Associate Prof of Government

Faculty are essential to Liberty Universitys mission of Training Champions for Christ. It is expected that a faculty member model a personal commitment to the goals and values of Liberty University engage in an active commitment to and experience of personal spiritual formation within a biblically informed Christian worldview. Faculty should view their teaching engagement with students and scholarship as a means to a significant educational end. They should strive to employ a variety of techniques for the development of good learning conditions view each student as a unique individual and insofar as it is possible provide for individual differences abilities and interests.

The Associate Professors primary role is to teach in their areas of expertise maintain the integrity of course and instructional programs and ensure alignment with the Universitys mission and vision for the student experience.

This position supports undergraduate instruction across foundational and intermediate courses in government international relations and national security. The role emphasizes applied instruction informed by professional experience in intelligence defense and national security contexts.

The successful candidate will bring substantial real-world experience to the classroom and prepare students for careers in intelligence defense federal service and national security sectors.

Masters degree in Government Intelligence Studies National Security Political Science or a related field.

Minimum of 18 graduate credit hours in a relevant discipline.

Significant professional experience in national security intelligence military or related government service.

Demonstrated ability to teach undergraduate courses in American government international relations or national security.

Evidence of effective teaching or instructional experience.

Senior-level leadership experience in national security intelligence or military operations.

Demonstrated professional network within intelligence or defense communities.

Experience mentoring students toward intelligence or national security careers.

Ability to integrate real-world operational insight into teaching.

Experience teaching high-enrollment or general education courses.

Ability to connect course content to current geopolitical developments.

Time Type

Full time

Location

Onsite

Pay Range

Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors which may include the successful candidates rank contract length skills work experience internal equity market conditions education/training and other factors as reasonably determined by the University.

The position may also be eligible for comprehensive benefits including health insurance retirement plans and tuition assistance.

$82300.00 - $98000.00

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and other applicable federal and state statutes all recruiting hiring training and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race color ancestry age sex national origin pregnancy or childbirth disability military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law including state of employment protected classes. It is therefore our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation benefits transfers job classification assignments working conditions educational assistance terminations layoffs and return from layoffs and all other terms conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race color ancestry age sex national origin pregnancy or childbirth disability military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The Universitys hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the religion component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions) and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.