Assistant Professor-Theories of Civil Society and Civil Discourse

Classification Title: Assistant Professor

College/Division: College of Arts and Sciences

Department: CAS Political Science

Advertised Job Summary:

The Center for American Civic Leadership and Public Discourse promotes the dialogic, cultural, and civic literacies essential to a well-ordered and flourishing American polity. Its mission includes education in American history and civics; the cultivation of a lifelong love of learning; and an understanding and appreciation of our founding documents and the philosophic, political, literary, and religious traditions from which they emerged. More information is available on the Center’s website: https://sc.edu/study/colleges\_schools/artsandsciences/centers\_and\_institutes/civic\_leadership/.

The Department of Political Science is a research-active, collegial, and growing department with more than 1,000 undergraduate majors across its Bachelor of Arts programs in Political Science and International Studies. At the graduate level, the department offers a Ph.D. in Political Science, as well as master’s degrees in Public Administration and International Studies. For more information, please visit: https://sc.edu/study/colleges\_schools/artsandsciences/political\_science/.

The Department of Political Science and the Center for American Civic Leadership and Public Discourse, invite applications for a nine-month, full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor of Political Science, beginning August 16, 2027. The successful candidate will hold an appointment in the Department of Political Science.

Applications are invited from scholars of civil society and public discourse in the American tradition. We seek candidates whose research examines the norms, practices, and institutions that sustain a flourishing and pluralistic civil society, as well as the responsibilities of citizens within it. Preferred candidates will engage with the historical traditions of American civic thought and bring these resources to bear on contemporary issues of public discourse, political polarization, and civic engagement. The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to the Center’s mission as described above.

Advertised Salary Range: We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.

Advertised Minimum Qualifications :

• A Ph.D. in Political Science or a closely related field is required by the start date.

Full/Part Time: Full Time