The Department of Political Science and the Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Program (CRES) at the University of Denver (DU) invite applications for a jointly appointed tenure-line Assistant or tenured Associate Professor to start in Fall 2024 in the field of American politics. DU defines Critical Race and Ethnic Studies broadly. A specialization in critical race theory is not required, and we invite all scholars whose work speaks to race and ethnic politics to apply. The Department of Political Science consists of twelve tenured or tenure-line faculty supporting the Bachelors of Arts degree in political science within the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at the University of Denver. The Critical Race and Ethnic Studies program (CRES) was founded in 2018 with an undergraduate minor, expanding to a full program with a tenured faculty director, two visiting faculty members, and numerous affiliated faculty members. CRES now offers an undergraduate major and minor and has approval for additional faculty lines being added over the next few years. Political Science serves approximately 200 majors and CRES serves 50 minors. Both programs serve undergraduate students across campus in the common curriculum. Our faculty are dedicated to the robust pursuit of research, publication, and public engagement. We also value diversity, equity, and inclusion: a commitment by all constituents to create an academic experience that embraces and engages diverse perspectives and communities within an atmosphere of mutual respect. Our curricula endeavor to develop students' abilities to think critically, communicate clearly, write effectively, and develop compelling analytical argumentation based on justifiable sources of empirical evidence and analytical reasoning.

Position Summary

We seek applications from American Politics scholars who study Race, Ethnicity, and Politics. Specific concentrations within American Politics and Race, Ethnicity, and Politics are open.

The University of Denver embraces a teacher-scholar model where faculty balance their commitments to rigorous scholarship and undergraduate education. The position requires teaching the equivalent of five courses over the standard academic year (three quarters) in the Political Science department and/or CRES program, covering a range of CRES major requirements (i.e., Introduction, Theory, or Quantitative Methods in CRES) and cross listed upper division courses. The faculty member will be a fully participating and voting member of the Political Science Department. During the first two years of the position, the faculty member will also assist the Director of the CRES program in developing the new CRES major. To facilitate this, the faculty member will be protected from other substantial service obligations. After the first two years, the CRES program and Political Science department have established a practical distribution of teaching and service obligations.

Our curriculum is delivered via conventional face-to-face classes on our traditional residential campus, with most online-only courses occurring during summer sessions (which faculty may elect to teach for supplemental income, pending sufficient enrollment). We welcome the incorporation of experiential learning opportunities in the curriculum. Adhering to the teacher-scholar model, the position requires maintaining an active scholarly agenda as demonstrated via scholarly publications, academic conference participation, etc. The person holding this position would also be expected to contribute to University, College, and departmental/program service.

Essential Functions

• Pursue a research agenda that results in high-quality scholarly publications.
• Teach the equivalent of five courses across three quarters per academic year, including cross-listed upper division classes between Political Science and the CRES program, as well as introductory, methods theory, and senior project courses within the CRES program specifically. The teaching schedule will be annually coordinated with the CRES program director and Political Science department chair.
• Meet outside of class in office hours on campus and/or online to provide guidance and assistance to students enrolled in courses taught and to provide major advising to political science and CRES students.
• Deploy best practices through the University of Denver's current course management system (Canvas), utilizing Canvas tools such as discussion boards, quizzes, assignments with uploaded files, and the gradebook as the means to collect student work, communicate feedback and assignment grades, and conduct class sessions and individual appointments remotely when the need for this arises.
• Advise students about program and BA requirements.

• Contribute to University, College, departmental, and program service. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Advanced scholarly expertise (PhD level) in the field of American politics, focusing on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics.

• Successful publication of peer-reviewed scholarship on American politics, focusing on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, and evidence of future promise as a scholar.
• Excellent skills in oral and written communication.
• Excellent undergraduate teaching skills

• Ability to interact constructively with a diverse population of faculty, staff, and undergraduate students. Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Political Science or related field or interdisciplinary program (e.g. American studies). Must have a Ph.D. by start of appointment.

• Evidence of a relevant established scholarly agenda that is indicated by peer-reviewed publications.
• Experience serving as an instructor of record in undergraduate &/or graduate courses in political (or related social) science.
• Interest in (at the Assistant Level) or expertise in (at the Associate Level) developing upper-division undergraduate courses to help build out the CRES curriculum.