Position Details

Job Title Assistant Professor of Political Theory, Helen Houlahan Rigali Endowed Assistant Professorship (Tenure Track)

Position Title Assistant Professor of Political Theory, Helen Houlahan Rigali Endowed Assistant Professorship

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? Yes

Duties and Responsibilities
Loyola University Chicago ( LUC ), College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Political Science invites applications for a full-time, entry-level, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning fall 2019, pending approval of the position. The department seeks candidates with expertise in Political Theory. The Helen Houlahan Rigali endowed position provides $5,000 annually in research funds for a maximum of six years. The successful candidate 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.

In addition to publishing quality scholarship, the Helen Houlahan Rigali Endowed Assistant Professor position involves teaching undergraduate courses as well as an occasional graduate course in our M.A. and Ph.D. programs. The candidate will be expected to teach courses in the subfield of Political Theory, including an introductory Political Theory course.

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

Open Date 08/16/2018

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 recommendations or evaluations 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:

Claudio Katz, Professor and Search Committee Co-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 September 30, 2018.

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.

Quick Link for Posting http://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/8770

Job Number 8501079

Organizational Location Provost

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