Part-time Faculty, Political Science - Humanities and Social Sciences

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Location: Multiple Locations Job Type: Part-time Faculty Job Number: 202600035 Division: Academic Affairs Department: Politics and International Relation Opening Date: 02/09/2026 Closing Date: 2/9/2027 11:59 PM Eastern Bargaining Unit Status: Excluded from Any Bargaining Unit Salary Grade: PF Additional Information: Part-time faculty are pooled positions; appointments are made on an as-needed/rolling basis. Summary of Position Teach a range of legal courses, (e.g., law and society and state and local government) with a preference for expertise in how legal systems work, and how legal processes and laws affect society entirely. Must be able to provide regular in-person instruction as assigned. Position Information Plans, organizes, teaches, and provides feedback to promote and direct student success. Responds to students in a timely manner. Communicates with students, departments, and university officials via university provided tools and resources. An Institution of Opportunity: YSU inspires individuals, enhances futures, and enriches lives. As a student-centered university, Youngstown State University's mission is to provide innovative lifelong learning opportunities that will inspire individuals, enhance futures, and enrich lives. YSU inspires individuals by cultivating a curiosity for life-long learning; enhances the futures of our students by empowering them to discover, disseminate and apply their knowledge; and enriches the region by fostering collaboration and the advancement of civic, scientific, and technological development. YSU's culture of enrichment flourishes in our intellectually diverse, accessible, and quality education. Work Schedule: Typically, Monday through Friday. Teaching assignments may be made at YSU's main location in Youngstown, Ohio, the Steubenville, Ohio location, or for remote courses. Must be able to provide regular in-person instruction as assigned. Qualifications and Competencies Required Certifications, Training, and/or Licensures: None Sponsorship and/or Work Authorization Status: Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Minimum Qualifications: An earned master's degree in political science or law; able to teach constitutional law, government (local/state/federal level), and other theoretical classes; must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Preferred Qualifications: Teaching experience, in-person and online. Physical Requirements: In accordance with the U.S. Department of Labor physical demands strength ratings, this position will perform sedentary work. Sedentary: work involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs may be defined as Sedentary when walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other Sedentary criteria are met. Supplemental Information Please upload all transcripts as one PDF file. At time of hire, all candidates must provide official transcripts. Official transcripts must be provided in an unopened, sealed envelope and must bear the embossed or raised college seal, date and Registrar's signature.

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