Assistant Professor of Practice in Political Science

About this position

<div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Job Summary</b></H2> </div><div><p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 12.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The Department of Political Science and the Department of Economics and Finance at Purdue University Fort Wayne seeks an assistant professor of practice to teach core courses in law and to serve as Campus Pre-Law Advisor. This is a full-time, nine-month appointment. The workload is 4/4, with one course reduction for the role of Campus Pre-Law Advisor. The position is housed within the Department of Political Science, but the teaching responsibilities will be divided between the Department of Political Science in the College of Liberal Arts and the Department of Economics and Finance in the Doermer School of Business. Additional opportunities to contribute courses to the Department of Leadership and Talent Development in the Doermer School of Business may also be available.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses in politics and law and business law, advise and mentor undergraduate students and alumni, and participate in service to the departments, colleges, university, community, and profession. Candidates must demonstrate a strong commitment to high-quality undergraduate teaching and student engagement as well as the potential to develop and sustain the Pre-Law Program. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">As Campus Pre-Law Advisor, the successful candidate will advise all university students interested in potentially attending law school. The Fort Wayne metropolitan area has over 645,000 residents and is home to a large number of law firms and corporations that require <span style="color:black">counsel. The person who fills this position is expected to leverage existing relationships and internships with regional bar foundations and other relevant legal organizations, as well as to </span>develop new connections to this legal community in the interest of the university and pre-law advisees. As a member of the university, the new assistant professor of practice will build on our award-winning advising, serving students and alumni from not only political science and economics and finance but also the university community at large. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 12.0pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times

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