The Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs at the University of Denver is an interdisciplinary professional school of international studies that prepares students for careers in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Our masters programs are ranked 12th in the world by Foreign Policy magazine and provide students with the knowledge, skills, and networks to design policies, implement programs, and realize outcomes that enhance human capabilities around the world. The Korbel School is a mission-driven institution. Through our teaching, research, and direct engagement, we are addressing the significant challenges of our time: promoting a more equitable and inclusive global economy, responding to new and emerging security threats, advancing human rights and social justice, combating climate change, and fostering healthy democracy.
Position Summary
The Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs at the University of Denver seeks to hire a tenure-line assistant or associate professor with a focus on the intersection of technology and global and public affairs. The position will commence in September 2026.
The successful candidate for this position will demonstrate outstanding potential at the assistant level or an outstanding record at the associate level, both as a scholar and a teacher, with a demonstrated ability to thrive in an interdisciplinary school and complement the expertise of the existing faculty, who specialize in security, democracy, and human rights issues. We will give special consideration to scholars who focus on the impacts of contemporary technological innovation — such as artificial intelligence, drones, cyber-threats, automation, data, and surveillance— on security, democracy, human rights, or global and domestic governance.
The Korbel School is a leader in global and public affairs education and scholarship, with two undergraduate majors, six MA programs, and an MPP program. We are deeply committed to building a diverse and inclusive educational environment and particularly seek candidates with research, teaching, service, or life experiences that can contribute to realizing that commitment. Ideal candidates will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with ethnically/racially diverse populations and expertise in inclusive pedagogy. We encourage applications from candidates with non-traditional career paths and from international scholars.
Essential Functions
The faculty member in this position will teach core courses in the Korbel School’s MA and undergraduate programs. Through research and outreach, the person in this position will also contribute to the growth of the technology-related dimensions of the School’s programs in global and public affairs — including possible synergies with existing degrees and research in security, democracy, human rights, and public policy — and to the School’s commitment to engaged scholarship.
Required Qualifications
- A PhD or equivalent in political science, public policy, economics, sociology, or related field.
- The ability to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in security, democracy, human rights, global justice, or public policy, as indicated by evidence of teaching experience or potential.
- Scholarly publications or other evidence of high research potential.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with research that engages, or has the potential to engage, with various policy communities and stakeholders.
- Experience in obtaining or applying for sponsored research funding.
- Experience collaborating with scholars in other disciplines.
Working Environment
- Standard office environment.
- Unexpected interruptions occur often and stress level is moderate to high.
- Noise level is quiet to moderate.
Physical Activities
- Ability to work in front of a computer for extended periods of time.
- Occasionally required to move about the office/campus.
Work Schedule
While the University's administrative offices are open Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, faculty schedules vary from term to term and are based on courses taught, service commitments, and research agendas. The University's academic calendars are posted on the registrar's website (the law school is on a semester system and has a different academic calendar).
Application Deadline
For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) September 15, 2025.
Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted. Questions can be directed to Elise.Rarang@du.edu.
Salary Grade Number
The salary grade for the position is UC.
Salary Range
Assistant Professor- $94,000 - $104,000
Associate Professor - $110,000 - $128,000
The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.
Benefits
The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.
Please include the following documents with your application:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Cover Letter
- 1 Writing Sample
- Course Syllabus
- Research Statement
- Teaching Statement
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Statement that addresses your approach to DEI in research, teaching and service. Please speak to the concrete use of particular practices in your work to foster an inclusive environment across all dimensions of faculty life.
- Names and information of 3 references that can provide letters of recommendation. Letters of recommendation will be requested via a direct online link to your references upon application submission.
The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement.
All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.