See also: http://www.poliscirumors.com/wiki.php
Tenure-Track[]
Arizona State University (AZ) - Honors/Open Field/Open Rank - Deadline: Feb 4, 2016[]
▪ Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University invites applications for a renewable multi-year position in the core Honors faculty. Barrett Honors Faculty Fellows are non-tenure track Lecturers, Senior Lecturers, and Principal Lecturers with competitive salaries and generous benefits.
▪ The main teaching responsibility rests on a rigorous two-semester interdisciplinary seminar course, The Human Event, in which students examine diverse intellectual traditions from earliest writings to the present. Special attention is given to critical thinking and argumentative writing skills. In addition, faculty members teach upper-division seminars, and mentor honors students throughout their four years in independent studies, individual conferences, theses, and other forms of scholarly achievement.
▪ Arizona State University as an institution is committed to accessibility and excellence. Barrett attracts many of the top students in the country and provides them with an enriched academic experience that challenges them and enables them to become better citizens. The typical Barrett freshman is in the top five percent of their high school class.
▪ We seek to fill a full-time, multi-year faculty position whose primary responsibility will be to teach the first-year Human Event seminar. Successful applicants will demonstrate teaching excellence, including experience in and openness to teaching primary sources through multiple theoretical/disciplinary/methodological approaches, across different cultures and historical eras. The position begins August 2016; the nine-month salary will be based on education and experience.
▪ Qualifications: A PhD in any academic field that adds richness to our college. Candidates whose work integrates views from multiple disciplines are encouraged to apply. Experience in teaching argumentative writing and leading seminar-based discussions is highly desired. We welcome applications from candidates whose teaching and scholarly activities address the diversity of our student population and seek a diverse candidate pool.
▪ Please send: (1) a letter of application detailing teaching philosophy and experience, disciplinary training and research, and how you can contribute to honors education; (2) a C.V.; (3) two letters of recommendation that address the extent and quality of your teaching; (4) a brief description of course objectives and themes you would adopt in the first semester of The Human Event (HON 171), and a schedule of readings for that course. Further information on this course can be found at https://barretthonors.asu.edu/academics/hon-171-human-event/. Send your application materials, which should be formatted as PDF files, to: bhcfacultysearch@asu.edu. Questions about the position may be addressed to: Dr. Nilanjana Bhattacharjya, Chair, Faculty Search Committee, at bhcfacultysearch@asu.edu.
- Application review will begin at 5:00pm on February 4, 2016.
===Yale-NUS College (SGP) - Professor of Political Science & Head of Studies -- Global Affairs=== Yale-NUS College, a collaboration between the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Yale University, seeks an accomplished scholar to assume the role of Professor of Political Science and Head of Studies, Global Affairs. The position will be a tenured appointment at the rank of associate or full professor.
The successful candidate must demonstrate a distinguished international career in the field, and will also exhibit the vision and desire to play a significant role in the formative years of a dynamic start-up in the world of higher education. Applicants should be active researchers with a commitment to creative and effective undergraduate teaching and mentoring within the discipline and also the Yale-NUS Common Curriculum (please see http://www.yale-nus.edu.sg/curriculum/common-curriculum). An ongoing research program that incorporates undergraduate students would be highly desirable. We especially encourage applications from scholars with a background in empirical political science, drawing upon quantitative and/or rigorous qualitative approaches, who have an appreciation of the multi-disciplinarity of the field of global affairs.
As a senior academic within the Division of Social Sciences, the incoming candidate will inform and develop the curriculum in the Division, aid in the leadership of both junior and senior faculty, maintain an active research portfolio in his or her given discipline, and engage energetically in teaching. Additionally, as Head of Studies, the incoming post-holder will be expected to continue the successful delivery of the Major in Global Affairs, and also to lead, coordinate, and mentor Division of Social Sciences faculty members, including reinforcing key standards and expectations for promotion and tenure processes.
The executive search firm Perrett Laver will support Yale-NUS College in identifying and evaluating candidates. Contact Perrett Laver for further information - Yale-NUS@perrettlaver.com or +44 (0) 207 340 6200. Submit the following materials for full consideration: a cover letter explaining why the position is of interest; a full CV; statements on research interests and teaching experience/philosophy, including how these might fit with the College’s particular mission and curriculum; and the names and contact information of three academic referees. These can be uploaded at http://www.perrettlaver.com/candidates quoting reference 2351.
Review of applications will commence on 15 February 2016; early application is encouraged. Salary, benefits, and leave policies will be competitive at an international level.
The College values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity. For more information about Yale-NUS College, please visit http://www.yale-nus.edu.sg/.
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New York University Washington, DC (DC) - Part-time Lecturer for "Identities in American Politics in the 21st Century" for Fall 2016 - CONTRACT OFFER EXTENDED[]
New York University (NYU) is seeking a local part-time lecturer to teach one section of a new course, “Identities in American Politics in the 21st Century,” at our study away center in Washington, DC for fall 2016.
The position and course: Elective courses (like this one) meet once per week for 3 hours, and our semesters include 14 instructional meetings per course, plus a 15th session during "final exam week" for any final test or paper. The complete fall 2016 NYU DC calendar calendar is online. Class sessions for elective courses like this are generally scheduled in the morning (9am-12pm), afternoon (1pm-4pm), or evening (6:15-9:15pm) on any weekday except Fridays (this is currently envisioned as an evening course, though). The course size is anticipated to be 15–24 students and will likely have a significant percentage of first-year students.
The salary will be based on equivalent and appropriate part-time lecturer rates for the course. The lecturing role includes all preparation, delivery, and grading. Some administrative assistance is available to support the preparation of course materials. Courses are to be intellectually challenging in content, and rigorous student assessment is required.
Candidate requirements: All part-time lecturers are expected to have a Ph.D. or terminal degree in the area of their teaching and must be approved by the appropriate academic unit at NYU. In some instances, significant professional expertise and experience in a relevant field may be suitable.
Application procedure: Please send (1) a CV, (2) a letter of interest, and (3) some final end-of-semester student course evaluations (standardized summaries are preferred to individual student comment forms) to dc.academics@nyu.edu to the attention of Dr. Kerstin Sorensen (Assistant Director for Academic Affairs) and Mr. Mark Nakamoto (Academic Program Coordinator). In the letter, please highlight any relevant experience you have in teaching and/or research relevant for the course.
Course description: POL-UA9994 Identities in American Politics in the 21st Century
This course focuses on how identity—in all its forms—is seeing a resurgence in contemporary American politics and public policy. We will examine how changing demographics are affecting the parties' electoral strategies, their platforms, and the policies enacted once in office, and we will explore literatures on inter-group relations, prejudice and discrimination. We will endeavor to understand the increasing influence of some identity groups (such as LGBTs, gun owners, Latinos, and Mormons) on politics, and the declining impact of other groups (such as labor unions). We will be particularly attuned to the question of whether identity is eclipsing other concerns (such as preferences for policy) in Americans' party identification, voting behavior, and their general understanding of the political landscape. We will consider how new technologies--including social media, data-driven campaigns, and an increasingly heterogeneous political news environment--are affecting and sustaining these dynamics.
New York University Washington, DC (DC) - Part-time Lecturer for "Politics of Latin America" for Fall 2016 (Update: position has been offered to a candidate, contract sent)[]
New York University is seeking a local part-time faculty member to teach "Politics of Latin America" at our study away center in Washington, DC for fall 2016.[]
Our courses for upperclassmen (like this one) meet once per week for 3 hours, and our semesters include 14 instructional sessions per course, plus a 15th session during "final exam week" for any final test or paper. Class sessions may be scheduled in the morning, afternoon or evening on each weekday except Fridays. Class sizes are usually 10–20 students. The complete fall 2016 NYU DC calendar calendar is online.
In general, part-time lecturer candidates are expected to have a Ph.D. or terminal degree in the area of their teaching and must be approved by the appropriate academic unit at NYU. The salary will be based on equivalent and appropriate part-time faculty rates for the course. The lecturing role includes all preparation, delivery and grading. Some administrative assistance is available to support the preparation of course materials. Courses are to be intellectually challenging in content, and rigorous student assessment is required.
If you are interested in applying, please e-mail a CV and a letter of interest to dc.academics@nyu.edu to the attention of the Assistant Director for Academic Affairs, Kerstin Sorensen, and the Academic Program Coordinator, Mark Nakamoto. In the letter, please highlight any relevant experience you have in teaching and/or research relevant for this course.
>>>> Sample syllabus for a version of the course previously offered at NYU Washington, DC
New York University Washington, DC (DC) - Part-time Lecturer (American politics) for Spring 2016 - POSITION FILLED (December 2015)[]
New York University is seeking a local part-time faculty member to teach an elective course in American Politics (e.g., campaign strategy, elections, institutions, etc.) at our study away center in Washington, DC for spring 2016.
Our courses for upperclassmen (like this one) meet once per week for 3 hours, and our semesters include 14 instructional sessions per course, plus a 15th session during "final exam week" for any final test or paper. Class sessions may be scheduled in the morning, afternoon or evening on each weekday except Fridays. Class sizes are usually 10–20 students. The complete Spring 2016 NYU DC calendar is online.
In general, part-time faculty candidates are expected to have a Ph.D. or terminal degree in the area of their teaching and must be approved by the appropriate academic unit at NYU. The salary will be based on equivalent and appropriate part-time faculty rates for the course. The lecturing role includes all preparation, delivery and grading. Some administrative assistance is available to support the preparation of course materials. Courses are to be intellectually challenging in content, and rigorous student assessment is required.
If you are interested in applying, please e-mail a CV and a letter of interest to dc.academics@nyu.edu to the attention of the Assistant Director for Academic Affairs, Kerstin Sorensen, and the Academic Program Coordinator, Mark Nakamoto. In the letter, please highlight any relevant experience you have in teaching and/or research relevant for this course.
I. Sample syllabus for an elective Politics course on “Campaign Strategy and Media” previously offered at NYU Washington, DC in the 14-session format
II. Course descriptions and sample syllabi for NYU politics courses
FYI: Regularly offered American-politics courses are numbered POL-UA 300 through POL-UA 396 on that page.
These syllabi will show the a 28-session format, which is not offered here at NYU Washington, DC.
III. A list of our already planned Spring 2016 offerings