although recruitment will continue until the position is filled. For more information, please contact the chair of the search committee, Dr. Justin Stritch, at jstritch@charlotte.edu.

Finalists will be asked to discuss how their teaching practices engage, include, and eliminate barriers to learning for UNC Charlotte students, and how their educational approach helps increase the engagement and success of all students regardless of their entry pathway into the university.