Open Rank Professor of Public Policy Social Entrepreneurship, General Faculty

Charlottesville, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 05-10-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Open Rank Professor of Public Policy - Social Entrepreneurship at UVA Batten

The Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia invites applications for an open-rank non-tenure-accruing faculty position in public policy on the teaching track with a focus on social entrepreneurship. Rank will be determined by candidate qualifications. The appointment is expected to begin in Fall 2026. We seek candidates from a range of disciplines including business administration business ethics economics entrepreneurship finance law management organizational behavior political science or public administration.

The preferred candidates teaching research and/or professional experience focuses on social entrepreneurship broadly defined including but not limited to work on:

social enterprise an organization that applies commercial strategies to maximize improvements in financial social and environmental well-being.
impact investing and innovative finance
design thinking and organizational design
public policy related to social innovation
Tech and AI for Good

Social enterprises may be organized as non-profits for profits or hybrid organizations but seek to maximize financial sustainability alongside social and environmental impact.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to develop and effectively teach courses in social entrepreneurship (broadly defined) at both the undergraduate (BA) and graduate (MPP) levels and a commitment to advancing Battens mission through service and public outreach and engagement. Professional experience in the social enterprise community is strongly preferred. Candidates with a distinguished record of professional practice who are interested in engaging with the scholarly community at Batten and UVA such as and UVA Innovates are encouraged to apply.

The Batten School is a dynamic cross-disciplinary school offering highly competitive teaching loads salaries and research support. Built upon the strong foundation of one of the nations top public universities the Batten School combines rigorous training in policy analysis with a unique emphasis on the acquisition of leadership skills. Our faculty is intentionally interdisciplinary and enriched by professors of practice who bring real-world policymaking expertise to the classroom. The Batten School currently offers an MPP degree and an undergraduate major and minor in public policy and leadership as well as multiple dual degree programs with other UVA units.

The candidate should have a PhD or be on track to attaining the PhD by August 1 must be received byOctober 14 2025 to receive full consideration; after which applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

Open Rank Professor of Public Policy - Social Entrepreneurship at UVA BattenThe Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia invites applications for an open-rank non-tenure-accruing faculty position in public policy on the teaching track with a focus on social e...

Open Rank Professor of Public Policy - Social Entrepreneurship at UVA Batten

The preferred candidates teaching research and/or professional experience focuses on social entrepreneurship broadly defined including but not limited to work on:

social enterprise an organization that applies commercial strategies to maximize improvements in financial social and environmental well-being.
impact investing and innovative finance
design thinking and organizational design
public policy related to social innovation
Tech and AI for Good

Social enterprises may be organized as non-profits for profits or hybrid organizations but seek to maximize financial sustainability alongside social and environmental impact.