Assistant Professor – Public Administration/Public Management/Public Policy/Political Science

The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP), National University of Singapore, invites applications for multiple tenure track Assistant Professor appointments. Applicants are expected to have research and teaching expertise in the fields of public policy, public administration, and/or public management. Of particular interest are scholars whose research and teaching focuses on Public Management, Leadership, and Ethics; Law, Regulation, and Governance of Emerging Technologies; Decentralization, Urbanization, and Local Government; Bureaucracies, Public Finance, and Policy Processes; and Data Analytics/Science and Public Policy. Scholarship that have applications to Asia, particularly East and Southeast Asia, but speaks to the broader field are welcomed.

Job Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

• a completed PhD in public administration, public management, public policy, political science, or related disciplines
• potential to publish in world class academic research outlets
• ability to teach core and specialized courses in public administration, public management, and public policy
• a willingness and ability to mentor graduate students and supervise graduate degree these
• a willingness to engage with a wide range of external interests including public bodies, businesses, not-for-profits and research or learning communities.

Additional Information

About Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

LKYSPP is a leading public policy school in Asia, attracting an internationally diverse, world-class faculty and student body to engage and address the world’s most pressing challenges. Its mission is to to inspire, improve lives, and take central positions in the policy and governance conversations within Asia and beyond. We do this by working hard on two planks: pursuing academic and intellectual excellence, and crafting lessons for meaningful public policy-making. The school is housed within the National University of Singapore, the highest ranked university in Asia and the 11th in the world.

LKYSPP offers highly competitive research funding, salary, relocation and housing support, and other benefits. The teaching load (typically three per academic year) allows faculty to focus on providing quality instruction while maintaining their research excellence. For more information about the LKY School, please visit www.lkyspp.nus.edu.sg.

More Information

Location: Bukit Timah Campus

Organization: Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Department : Academic Affairs

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 23427