Open-Rank Faculty Position, Department of Political Science

Description

The Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago invites applications for Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in climate politics. This position is part of a departmental initiative in the politics of climate and the Climate and Energy Institute at the University of Chicago. We welcome applications from all subfields of political science addressing the political challenges of climate mitigation and adaptation at the local, national, or global level. This position will begin on or after July 1, 2025.

Qualifications

Candidates must have completed all requirements for the PhD degree prior to the start of the appointment.

Application Instructions

Applicants must apply at the University of Chicago’s Interfolio website at https://apply.interfolio.com/157101. Applications must include: 1) a cover letter that, among other things, describes the applicant's prior and potential contributions to diversity in the context of academic research, teaching, and service; 2) a curriculum vitae; 3) research statement; and 4) teaching statement. Short-listed candidates will be asked to submit supplemental documents. Consideration of applications will begin on November 15, 2024.

All University departments and institutes are charged with building a faculty from a diversity of backgrounds and with diverse viewpoints; with cultivating an inclusive community that values freedom of expression; and with welcoming and supporting all their members.

We seek a diverse pool of applicants who wish to join an academic community that places the highest value on rigorous inquiry and encourages diverse perspectives, experiences, groups of individuals, and ideas to inform and stimulate intellectual challenge, engagement, and exchange. The University’s Statements on Diversity are at https://provost.uchicago.edu/statements-diversity .

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