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Job Announcement Tenure-stream Position in Islamic Political Thought (classical and contemporary) James Madison College, Michigan State University East Lansing, MI (USA) __________________________________________________ Madison is one of Michigan State's three residential colleges and perhaps its most outstanding program in the liberal arts. Established in 1967 and limited to an enrollment of 1200 (in a university of more than 44,000), it strives to combine the advantages of a small liberal arts college with those of a gigantic research university. Standards are high, the student body is impressive, and the faculty is demanding. After a common first year, students major in one or more of four multidisciplinary programs, each of which integrates the humanities and social sciences in the study of public affairs. This position is located in Madison's major in Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy (PTCD), a "great books" program grounded in the classics of political philosophy (but which also draws on economics, history, literature, and political science) and in its university-wide specialization (e..g., minor) in Muslim Studies. The PTCD program is one of the only such undergraduate majors in the US. It is staffed by eight tenure-stream political philosophers and enrolls more than 300 majors. The Muslim Studies specialization is relatively new but already enrolls more than 100 students. Among other things, we are eager to identify candidates who are prepared to help build that specialization (in part, by helping to provide it with a solid intellectual foundation). In addition, Michigan State's Department of Political Science is also strong in political philosophy. Its program is staffed by four tenured political philosophers Thus Michigan State has thirteen people (plus two post-docs) who teach political philosophy and is an attractive place for any young person with an interest in that area of inquiry. Contact: M. Richard Zinman University Distinguished Professor of Political Theory James Madison College Michigan State University 321 S. Case Hall East Lansing, MI 48825-1205 USA Phone: +1 (517) 353-9396 Fax: +1 (517) 432-1804 Email: [email protected] __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
