Posting Details

Posting Details

Position Information

Position Title Assistant Professor (Political Science - American Political Behavior) - 9 mo. appt

Work Location Springfield Campus

Out-of-State Employment

Out-of-state employment is limited to Arkansas, Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., and subject to supervisor approval.

Department Political Science and Philosophy

HR Home Department 020615 POLITICAL SCIENCE & PHILOSOPHY

Pay Grade Unclassified

Sponsorship Information

Applicants must be currently authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States on a full-time basis. This position may not be eligible for work visa sponsorship.

Position only available to current, regular, full-time Missouri State University employees? No, Position is available to all applicants.

Faculty Appointment Type Tenure Track

Term (if applicable) 9 month

Begin Date of Appointment 08/01/2027

Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt

General Function

The Assistant Professor is a member of the ranked faculty with an intermediate academic rank who has demonstrated achievement in the areas of teaching, research, and professional service appropriate to the discipline. The Assistant Professor’s teaching responsibilities are assigned by the academic department head and may include serving as an academic advisor. The Assistant Professor engages in scholarly activities beyond those associated with teaching and is expected to demonstrate professional productivity in research, based upon the availability of resources and consistent with the mission of the University.

Description of Primary Duties

The faculty member who holds this position will teach, conduct and publish research, and contribute to service activities. They will generally be expected to teach Quantitative Methods; American Political Behavior; Political Parties, Elections and Interest Groups; and American Democracy and Citizenship.

Minimum Acceptable Qualifications

The minimum acceptable qualifications for the position of Assistant Professor are prescribed in the Faculty Handbook.

Additional Qualifications

The successful candidate must specialize in American political behavior and be prepared to teach courses in quantitative methods, political behavior, and parties and elections, as well as our introductory course in American government. While ABDs will be considered, the successful candidate must have a PhD in political science by the time of initial appointment in August 2027. The successful candidate will demonstrate potential for both excellent teaching and sustained scholarship published in recognized, peer-reviewed venues. They must also be willing to contribute to service activities.

Link to Job Description http://www.missouristate.edu/human/jobdescriptions/21377.htm

Open Date 09/10/2026

Close Date (If Close Date is blank then the posting is considered open until filled)

Special Instructions to Applicants

The first date of consideration is October 12, 2026, and review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

Please provide the name, email address, and telephone number of at least three references who are familiar with your current work, especially your research, in the designated fields on the application form.

If you have taught your own courses, please upload up to two syllabi in the “Course Documents 1 and 2” fields and up to two sets of student evaluations in the “Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness 1 and 2” fields.

For additional information, contact:

Dr. Gabriel Ondetti, Interim Head

Department of Political Science and Philosophy

Missouri State University

gabrielondetti@missouristate.edu

Equal Opportunity Statement

Non-Discrimination Statement

Missouri State University is a community of people with respect for diversity. The University emphasizes the dignity and equality common to all persons and adheres to a strict non-discrimination policy regarding the treatment of individual faculty, staff, and students. In accord with federal law and applicable Missouri statutes, the University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin (including ancestry, or any other subcategory of national origin recognized by applicable law), religion, sex (including marital status, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other subcategory of sex recognized by applicable law), age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law in employment or in any program or activity offered or sponsored by the University. Sex discrimination encompasses sexual harassment, which includes sexual violence, and is strictly prohibited by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

This policy shall not be interpreted in a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or of military organizations associated with the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

The University maintains a grievance procedure incorporating due process available to any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against. Missouri State University is an Equal Opportunity employer. Inquiries concerning the complaint/grievance procedure related to discrimination on the basis of a protected class, including sexual harassment and sexual assault, or compliance with federal and state laws and guidelines, should be addressed to the Director, Office for Institutional Compliance, Carrington Hall 205, 901 S. National Ave., Springfield, Missouri 65897, Compliance@MissouriState.edu, 417-836-4252.

Background Check Statement

Employment will require a criminal background check at University expense.

Posting Detail

Posting Number 20260047FTF

Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/87928

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Cover Letter
• Unofficial Transcripts - 1
• Statement of Teaching Philosophy
• Curriculum Vitae
• Statement of Research Interest

Optional Documents

• Publication (Writing Sample) -1
• Course Document -1
• Course Document -2
• Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness -1
• Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness - 2
• Unofficial Transcripts -2