Visiting Assistant Professor Comparative Politics/International Relations

Position description

The Department of Political Science at Emory University invites applications for a visiting assistant professor for the 2025-2026 academic year. The Department seeks an instructor to teach undergraduate courses on comparative politics, international relations, or a combination of the two. Our preference is the latter. We are particularly interested in candidates available to offer intermediate and upper-level undergraduate courses in these or related topic areas:

Comparative Politics. Comparative Political Economy, Comparative Political Parties, Western European Politics, Politics in the European Union, Authoritarian Politics, Democratic Transitions, Latin American Politics, Contemporary African Politics

International Relations. US National Security Policy, Foreign Policy of Major Powers, American Foreign Policy, Political Violence, Conflict in Asia, Global Governance and Climate Change, Global Human Rights.

Emory University is on a semester system. The successful candidate will be expected to teach five courses and hold regular office hours over the 2025-2026 academic year. Salary is competitive and the position also includes health care benefits.

Qualifications

We prefer candidates with a completed PhD and a proven excellent teaching track record in comparative politics and/or international affairs and with a growing corpus of teaching experience.

Application instructions

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