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The School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership (SCETL) at Arizona State University invites applications for one position on the tenure track at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor whose primary teaching and research expertise is within the field of American constitutionalism, constitutional thought, or constitutional history. The position has an anticipated start date in August 2027. Candidates should be able to teach, in addition to relevant upper-division courses in American constitutionalism, American constitutional history, or American civic thought, SCETL’s signature course “Great Debates in American Constitutionalism and Politics.” This course heavily focuses on the American Founding and American constitutional institutions (e.g. federalism, the separation of powers) and we are proud to fulfill the Arizona Board of Regents requirement for a course in American Institutions to help understand and appreciate American constitutional principles. We would particularly welcome candidates who could supplement current department strengths by teaching courses on the American Founding, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, Montesquieu, Religion and the American Civic Tradition, American Civil-Military Relations, or the American Way or War (American military history).
The School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership (SCETL) at Arizona State University invites applications for a full-time, in-person, benefits-eligible Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor position in our scholarly track of American constitutional thought with an anticipated start date in August 2027. This is a fixed-term, academic year (nine month) appointment with no tenure implications. Subsequent academic year renewals (Aug. 16 to May 15) are contingent upon performance, availability of resources, and the needs of the unit. Candidates’ primary teaching obligation would be SCETL’s signature course “Great Debates in American Constitutionalism and Politics.” This course heavily focuses on the American Founding and American constitutional institutions (e.g. federalism, the separation of powers) and we are proud to fulfill the Arizona Board of Regents requirement for a course in American Institutions to help understand and appreciate American constitutional principles. There will also be opportunity for additional relevant upper-division courses in American constitutionalism, American constitutional history, American civic thought, or civic thought more broadly. We would particularly welcome candidates who could supplement current department strengths by teaching courses on the American Founding, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, Montesquieu, Religion and the American Civic Tradition, American Civil-Military Relations, the American Way or War (American military history), the Bible and Civic Thought, or the political thought of CS Lewis.
The School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership (SCETL) at Arizona State University invites applications for a full-time, in-person, benefits-eligible Instructor or Senior Instructor position in our scholarly track of American constitutional thought with an anticipated start date in August 2027. This is a fixed-term, academic year (nine month) appointment with no tenure implications. Subsequent academic year renewals (Aug. 16 to May 15) are contingent upon performance, availability of resources, and the needs of the unit. Candidates’ primary teaching obligation would be SCETL’s signature course “Great Debates in American Constitutionalism and Politics.” This course heavily focuses on the American Founding and American constitutional institutions (e.g. federalism, the separation of powers) and we are proud to fulfill the Arizona Board of Regents requirement for a course in American Institutions to help understand and appreciate American constitutional principles. There will also be opportunity for additional relevant upper-division courses in American constitutionalism, American constitutional history, or American civic thought, or civic thought more broadly. We would particularly welcome candidates who could supplement current department strengths by teaching courses on the American Founding, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, Montesquieu, Religion and the American Civic Tradition, American Civil-Military Relations, the American Way or War (American military history), the Bible and Civic Thought, or the political thought of CS Lewis.