Visiting Full-Time Faculty Position in International Relations

Description

The Department of Political Science at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a visiting full-time faculty position to teach 2 introductory courses in International Relations and an upper level course of the instructor’s choice during the Spring 2025 semester to begin in January 2025. You can learn more about Political Science at the College of the Holy Cross by following this link.

Visiting full-time faculty teach 3 courses each semester and are eligible for travel support and reimbursement of relocation costs within the College’s published policies. All full-time appointments offer competitive salaries and include full benefits. 

Qualifications

Candidates must demonstrate commitment to, and excellence in, undergraduate teaching as informed by current practice and scholarship in the field. Candidates should have experience as an instructor or teaching assistant for introductory courses in International Relations and a Ph.D. (or ABD status) in Political Science.

Application Instructions

Please submit a letter of application, current curriculum vitae, a statement on teaching philosophy and interests, transcripts (Ph.D. preferred or advanced ABD), and two confidential letters of recommendation.

 

In your cover letter, please address how your scholarship, teaching, mentoring, and/or service might support the College’s mission as a Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college (see http://www.holycross.edu/mission) and its core commitment to diversity and inclusion. For more information, please visit http://holycross.edu/diversity. To learn more about faculty life at the College, applicants are encouraged to visit http://holycross.edu/join.

The College of the Holy Cross uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Please submit all application materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/158338.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled. For full consideration, please apply by November 26, 2024. Questions about this search may be directed to Prof. Denis Kennedy, Chair of Political Science, at dkennedy@holycross.edu. 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition. It enrolls about 3,100 students and is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, a medium-sized city 45 miles west of Boston. The College seeks faculty members whose scholarship, teaching, advising, and on- and off-campus service demonstrate an enduring commitment to academic excellence and who embrace the educational benefits of a richly diverse community. Holy Cross aspires to meet the needs of dual-career couples, in part through its membership in the Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts and the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium.

The College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all Federal and Massachusetts laws concerning equal opportunity and affirmative action in the workplace.