- Assistant Professor of Political Science Middlebury
- Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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Assistant Professor of Political Science
The MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE Department of Political Science invites...
applications for a tenure-track position in Comparative Politics
with a regional focus on the politics of Russia and Eastern Europe.
The position begins in September 2025. We seek broadly trained
candidates prepared to teach the introductory course in comparative
politics as well as a variety of upper-level courses on Russia and
Eastern Europe. Appointment will be made at the rank of Assistant
Professor. Candidates should provide evidence of commitment to
excellence in teaching and scholarly potential. Tenure-track
faculty at Middlebury teach a 2/2 load with an additional class in
winter term every other year. They are also required to contribute
to the College in the form of service including, but not limited
to, serving on elected committees and as Chair or Director of the
department or program at the appropriate time in their
career.
Middlebury College is a top-tier liberal arts college with a
demonstrated commitment to excellence in faculty teaching and
research. It is also committed to fostering a truly inclusive,
open, and supportive learning, teaching, and working environment.
The College hires faculty from around the world with a myriad of
life experiences, cultures, frames of reference, social identities,
and learning perspectives to help cultivate and advance innovation
in our curriculum and to provide a rich and varied educational
experience to our talented and distinguished student body. To that
end, as an equal opportunity employer, Middlebury College seeks
applications from people who would contribute to our increasingly
diverse educational community not only through their backgrounds
and interests, but in age, gender identity or expression, sexual
orientation, ethnicity, national origin, religion, and physical
ability.
Middlebury College uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job
applications electronically. Email and paper applications will not
be accepted. At Middlebury, we strive to make our campus a
respectful, engaged community that embraces difference, with the
all the complexity and individuality each person brings. Thus, with
your application materials please provide a separate, one-page
statement on inclusion that addresses how your teaching,
scholarship, mentorship, and/or community service demonstrate a
commitment to and/or evidence of engaging with issues of diversity
and inclusion. Through Interfolio submit: a letter of application
addressed to the search committee chair, Professor Erik Bleich; a
curriculum vitae; undergraduate and graduate transcripts; a
statement of teaching and research plans; a sample of scholarly
production; and three current letters of recommendation, at least
two of which must speak to teaching ability/promise. More
information is available at https://apply.interfolio.com/149901
and https://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ps.
Review of applications begins September 15, 2024 and will continue
until the position is filled.
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background
check. Information on our background check policy can be found
here: http://go.middlebury.edu/backgroundchecks
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Middlebury Vermont United States