Government Department

Assistant Professor, American Politics

Start Date: Fall 2014 

Application Deadline: September 15, 2013

Date Posted: 05/20/2013

Salary: Competitive

The Department of Government at Wesleyan University seeks applicants for a tenure-track position in American politics with a specialty in the politics of race and ethnicity. The teaching load is two courses per semester. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or be near to completion. Applications received by September 15, 2013, will receive full consideration.

To apply, please go to https://careers.wesleyan.edu/postings/3913 At this site you will be asked to set up an account that will enable you to upload electronic versions of the items we require, which are (1) a cover letter of application, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) graduate school transcripts, (4) an article-length writing sample (e.g., the first chapter of your dissertation), (5) teaching evaluation statistics or other evidence of teaching effectiveness (but please do not send copies of individual student evaluations); and (6) sample syllabi if available. You will also be asked to provide the email addresses of three referees from whom we may obtain confidential letters of recommendation (please double-check the accuracy of the email addresses of the referees you name to insure that you have the most up-to-date email addresses for each one). After you have submitted all of the required documents, you will see a confirmation number. At that point, each of your three referees whose email address you have provided will receive an automatically-generated email requesting that he or she submit a letter or reference for you.

Wesleyan University is an equal-opportunity and affirmative-action employer. We welcome applications from women and from members of historically underrepresented minority groups. Wesleyan University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or age. Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies should be addressed to the Affirmative Action Specialist, 317 North College, tel. 860-685-4771.

Please contact Tina Salafia (tsalafia@wesleyan.edu), the administrative assistant in Wesleyan's Government Department, if you have questions about the application process.

 

Visiting Assistant Professor, Comparative Politics

Start Date: Fall 2013

Date Posted: 06/05/2013

This position was filled on July 25, 2013