Government Faculty Program Director​/Senior Lecturer Faculty

Overview

The Center for Data Analytics, Government and Policy, of the Advanced Academic Programs of Johns Hopkins University, based in Washington, D.C., seeks a Faculty Program Director to teach in and provide administrative leadership to the M.A. in Government program. The MA in Government teaches its graduates to demonstrate expertise and leadership in multiple areas of American Government including American political thought, democracy, political institutions, political communication, political parties and elections, and federalism.

It equips students to evaluate the political development of American institutions and the interplay of them in the policy making process.

The Center houses five other degrees in addition to the MA in Government: MS in Data Analytics and Policy, MA in Public Management, MA in Global Security Studies, MS in Intelligence Analysis, and MA in Non-Profit Management. All our programs educate students who wish to apply rigorous academic concepts to policy-related careers.

The Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) offers high-quality master's degrees at its Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., at JHU’s Homewood Campus in Baltimore, Maryland, and online. AAP distinguishes itself through its intensive instructional assistance, selective admissions, and over 60 dedicated full-time faculty. Tenured Krieger School faculty members serve as program chairs to oversee the academic rigor of AAP’s graduate offerings.

The Program Director is a full-time, non-tenure-track, 12-month renewable faculty position with the academic title of Senior Lecturer. The Program Director will have the following faculty and administrative responsibilities.

• Academic Responsibilities:
  Teach 3 graduate courses per year, including at least one of the required courses as well as an elective(s) in an area of specialty in American government or politics.

• Teaching responsibilities include preparing for and teaching in the classroom (online or onsite), using best practices for online teaching, engaging and mentoring students from diverse backgrounds, and responding to student questions.

• Engage, advise, and mentor students from diverse backgrounds in the learning process.

• Provide innovative leadership for curriculum design and new course development to ensure the growth and delivery of the program.

• Other academic duties normally performed by full-time faculty, such as participating on committees, keeping current in this academic field, attending academic conferences, or contributing to other academic endeavors.

• University service.

• Administrative Responsibilities:
  Provide overall supervision for the MA Government program, including shared management of the program with the Center Director.

• Manage an operational budget for the MA in Government.

• Oversee adjunct faculty hiring, development and evaluation; make personnel decisions in consultation with the Center Director, Program Chair and KSAS Dean or designee.

• Oversee program admissions processes, including reviewing and approving prospective students’ admissions materials.

• Schedule courses and set teaching assignments.

• Coordinate program promotion and outreach, including interacting with outside groups and developing external/internal partnerships.

• Coordinate with staff in student and faculty services, online education, marketing, finance, and enrollment services departments on operational issues related to program administration.

• Manage other administrative duties as assigned.

The Program Director role is critical to maintaining the overall high quality of the program. The Program Director must be entrepreneurial, energetic, collaborative, and have a vision to keep the MA in Government program robust and leading-edge. They will bring a passion for education and its power to change lives, especially for part-time and non-residential students, combined with the business acumen necessary to lead a successful professional education enterprise.

A track record of building successful in-person and online education programs, as well as skills in instructional design, content development, and instructional technology, are important, as is experience with…