The Department of Political Science and Public Affairs at Seton Hall University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor beginning in the fall semester in 2024. Seton Hall, the oldest U.S. diocesan university, is located 14 miles west of Manhattan, in South Orange, New Jersey.

Duties and Responsibilities:

We seek candidates with scholarly and teaching interests in comparative political economy. Ideally, the candidate’s work will focus on one or more areas of need in our political science program such as African politics, Latin American politics, social justice, and/or gender studies especially as they intersect with economics. Fostering collaboration between Political Science and Economics, this faculty member will help develop collaborative new academic programs and innovate existing curricula.

Tenure-track faculty at Seton Hall teach three courses per semester and are expected to publish actively, pursue grant-funded research, and perform service appropriate to their rank and experience at the Department, College, and University levels.

Required Qualifications:

Teaching expectations include the ability to offer a core course in comparative politics, an introductory methods course in formal theory/quantitative analysis, and other courses in the candidate’s areas of specialization within comparative political economy. The successful candidate will have a secondary appointment with the Economics program with responsibility for offering at least one course in economics per Academic Year.

Desired Qualifications:

Ph.D. in Political Science (or closely related field)

Salary Grade:

FA01 - Faculty

Exempt/Nonexempt: Exempt

Physical Demands: General Office Environment

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Applications received before March 15, 2024 will receive full consideration. The Department will continue to consider applications until the position is filled.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest, a CV, academic transcripts, writing samples, evidence of teaching excellence, and three letters of recommendation. All materials must be submitted through the Seton Hall University jobs page.

Seton Hall University is committed to programs of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and the principles of affirmative action.