Assistant/Associate Professor Political Science (Deadline to apply: Until Filled)

The Department of Political Science at Saint Vincent College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level beginning August 2010. The Department is situated within the Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics, and Government—one of the four major divisions of Saint Vincent College, the oldest Benedictine institution of higher learning in America. Teaching and research interests in American politics, broadly conceived, are required. Applicants should have a strong theoretical orientation toward the great books of Western civilization, and must be able to teach the Department’s Principles of American Politics course, which is a primary-source survey of the political thought of the American Founding era. Ability to work cooperatively in a small department is essential. A research and publication agenda is an expectation for tenure, and the College and Department will be supportive of such an agenda. Teaching load is 4-4, with small classes, and no more than 3 preparations per semester. Course reductions are possible for active scholars. The successful candidate will enjoy the potential for affiliation with the Center for Political and Economic Thought, a research and educational arm of the McKenna School that is home to some of the best and most active political science and economics lecture and conference programs in the nation.

Saint Vincent College is a Catholic, Benedictine liberal arts and sciences college of about 1700 students. It is located about forty miles east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in a pleasant suburban/rural environment near the foothills of the Laurel Mountains. Saint Vincent is an equal opportunity employer.

To Apply: Please submit a complete set including: a cover letter, a complete vita:

Office of Human Resources Director

Saint Vincent College

300 Fraser Purchase Road

Latrobe, PA 15650

The cover letter should detail the applicant’s teaching and research interests, and the applicant’s perceived fit with the mission of the Center for Political and Economic Thought, whose homepage is www.stvincent.edu/cpet. Applicants must have the Ph.D. in Political Science in hand at the time of appointment. Applicants should list references, but need not send letters of recommendation or teaching materials at this time; candidates who make the short list will be asked for teaching materials and no fewer than 3 letters at a later date.

Electronic submissions are preferred and can be emailed to: employment@email.stvincent.edu

This position requires the incumbent to be able to fully embrace the unique mission and identity of the College as a Catholic, Benedictine liberal arts institution. Saint Vincent College is committed to diversity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates. EOE

PLEASE NOTE: Background checks will be performed on all new faculty, staff and adjunct positions. Employment is conditional upon satisfactory background checks and clearances.