Job Title Assistant Professor of Political Science (American Politics) Tenure-Track

Position Title Assistant Professor of Political Science (American Politics) Tenure-Track

Position Number

Job Category University Faculty

Job Type Full-Time

FLSA Status Exempt

Campus Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campus

Location Code POLITICAL SCIENCE (02118A)

Department Name POLITICAL SCIENCE

Is this split and/or fully grant funded? No

Duties and Responsibilities
Loyola University Chicago ( LUC ), College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Political Science invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning fall 2018. The department seeks applicants in American politics with expertise in political institutions and the policymaking process, including environmental policy. 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.

Duties and Responsibilities: The position involves teaching undergraduate courses as well as graduate courses in our M.A. and Ph.D. programs. The applicant will be expected to teach upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of political institutions and the policymaking process, including environmental policy, as well as an introductory American politics class.

Qualifications
The successful applicant is expected to have a Ph.D. in Political Science at the time of the appointment. Applicants for the position must clearly demonstrate the potential for excellence in research and teaching and have a record of (or clear potential for) distinguished scholarship, grant-funded research, and student mentorship. Applicants should be willing to support the mission of Loyola University Chicago and the goals of a Jesuit Catholic education.

Physical Demands None

Working Conditions None

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience
The successful applicant is expected to have a Ph.D. in Political Science at the time of the appointment. Applicants for the position must clearly demonstrate the potential for excellence in research and teaching and have a record of (or clear potential for) distinguished scholarship, grant-funded research, and student mentorship. Applicants should be willing to support the mission of Loyola University Chicago and the goals of a Jesuit Catholic education.

Open Date 09/26/2017

Close Date

Special Instructions to Applicants
Applicants should submit a current Curriculum Vitae, a statement outlining the applicant s research agenda, a statement on teaching experience, and a letter of interest outlining the applicant s qualifications to www.careers.luc.edu. They also should arrange for three letters of recommendation from individuals prepared to speak to their professional qualifications for this position, to be submitted electronically to the above website. Samples of scholarly publications and additional materials related to teaching excellence can also be uploaded to this site or mailed to:

John P. Frendreis, Professor and Search Committee Chair
Department of Political Science
Loyola University Chicago
1032 W. Sheridan Road
Chicago, Illinois 60660

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. For full consideration, applications should be received by October 22, 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/5892

Job Number 8500502

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