Position Summary

The School of Government seeks to recruit a tenure-track or tenured faculty member at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor who will specialize in local government finance and budgeting. The selected candidate will advise, educate, and produce practical scholarship concerning public finance and budgeting, with a particular focus on capital budgeting, capital finance markets, and investments. Related research and teaching topics will include the North Carolina local government budget process and financial condition analysis. Examples of existing School of Government public finance teaching for public officials are programs such as Budgeting for Local Governments and Introduction to Local Government Finance.

This faculty line will advance the School of Government’s commitment to applied and engaged scholarship, making a meaningful impact to both the scholarship and practice of local government budgeting. This position will have an unparalleled opportunity for access and engagement with local government professionals and elected officials. The selected candidate will develop, administer and instruct in a range of courses designed for both in-service professionals and traditional university students including those in the School’s highly ranked MPA program. The selected candidate will be actively engaged in service to and governance of that MPA program. 

The School seeks a scholar who will be recognized as a thought leader in the field of public finance, advancing knowledge through a sustained program of high-quality, peer-reviewed research while translating that scholarship into practical guidance for public officials.

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

The School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill works to improve the lives of North Carolinians by engaging in practical scholarship that helps public officials and citizens understand and improve state and local government. As the largest university-based local government training, advisory, and research organization in the United States, the School of Government offers up to 300 courses, webinars, and specialized conferences for more than 14,000 public officials each year. In addition, faculty members annually publish approximately 50 books, manuals, reports, articles, bulletins, and other print and online content related to state and local government. The School is also home to a nationally ranked graduate program in public administration and an undergraduate Law, Government, & Public Service Minor.

For more information about the School, visit sog.unc.edu.