Assistant Teaching Professor - Public Administration - Political Science

Assistant Teaching Professor Position in Public Administration

The Department of Political Science in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth invites applications for an Assistant Teaching Professor position in Public Administration starting in September 2025. The successful candidate will be expected to teach core courses in public administration as well as electives in the candidate's area of expertise (e.g. public policy, state politics, urban politics, public health, bureaucracy). The taught courses support the Department's B.A. degree in Political Science and B.A. and B.S. degrees in Public Administration. The candidate will also be expected to teach courses in the University's first-year experience program. The typical teaching load is 4 courses (12 credits) per semester. This is a 9-month, non-tenure-track position with primary responsibilities for undergraduate classroom and online instruction, undergraduate advising, and university service. Initial appointment is for two years, with possibility of renewal and continuous appointment.

UMass Dartmouth is in the beautiful ocean side community of Dartmouth, about an hour south of Boston, half-hour east of Providence, and half-hour west of Cape Cod. It offers a world class education to undergraduate and graduate students each year in over 40 undergraduate and 23 graduate programs offered by the College of Engineering, College of Nursing, Charlton College of Business, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Visual and Performing Arts, School of Law and School for Marine Science and Technology.

The College of Arts and Sciences and the Political Science Department value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. We seek a teaching faculty who values working in a collegial, collaborative environment, guided by a commitment to helping all students achieve their educational goals. The ideal candidate will embrace our values predicated on the primacy of student success and will support an inclusive, accessible, and equitable learning environment.

UMass Dartmouth has transformed the lives of 40,000 alumni and distinguishes itself as a vibrant, public research university dedicated to engaged learning and innovative research. It is the only Massachusetts Tier 1 national research university south of Boston and serves as a catalyst for the development of marine science and technology industries along the south coast.

Duties :

It is expected the successful candidate will be an engaging and effective teacher with a strong commitment to student learning and success. Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate public administration, political science, and first year experience courses; implementing inclusive and evidence-based teaching and learning approaches to ensure the academic success of a diverse population of students; promoting the public administration degree option; collaborating with faculty to enhance curriculum; providing academic advising; and participating in university service activities.

Minimum Qualifications :

• Candidates must have earned a PhD in political science, public administration, or a closely related field
• Experience with teaching at the college level
• Excellent communication skills
• A strong commitment to teaching excellence as well as diversity and inclusion
• Be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis

SALARY : $70,000-$74,000

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Qualified applicants are invited to submit electronically a letter of interest, detailed curriculum vitae, concise statement (no more than 500 words) on teaching interests and experience, and contact information for at least three professional references.

The review of applications will be ongoing until the position is filled.

Salary : $70,000 - $74,000