Colleagues: UTRGV is searching for an IR theory specialist at the associate professor or full professor level. Specialization in global environmental politics would be welcome provided that the applicant meets the other qualifications.
UTRGV’s political science department is one of the largest (around 25 faculty members) and most research-productive in the state of Texas. I’ve been here, happily, for more than three years. Please let me know if you have any questions about this job posting. Potential applicants are also welcome to contact search committee chair, William Sokoloff, at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. Posting Details Title Information Faculty Title Associate Professor Job Class Code 00021 FLSA Exempt Position Information Posting Number FRGV0673 Working Title Open Rank, Associate or Full Professor (International Relations) Political Science/College of Liberal Arts Number of Vacancies 1 Location Rio Grande Valley Division/Organization Division of Academic Affairs Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position Tenure Status Tenured FTE 1.0 Scope of Job The Department of Political Science at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley invites applications for a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member in International Relations to begin September 1, 2018. The department is particularly interested in applicants with teaching interests and a research agenda that includes international relations theory, globalization, and global governance. Ability to teach US Foreign Policy and/or Western European Governments is a plus. The department is open to a wide variety of methodologies and critical theoretical perspectives. This position continues the department’s effort to build an undergraduate and graduate program anchored in political science, while incorporating topics, concepts, methods, and courses that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries. The successful candidate will teach upper-division and graduate level courses in their areas of substantive specialization as well as required lower-division courses in U.S. Federal Government & Politics. UTRGV faculty are expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to student success and to advancing the university, college, and program missions, as well as a commitment to UTRGV’s vision, mission and core priorities (http://www.utrgv.edu/strategic-plan/strategic-plan/index.htm <http://www.utrgv.edu/strategic-plan/strategic-plan/index.htm>). Minimum Qualifications 1) Ph.D. in Political Science or related field from an accredited institution of higher education. 2) for tenured appointment at Associate or Full Professor level demonstrated record of research and publication appropriate for appointment and tenure at a senior rank. 3) demonstrated potential for teaching excellence for appointment at the junior level or established record of teaching excellence for appointment at the senior level. Discipline Specific Required Qualifications Preferred Qualifications Candidates with experience and/or willingness to occasionally teach online are particularly encouraged to apply. License or Certification Required? Salary Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience Desired Start Date 09/01/2018 Posting Detail Information EEO Statement EEO Statement UTRGV is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to hire without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or veteran status. UTRGV takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Diversity Statement UTRGV is a Hispanic-serving Institution dedicated to student success and building a diverse faculty committed to working in a multicultural environment. UTRGV has an NSF ADVANCE grant to increase the representation of women in STEM fields and to promote a positive, family friendly workplace for all faculty. We strongly encourage applications from women and minorities. Open Date 10/23/2017 Close Date 01/22/2018 Additional Information UTRGV is a distributed institution. As such and as assigned, the position may require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment. This position is security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215. The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. Special Instructions to Applicants Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Social Security Number *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. Please Note Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English to demonstrate proficiency in English as determined by a satisfactory paper-based test score of 500 (computer-based of 173 or internet-based of 61) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Incomplete applications will not be considered. Posting Supplemental Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*). Applicant Documents Required Documents Teaching Philosophy Writing / Publication Sample Curriculum Vitae Unofficial Transcripts Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness Letter of Interest Research Statement List of 3 References -- Owen Temby, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Political Science The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley One West University Blvd. Brownsville, Texas 78520 956-882-8821 (tel.) Editor, Urban History Review/Revue d'histoire urbaine Book Review Editor (environmental policy), Review of Policy Research -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
