Lecturer in Political Science
University of Maryland
United States

Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

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The Applied Political Analytics Master of Science program (APAN) and the Department of Government & Politics (GVPT) at the University of Maryland in College Park are seeking a full-time instructor and advisor specializing in quantitative International Relations and/or Comparative Politics. Selected applicant will begin teaching and advising in Fall 2023.

Instructor will teach a graduate 1-1 course load in APAN, focused on specialized analytical software and modeling techniques as well as International Relations theory. They will also teach an undergraduate 2-2 course load in GVPT, focused on 300-400 level quantitative topics and IR/CP topics. The ideal candidate will also exercise an option to teach a 3-week Winter term graduate course for APAN, as part of these subfield instructional needs.

In addition to an overall 3-3 course load, selected applicant will serve as a formal graduate advisor in the APAN program, working with 3-5 students per cohort, across 2 cohorts at any given time.

Education:
Master’s degree required.

The salary range for this position is between $65,000 and $72,000.

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