Fairfield University

Fairfield University

Assistant Professor, Politics/International Studies

Fairfield, CT · Contract

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About the role

  • The appointment begins September 2027 pending final budget approval and the successful candidate will work towards tenure in the Politics Department.
  • Strong candidates will be thoughtful in their pedagogical approaches, committed to continually improving their teaching, and possess a record of, or potential for teaching excellence.

Responsibilities

  • emphasizing theoretical, empirical, historically-grounded work. We collaborate closely with each other and our students, preparing them to become thoughtful, well-informed, and engaged leaders in a complex, interdependent world.
  • We collaborate closely with each other and our students, preparing them to become thoughtful, well-informed, and engaged leaders in a complex, interdependent world.

Requirements

  • Applicants are expected to have a PhD in either Political Science specialized in International Relations, International Relations, International Studies, or Global Studies (required by August 31, 2027).

Nice to have

  • Teaching Philosophy - Statement of Teaching Philosophy describing teaching interests including a list of potential course offerings.
  • Statement of research interests and representative reprints of scholarly work
  • Examples of syllabi and teaching evaluations, if applicable
  • Unofficial graduate transcript
  • Three letters of reference
  • Ideally, the candidate would focus on issues of security, including conflict and conflict resolution, humanitarian action and/or peace studies.

Compensation

  • The salary and the benefits for the position are highly competitive.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • riculum and engaged in exciting faculty research representing a range of approaches focusing on questions of democracy, citizenship, law, and power; emphasizing theoretical, empirical, historically-grounded work
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