SPA Faculty Associate Pool AY26-27

The School of Public Affairs in the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions at Arizona State University (ASU) invites applications for Faculty Associate positions during the 2026-2027 academic year to teach in our baccalaureate and graduate programs including:

BS in Public Service and Public Policy

BS in Emergency Management and Homeland Security

Undergraduate certificate program for the Next Generation Service Corps

MPA

MPP

MS in Emergency Management and Homeland Security

MS in Program Evaluation and Data Analytics programs

Bob Ramsey Executive Education program.

Faculty Associates are part-time appointments who are hired on one-semester renewable contracts to teach one or two courses (not to exceed 0.40 FTE) per semester either in-person or online. Faculty Associate positions are fixed-term appointments that are not eligible for benefits sabbaticals or tenure. Salary is based upon qualifications and assigned teaching load. Official transcripts are required prior to employment. Individuals employed as Faculty Associates may not hold multiple non-benefits eligible appointments at Arizona State University.

For this position we seek to attract a pool of qualified people who are available to teach in-person courses on ASUs campuses in Downtown Phoenix Tempe or Glendale as well as a pool of faculty who are also able to teach online.

About the School:

The Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions located on ASUs Downtown Phoenix campus is home to the School of Public Affairs (SPA) and three other schools focused on strengthening communities and advancing public Watts College of Public Services and Community Solutions has a student body of over 6700 undergraduate and graduate students. SPA has a rich and active research and teaching culture within a unique and dynamic setting that strongly values research and teaching in public policy and public administration. This is evidenced by an energetic productive and collaborative group of faculty with deep and broad expertise in a range of areas in public policy and public administration and a student body whose intellectual and professional interests span multiple areas of policy and management.

The School of Public Affairs program is ranked #11 in the nation in US News and World News and World Report also ranks 7 of SPAs subfields in the top ten in the nation and 2 subfields in the top 20. A unique attribute of SPA is that it is home to several research centers offering a broad range of collaborative and engagement opportunities. SPA continues to attract a growing array of students motivated by the promise of public service and drawn to the unique opportunity of an interdisciplinary public affairs education. For more information about the School of Public Affairs and the Watts Collegeof Public Service and Community Solutions please visit and .

Essential Functions:

The successful candidate(s) will teach in-person or online courses prepare course materials evaluate student work and assist students.

About ASU

Arizona State University ranked No. 1 Most Innovative School in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for 11 years in succession has forged the model for a New American University. Repeatedly ranked No. 1 ASU has topped more than 30 lists in the last three years: No. 1 in the U.S. for global impact (Times Higher Education) and No. 1 in the U.S. for sustainable practices (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education). ASU is a comprehensive public research institution measured not by whom it excludes but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic social cultural and overall health of the communities it serves. ASU operates on the principles that learning is a personal and original journey for each student; that they thrive on experience and that the process of discovery cannot be bound by traditional academic disciplines. Through innovation and a commitment to accessibility ASU has drawn pioneering researchers to its faculty even as it expands opportunities for qualified students attracting some of the highest-quality students from all 50 states and more than 130 nations.

All we do at ASU is guided and inspired by the University Charter which reads:

ASU is a comprehensive public research university measured not by whom it excludes but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic social cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.

Successful candidates will demonstrate throughout their materials how their work will contribute to the fulfillment of this charter.

Required Qualifications:

An earned masters degree by time of appointment in Public Administration Public Policy Emergency Management or Homeland Security OR

An earned graduate degree from a related field from an accredited institution by time of appointment with content expertise in topics relevant to Public Administration Public Policy Leadership Nonprofit Management Economics Emergency Management and/or Homeland Security Statistics or Data Analytics.

Consistent with ASUs Charter a demonstrated commitment to inclusion.

Desired Qualifications:

2 years demonstrated full-time relevant clinical/professional experience post graduate degree.

Experience working across multiple sectors especially in leadership capacities.

Demonstrated evidence of higher education and/or online teaching experience.

Experience with technology/course management systems such as Canvas.

Experience with R or similar programming languages (e.g. python SAS Stata).

Proficiency with GitHub and Markdown.

Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.

For Emergency Management/Homeland Security positions expertise in one or more of the following content areas:

o Emergency Management (e.g. mitigation preparedness response recovery)

o Community resilience and sustainability

o Biosecurity or biodefense

o GIS risk assessment or decision support systems

o Cybersecurity or IT related to emergency management

o Disaster logistics supply chain or operations management

o Public safety or public health in emergency contexts

o Inter-sector coordination or international humanitarian assistance

For all other positions expertise in one or more of the following content areas:

o Public Administration or Organizational Behavior

o Public Budgeting Finance or Human Resource Management

o Public or Cross-Sector Leadership

o Public Policy Analysis or Public Sector Economics

o Public Service Ethics

o Research Methods or Statistical Analysis