Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, American Politics

Description

The Department of Political Science at Yale University is seeking to hire multiple faculty members with expertise in American Politics at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor, beginning July 1, 2025. A successful applicant should focus on substantive questions in any area of American Politics. Candidates will be expected to teach courses in American Politics commensurate with their experience. If candidates are appointed at the untenured level, the initial appointment will be for 5 years. The teaching expectation is normally 3 courses per academic year.

Qualifications

Ph.D. or equivalent degree required at time of hire.

Application Instructions

All applications must include a cover letter and CV. Untenured candidates should also supply 3 recommendation letters, 2 writing samples, and separate short (2 pages or less) research and teaching statements. All materials should be uploaded to Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/151671. Review of applications will begin September 15, 2024 (or 30 days after posting, whichever is later), and to guarantee full consideration your file should be complete by this date.

 

Please contact Xaria Callender, Sr. Administrative Assistant for the Political Science Department, at xaria.callender@yale.edu if you have questions about the application process.

 

 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and seeks to attract to its faculty, staff, and student body qualified persons from a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives.

Additionally, in accordance with this Policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual’s sex; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions; race; color; national or ethnic origin; religion; age; disability; protected veteran status, or other protected classes as set forth in federal and Connecticut law.

 

Professional Conduct Review for New Faculty Hires

The final candidate, upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment/faculty appointment, may be required to disclose whether they are, or have been, the subject of any disciplinary proceeding (investigation, hearing, etc.) at previous institutions or employers, and may also be subject to a background screening. Candidates who materially misrepresent information on their resume or other application materials are ineligible for hire/appointment. Final candidates may also be required to sign a release to allow Yale to solicit information regarding any substantiated conduct violations from current and/or past employers.