Emergency Management and Disaster Science Assistant or Associate Tenure Track Professor

UNO is Nebraska's public metropolitan research university - a university with strong academic values, diverse programs and learning opportunities, and significant relationships with our community that facilitate engaged teaching and research.

Job Title
Emergency Management and Disaster Science Assistant or Associate Tenure Track Professor

Department
School of Public Administration

Essential Functions

The University of Nebraska at Omaha seeks applicants for an Assistant or Associate Professor in our Emergency Management and Disaster Science ( EMDS ) Program, housed within the School of Public Administration. The starting date is negotiable but would prefer January 2024. A successful candidate for this position will possess a PhD in Emergency Management, Public Administration or Public Policy with emphasis in Emergency Management, or a related field. We are seeking applicants who can complement our EMDS faculty. Candidates seeking to fill the position should have interests and capacity to teach existing EMDS core courses, electives and help develop new courses for the Program. A willingness to teach introductory, upper level, and graduate courses in emergency management and offer courses in an on-line format is also required. Candidates must be able to demonstrate an ability conduct publishable research in emergency management . The position offers a teaching load of two courses per semester and a nine-month contract. Duties include teaching, research, school and program service, and community engagement.

The University and the School of Public Administration have a strong commitment to achieving diversity among faculty and staff. The University of Nebraska does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation in its programs, activities, or employment. UNO is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an E-Verify employer.

Additional Duties

The UNO Emergency Management and Disaster Science Program is the largest undergraduate emergency management and fire services management program in the state and the only program that offers a Bachelor of Science in Emergency Management, minors in Emergency Management, Fire Services Management, Tribal Management and Emergency Services and an undergraduate certificate in Tribal Management and Emergency Services. Over the past decade, the Emergency Management and Disaster Science Program has proven to be one of the fastest expanding academic programs in the Nebraska University System. The program has three tenure track positions, two instructor lines, and two academic advisors/intern/outreach coordinators.

The School of Public Administration boasts a supportive and collaborative academic culture. It is home to one of the longest-accredited MPA programs in the country, enrolling over 200 graduate students, offering the program both online and on campus. The MPA program is ranked among the top 10-percent of all such programs in the 2022 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools, and is ranked #5 in Public Budgeting and Finance, #7 in local government management and #11 in Nonprofit Management. The School is also home to one of the few Ph.D. programs in Public Administration in the Great Plains region; faculty regularly have the opportunity to work with Ph.D. students.

The University of Nebraska at Omaha is a Carnegie Doctoral Research University. We are a metropolitan university, located in the heart of Omaha, which has a population of 463,000. The population of the eight-county metropolitan area is 943,000.

Required Qualifications

A successful candidate for this position will possess a PhD in Emergency Management, Public Administration or Public Policy with emphasis in Emergency Management, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

We are seeking applicants who can demonstrate an ability to teach, conduct publishable research and engage in service in the field of Emergency Management and Disaster Science ( EMDS ).

Posting Number
2023F-00107

Special Instructions to Applicants

All application materials must be submitted electronically via the UNO Employment site at https://unomaha.peopleadmin.com/postings/17486 including a cover letter, CV, and if available, summaries of course evaluations. The review of applications will begin on August, 21, 2023 and continue until the position is filled. For more information on the program, visit our web page at http://emgt.unomaha.edu. For more information on the School, visit our web page at http://spa.unomaha.edu or contact the chair of the search committee: Dr. Craig Maher (csmaher@unomaha.edu).