Job Title Instructor in Political Science

Position Title Instructor in Political Science

Position Number

Job Category University Faculty

Job Type Full-Time

FLSA Status Exempt

Campus Rogers Park-Lake shore

Location Code POLITICAL SCIENCE (02118A)

Department Name POLITICAL SCIENCE

Is this split and/or fully grant funded? No

Duties and Responsibilities
The position involves teaching 8 courses a year (4/4 load), including 2 courses for the interdisciplinary Honors Program during the fall 2017 semester as part of the Political Science Department s contribution to that program. The applicant will be expected to teach Introductory Political Theory and American Politics classes, upper division Political Theory classes, and two classes for the Freshman Honors Seminar.

Qualifications

Physical Demands

Working Conditions

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience
Loyola University Chicago ( LUC ), College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Political Science invites applications for a one-year, non-tenure track appointment in the Political Science Department for academic year 2017-2018. The department seeks applicants in Political Theory with additional expertise in American Politics. The successful applicant will be joining a department with more than 20 faculty members and more than 500 majors and minors. For information about the department, please visit http://www.luc.edu/politicalscience/index.shtml.

A completed Ph.D. in Political Science at the time of the appointment is preferred. Applicants should be willing to support the mission of LUC and the goals of a Jesuit Catholic education.

Open Date 06/16/2017

Close Date 06/30/2017

Special Instructions to Applicants
Applicants should submit a current Curriculum Vitae, a statement on teaching experience, and a letter of interest to www.careers.luc.edu. They also should arrange for three recommendations or evaluations from individuals prepared to speak to their qualifications for this position, to be submitted electronically to the above website. Referees will not be contacted immediately but might be at subsequent points in the review process.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. For full consideration, applications should be received by June 23, 2017.

Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty. The University seeks to increase the diversity of its professoriate, workforce and undergraduate and graduate student populations because broad diversity including a wide range of individuals who contribute to a robust academic environment is critical to achieving the University s mission of excellence in education, research, educational access and services in an increasingly diverse society. Therefore, in holistically accessing the many qualifications of each applicant, we would factor favorably an individual s record of conduct that includes experience with an array of diverse perspectives, as well as a wide variety of different educational, research or other work activities. Among other qualifications, we would also factor favorably experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic career or degrees.

As a Jesuit Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about LUC s mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university s focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.

Quick Link for Posting http://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/5038

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