Emergency Management Tenure-Track Faculty

Position Description:
North Dakota State University's Department of Emergency Management is a free-standing department that offers degrees at the bachelors, masters, and doctoral level. The emergency management faculty are actively engaged in, and committed to, the advancement of the profession and academic discipline of emergency management at the local, state, national, and international level. The Department of Emergency Management is committed to collaborative efforts between faculty within the department, at the college and university level, and with partners outside the university and places a priority on such efforts.

North Dakota State University, Department of Emergency Management invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor position to begin August 2019. The successful candidate will be required to teach introductory/general education courses offered by the department, functional area courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels (with a particular emphasis on mitigation), and elective courses including hazard, risk, and vulnerability assessment. The teaching load for this position is 2-2. There are significant research expectations associated with the position. And, it is expected the successful candidate will play a significant role in the graduate programs.

Minimum Qualifications:
• A Ph.D. in Emergency Management or closely related discipline (e.g., Geography, Planning, Sociology, and Political Science)
• Subject matter expertise related to emergency management functional area courses
• Ability to interact and collaborate effectively with staff, colleagues and students
• Effective oral and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:
• Successful grant-writing experience
• Refereed publications
• Demonstrated classroom teaching experience in the aforementioned topical areas, ideally within an emergency management higher education program.

Open Until Filled: Yes
Search Type: Internal/External Simultaneously: Open to all applicants
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Salary competitive and commensurate with experience. Applicants shall submit a letter of application that includes a teaching statement, a curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, and contact information for three references. Screening will begin on April 24, 2019 and the position will remain open until filled. NDSU is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. [AA/ EOE ] NDSU is an NSF ADVANCE institution. Women and members of other traditionally underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Applicants may apply directly at: http://jobs.ndsu.edu/postings/10135 and can be directed to Dr. Jessica Jensen, ja.jensen@ndsu.edu, chair of the search committee.

No Smoking Notice:
As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. • 23-12-10.

EO/AA Statement:
NDSU does not discriminate in its programs and activities on the basis of age, color, gender expression/identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, participation in lawful off-campus activity, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, public assistance status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, spousal relationship to current employee, or veteran status, as applicable.

Veteran's Preference Notice: This position is subject to North Dakota Veteran's Preference requirements.
Location (City, State): Fargo, ND

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Applicant Documents
Required Documents

1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Unofficial Transcript 1

Optional Documents

1. Veterans Preference Claim Form (DD214)
2. Veterans Administration Letter
3. Other Document 1
4. Other Document 2
5. Unofficial Transcript 2