Apply Now: Associate/Full Professor in the Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Apply Now: Associate/Full Professor in the Institute of American Civics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

 

The Institute of American Civics, located within the Howard H. Baker, Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in American Civics to begin when filled.

The Institute of American Civics was created to enhance education in politics, economics, philosophy, American history, and American government as well as increase understanding of the rights and responsibilities of American citizenship; fundamental democratic principles; and the ways in which those principles are expressed in and through our federal, state, and local institutions. In pursuit of this mission, the Institute invites applications from scholars at the rank of associate and full professor with teaching and research profiles in these subjects and related fields.

Qualifications:

A Ph.D. in political science, history, economics or a related discipline is required for this appointment.

Candidates for Associate Professor position should currently hold the rank of Associate Professor at their current institution.

Candidates for Full Professor position should already be a Full Professor at their current institution.

Application Instructions:

Applicants should submit the following:

  1. a current curriculum vitae;
  2. a research statement;
  3. a cover letter explaining research and teaching experience;
  4. a sample of scholarly writing;
  5. three references;
  6. and recent student teaching evaluations (if available).

 

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The application deadline is October 1, 2023.

 


 

From the program

The Institute of American Civics was created to enhance education in politics, economics, philosophy, American history, and American government as well as increase understanding of the rights and responsibilities of American citizenship; fundamental democratic principles; and the ways in which those principles are expressed in and through our federal, state, and local institutions.

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From the school

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is the state’s flagship research institution, a campus of choice for outstanding undergraduates, and a premier graduate institution. As a land-grant university, it is committed to excellence in learning, scholarship, and engagement with society.

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