Bethune-Cookman University
Job Title:Assistant Professor Political Science
Reporting Structure:Department of Social Sciences
Division:College of Arts and Humanities/School of Liberal Arts
Job Summary:
The Department of Social Sciences at BethuneCookman University invite applications for one (1) fulltime tenuretrack Political Science position to support the undergraduate program. The area of specialization is open but preference will be given to applicants with experience in American and Comparative politics as well as international relations and economics.
The successful candidate will teach a minimum of four (4) courses each semester (except during summer semester). Teaching during summer semester will be available although it will depend on students addition a successful candidate will be required to teach through both online (using Teams or Zoom apps) and face-to-face modalities
Duties/Responsibilities:
Creative/scholarly research in the field
Perform other duties as assigned
Required Skills/Abilities:
Excellence in teaching and service is required. For PhD faculty a commitment to an active research agenda is also required.
Regularly scheduled office hours are mandatory (10 hours per week minimum)
Education and Experience:
M.A. (Instructor) / Ph.D. in Political Science (Assistant Professor)
Physical Requirements:
Working environment is a normal business office setting.
Demands normal manual dexterity and visual and auditory acuity.
Must be mobile throughout the campus.
Typically the incumbent may sit comfortably to do the work. However there may be some walking standing bending or carrying light items.
Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
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