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Location: Macon, Georgia
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Primary Job Posting Location:
Macon, GA 31207Additional Job Posting Locations:
(Other locations that this position could be based)
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will teach departmental offerings in American Government with expertise in American Politics and Public Policy and/or Public Administration. The successful candidate must be able to teach introductory classes in American Government and upper-division offerings to include Congress, the Presidency, Public Opinion, and the Media. The incumbent should be prepared to teach one semester of research methods for majors each year. The person who fills the position will primarily advise and support students pursuing degrees in the Law & Public Policy Major and Minor, including supervising internships and mentoring undergraduate research.
The successful candidate for this position is also expected to contribute one course per year to the college's innovative interdisciplinary foundational studies program. The total teaching expectation for the position is 21 semester hours per year.
Qualifications:
A PhD in Political Science from an accredited college or university is required. Candidates who are ABD and within a year of completion will be considered at the rank of Instructor and will be promoted to Assistant Professor once the PhD is complete.
The crucial elements we seek in a new colleague are a commitment to excellence in teaching (required for tenure), an active and productive scholarly agenda, and a willingness to take on service internally and externally. We seek candidates who enjoy working collegially within and across disciplines and are committed to seeing our students thrive, including a willingness to collaborate on research and service projects, advising student organizations, and engaging fully in the life of the university.
Additional Information:
Founded in 1833, Mercer University is a dynamic and comprehensive center of undergraduate, graduate and professional education. With more than 9,100 students enrolled in 12 schools and colleges, on major campuses in Macon and Atlanta; medical school sites in Macon, Savannah and Columbus; and at regional academic centers in Henry and Douglas counties, Mercer is ranked among the top tier and best values of national research universities by U.S. News & World Report. The Mercer Health Sciences Center includes the University’s School of Medicine and Colleges of Nursing, Health Professions and Pharmacy. Mercer is affiliated with six teaching hospitals – Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center and Piedmont Macon Medical Center in Macon; Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah; Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital and St. Francis-Emory Healthcare in Columbus; and SGMC Health in Valdosta. The University also has an educational partnership with Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins. It operates an academic press and a performing arts center in Macon and an engineering research center in Warner Robins. Mercer Medicine, the clinical faculty practice of the School of Medicine, is based in Macon and operates additional clinics in Sumter, Clay, Putnam, Harris, Taylor and Glynn counties. Mercer is one of only 293 institutions nationwide to shelter a chapter of The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s most prestigious academic honor society; one of eight institutions to hold membership in the Georgia Research Alliance; and the only private university in Georgia to field an NCAA Division I athletic program. For more information, please visit: www.mercer.edu.
Candidates should complete the brief online application and attach 1) a cover letter; 2) current CV; 3) statement of teaching philosophy; 4) list of three professional references with contact information.
Selection of the final candidate is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
Review of applications will begin in mid-January, with on-campus interviews anticipated for early February. Please note that a complete application is needed for full consideration on or before January 20, 2025; the process will move forward after that date. We cannot guarantee full consideration of a candidate's application materials if submitted after January 21, 2025, although we will continue to accept applications.
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