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Political Science

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August 2024

The Department of Political Science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor position in American politics, beginning August 2024. We seek candidates with a teaching and research concentration in race and ethnic politics. 

UMBC is a Carnegie Research 1, minority-serving institution focused on inclusive excellence. Preference will be given to candidates who already hold a Ph.D. in political science or related field, or who will have completed the Ph.D. by August 2024. Candidates must provide evidence of a focused research agenda and a commitment to high quality undergraduate teaching experience. Candidates must also describe the ways in which their research, teaching, and/or life experience contributes to "inclusive excellence," such as their ability to work with underserved and diverse populations or their capacity to respond in pedagogically productive ways to the competence, aspirations and needs of students from diverse backgrounds.

The annual teaching load is five courses. Candidates will teach two introductory sections of American Government and Politics (counting as two courses) and be prepared to offer upper division undergraduate courses in race and ethnic politics. 

Applicants should submit their applications by October 1, 2023, for best consideration. Please provide a cover letter, a statement of research agenda, a statement of teaching philosophy, a statement of commitment to diversity and inclusiveness; CV; up to two writing samples; two sample course syllabi; and three reference letters by October 1, 2023.

Please address questions to Dr. Tom Schaller, Search Chair, Department of Political Science, schaller@umbc.edu, with the subject line, "POLI Search." Required application materials and submission instructions are available at https://apply.interfolio.com/127870

UMBC, an honors university serving more than 14,000 undergraduates and 2,000 graduate students, is one of two public universities in Maryland to achieve the “doctoral/research university-extensive” Carnegie classification. Located just outside Baltimore and 45 minutes from Washington, DC, the campus is growing rapidly under dynamic leadership.

Our UMBC community redefines excellence in higher education through an inclusive culture that connects innovative teaching and learning, research across disciplines, and civic engagement. We will advance knowledge, economic prosperity, and social justice by welcoming and inspiring inquisitive minds from all backgrounds. The successful candidate will join a department with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence, and will be expected to contribute actively to these efforts (https://diversity.umbc.edu/).