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Ashland University

The Department of History and Political Science at Ashland University seeks a broadly educated person to fill a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 2010.  Teaching responsibilities include upper-level courses in American politics, especially the Presidency, Congress, and the Supreme Court, and introductory courses in American history or American politics. The Department emphasizes the study of political thought and statesmanship through the use of primary sources and the great texts of political thought.  Consistent with this emphasis, the Department seeks a person who studies American politics from the perspective of political thought and statesmanship, although not to the exclusion of contemporary issues in American politics. The successful candidate must demonstrate excellence in and a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching in a traditional liberal arts setting.  Depending on qualifications, the candidate may also have an opportunity to teach in the Department’s Masters of American History and Government program.  PhD required; ABD considered. As with all tenure-track appointments at Ashland University, faculty members are expected to conduct appropriate scholarship and research and participate in university service and student advising.  Send letter of application, vita, letters of recommendation, writing sample, and graduate and undergraduate transcripts to Chair, American Politics Search Committee, Department of History and Political Science, Ashland University, Ashland, OH  44805.  Consideration of applications will begin on February 15, 2010 and continue until the position is filled.