School of Community Resources and Development

The School of Community Resources and Development in the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions at Arizona State University invites applications for a full-time, benefits-eligible, academic-year (9-month), career-track faculty Assistant Teaching Professor position in nonprofit leadership and management to begin August 2027. We seek to attract an active candidate with broad experiences and academic backgrounds who will teach four courses per semester in nonprofit leadership and management.

This position is based on the Downtown Phoenix campus in Phoenix, Arizona and requires physical presence at that location, with possible teaching assignments at ASU campuses in Tempe and Glendale. Working from another location requires additional approvals, which are not guaranteed.

School Information

The School of Community Resources and Development (SCRD) is one of the four schools in the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, a vibrant community of scholars actively committed to excellence in education and innovative responses to collective problems. SCRD is well known for its strong scholarship and teaching impact in the field of nonprofit leadership and management (NLM) and related thematic areas such as philanthropic studies and social entrepreneurship. Our MNLM graduate degree is ranked #3 in the US according to US News. We are the only NACC accredited NLM undergraduate and graduate degree programs of any university in the world. Our degrees work in partnership with the ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation, a global leader educating, empowering, and connecting nonprofit leaders to accelerate social impact. ASU also celebrates a historic 40+ year legacy as an affiliate of the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance, guiding students at any level and any degree toward earning the Certified Nonprofit Professional credential. SCRD is in the nation's 5th largest city at ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus, a dynamic hub of the multi-campus Arizona State University that provides a multitude of academic and professional connections for students. The mission of our school is to co-create transformative solutions that enhance the social, cultural, environmental, and economic well-being of communities. We provide internationally recognized interdisciplinary research expertise, innovative academic offerings and impactful community engagement opportunities through complementary, yet distinctive, programs in therapeutic recreation, nonprofit leadership and management, parks and recreation management, community sports management, and tourism development and management. Courses are delivered through on-campus immersion, asynchronous online, and hybrid platforms.

About Watts College

The Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, located on ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus, has a student body of over 6,700 undergraduate and graduate students, and is home to the School of Community Resources and Development and three other schools focused on strengthening communities and advancing public service. The College fosters interdisciplinary collaboration, community partnerships, and innovative solutions to address pressing social challenges across Arizona and beyond.

About ASU

Arizona State University, ranked No. 1 "Most Innovative School" in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for 12 years in succession, has forged the model for a New American University. Repeatedly ranked No. 1, ASU has topped more than 30 lists in the last three years: No. 1 in the U.S. for global impact (Times Higher Education) and No. 1 in the U.S. for sustainable practices (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education). ASU is a comprehensive public research institution, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves. ASU operates on the principles that learning is a personal and original journey for each student; that they thrive on experience and that the process of discovery cannot be bound by traditional academic disciplines. Through innovation and a commitment to accessibility, ASU has drawn pioneering researchers to its faculty even as it expands opportunities for qualified students, attracting some of the highest-quality students from all 50 states and more than 130 nations.

All we do at ASU is guided and inspired by the University Charter, which reads:

Arizona State University is a comprehensive public research university measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural, and overall health of the communities it serves.

Successful candidates will demonstrate throughout their materials how their teaching will contribute to the fulfillment of this charter.

Essential Functions

The successful candidate will be expected to teach four courses per semester at the undergraduate and graduate level, deliver excellent in-class instruction in person and online, while participating actively in School life through service committees for the college, profession, and community.

Additional activities may include supervising senior applied project/thesis projects and participation in master or doctoral degree committees. Possible nonprofit subject areas include, but are not limited to, civic engagement and civil society, leadership and ethics, fundamentals of the social sector, financial management, human resource management, philanthropy, and social entrepreneurship. As well as possible interdisciplinary areas of sports, recreation and parks.

Though research is not a requirement of the position, there may be opportunities to collaborate with other faculty and community partners on projects and grants.