Lecturer
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Job Location:
Madison, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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LecturerJob Summary:
The La Follette School of Public Affairs is seeking to hire a full-time Lecturer in public policy to begin teaching during the Spring 2026 academic semester. This position will be an ongoing/renewable position. This position offers the flexibility of a 9-month or 12-month appointment.
The position involves teaching core graduate and undergraduate courses in public affairs as well as upper-level electives and holding regular office hours for enrolled students. The position will teach three courses per semester (six courses in total) if hired as a 9-month appointment and two additional courses (8 courses in total) if hired as a 12-month appointment.
Candidates must be qualified to teach the following courses: PA 230 Advancing Public Policy in a Divided America PA 335 Policy Actors Institutions and the Policy Process PA 874 Policy Making Process and PA 878 Introduction to Public Management.
It is preferred if candidates are also qualified to teach the following courses: PA 200 Contemporary Public Policy Issues PA 240 Evidence-Based Policy Making PA 340 Advanced Evidence-Based Policy Making PA 327 Administrative Internship PA 369 Workshop in Public Policy and PA 827 Administrative Internship.
Descriptions and recent syllabi of courses can be found on the La Follette School courses web page.
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Serves as an initial point of contact for students as it relates to specific course or series content and expectations
- Develops instructional design and curriculum relevant to a course of instruction
- Facilitates classroom online and/or laboratory instruction for one or more courses including assessment of student performance
Department:
College of Letters & Science / La Follette School of Public Affairs
The College of Letters and Science (L&S) is the heart of UW-Madison and home to a tremendous breadth and depth of departments and degree-granting programs in the humanities; natural physical and mathematical sciences; social sciences; and the computing data and information sciences.
Compensation:
The typical starting salary for this position is $60000 depending on qualifications and experience. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation holidays and paid time off; competitive insurance and saving accounts; and retirement benefits.
Required Qualifications:
Teaching experience required.
Experience teaching or working professionally in public policy related subject areas.
Demonstrated commitment to undergraduate education highly desirable.
Education:
The qualified candidate must have a graduate degree in Public Administration Public Policy Law Economics Political Science Business or a related field. Candidates with a Ph.D. are preferred.
How to Apply:
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You will be prompted to upload the following documents:
-Resume
-Letter of Qualifications/Cover Letter
Applicants should attach a letter of qualifications and resume detailing their training and experience relating to the required and preferred qualifications referenced above. The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine which qualified applicants will advance in the recruitment process. Please note there is only one attachment field. You must upload all of your documents in the attachment field.
Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States a lawful permanent resident a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.
The application deadline is Thursday October 30 2025.
Contact Information:
Steve Kulig Associate Director
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Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength creativity and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity culture background experience status abilities and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching research outreach and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students faculty and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal OpportunityEmployer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to including but not limited to race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin age pregnancy disability or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgroundsand encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings visit the Human Resources Workplace Poster website.
To request a disability or pregnancy-related accommodationfor any step in the hiring process (e.g. application interview pre-employment testing etc.) please contact the Divisional Disability Representative (DDR)in the division you are applying make your request as soon as possible to help the university respond most effectively to you.
Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require your references to answer questions regarding misconduct including sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
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