REVISED ANNOUNCEMENT OF
Faculty Vacancy
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
1400 WASHINGTON AVENUE, ALBANY, NEW YORK 12222

Applications are invited for consideration for appointment for the following academic position:

RANK AND DISCIPLINE

QUALIFICATIONS

Assistant Professor in Public Economics
Department of Public Administration and Policy
Rockefeller College
of Public Affairs and Policy
University
at Albany, SUNY

The Department of Public Administration & Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at
Albany, SUNY seeks a tenure-track applied microeconomist or micro econometrician with a background in government program and/or policy evaluation.

Rockefeller College is home to a diverse group of over 40 full-time scholars interested in teaching and research issues of importance in the public and non-public sectors and who work through six affiliated research centers. The Department of Public Administration and Policy offers an undergraduate major, two nationally ranked masters’ degrees (Master of Public Administration and Master of Arts in Public Affairs and Policy) and a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy. We actively seek and support demographic diversity in our faculty and student body.  To learn more about the department visit our website at www.albany.edu/rockefeller .

The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D. in Economics and will have strong teaching and research skills.  The degree(s) must be from a college or university accredited by a U.S. Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization.  Experience in the practice of policy analysis or program evaluation is preferred but not required.  Applicants must address in their application their ability to work with culturally diverse populations. 

We have a strong preference for someone with research and teaching interests in econometric evaluations of government programs or policies. The successful applicant may have research interests in a substantive field such as health, education, welfare programs, or public security and hazard mitigation. Ability to contribute to more than one of the listed research and teaching areas, or other areas such as the economics of organizations, financial market regulation, or quantitative methods is advantageous.

Applications should be submitted as soon as possible, preferably by
December 1, 2007.

Applicants should send three letters of recommendation, a cover letter, a vita, at least one research paper and any other supporting materials to Evaluation Economist Search Committee faculty/staff contact listed below or pasearch@albany.edu :

SALARY:

Competitive based on experience and qualifications.

APPLY TO:

Evaluation Economist Search Committee

c/o Linda McGrail

Dept. of Public Adm. & Policy

University at Albany-SUNY

135 Western Avenue-Milne 101

Albany, NY 12222

OR  pasearch@albany.edu

STARTING DATE:

August 25, 2008

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Review of applications will begin on December 2, 2007, and continue until position is filled.

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THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY IS AN EO/AA/IRCA/ADA EMPLOYER