Professor Clinical/Professional Assistant

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>Purdue University’s Department of Political Science is seeking to hire a teaching-focused faculty member in state and local political institutions at the rank of clinical (non-tenure track) assistant professor, to be based in Indianapolis.</p></div></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>Principal Duties</b></H2> </div><div><p>The successful candidate will teach primarily undergraduate courses on state and local political institutions and play a key role in developing and implementing the department’s academic programs at Purdue in Indianapolis, an extension of the West Lafayette campus. In addition to courses on state politics, local government, and Indiana politics, the ability to teach upper-level courses in political institutions and public policy making is particularly welcome. Purdue-Indianapolis faculty will collaborate with West Lafayette faculty to ensure curricular alignment and program excellence, contributing to a collegial, innovative academic environment that prioritizes experiential learning and public engagement in Indianapolis. Thus, this faculty member will have the benefit of joining a large Political Science department with the opportunity to contribute to the expansion of Purdue’s land-grant mission, potentially including the new Professional MA in Applied Governance, Technology, and Ethics. The standard teaching load is four courses per semester; a portion of the workload may be fulfilled through administrative or engagement roles such as managing the Department’s internships or other similar programs<strong>. </strong></p></div></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>Qualifications</b></H2> </div><div><p>The candidate must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. in political science or a related field by the date of employment and have expertise in state and local government. All candidates must demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring.<strong> </strong></p></div></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>The College and University</b></H2> </div><div><p>Purdue University is a public research university leading with excellence at scale. Ranked among top 10 public universities in the United States, Purdue discovers, disseminates and deploys knowledge with a quality and at a scale second to none. More than 107,000 students study at Purdue across multiple campuses, locations and modalities, including more than 58

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