Position description

The Department of Political Science and Department of International Relations at Bucknell University invite applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor position in international relations for the 2021-2022 academic year. The successful candidate will be prepared to teach sections of a core course in international politics, an introductory course on globalization, an elective on the politics of the developing world, and other courses on the politics of Latin America and/or South Asia. The teaching load is three courses per semester.

We are especially interested in candidates whose teaching and research will contribute to the departments’ commitment to both diversity and academic excellence. We welcome candidates who demonstrate strengths in reflective multicultural and inclusive teaching practices and who display a strong commitment to collaboration and interdisciplinarity. Evidence of teaching experience, potential for teaching excellence, and the promise of being a productive scholar are critically important. By the start date of the position, candidates are expected to have a Ph.D. or at the final stages of completing their degree requirements in political science with a subfield specialization in international relations.

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