The University of South Florida St. Petersburg has an opening in American
Politics at the assistant or associate professor level. The application
deadline is February 20. What follows is the job description and if you
have any questions please contact me: Seth C. McKee, [log in to unmask]

Government & International Affairs
Assistant or Associate Professor

Position: # 4604

Position Vacancy Announcement
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA ST. PETERSBURG invites applications for an
assistant or associate professor in American Politics beginning August 7,
2009.

Minimum qualifications: Earned doctorate in political science;
specialization in American government; research and teaching record
commensurate with rank of appointment; commitment to civic engagement.

Preferred qualifications: ability to teach urban politics; ability to work
in a cross-disciplinary environment. The applicant will join a four-member
political science group within the Department of History, Government and
International Affairs. Applicants must show evidence of outstanding
research and teaching and will be expected to establish an independent
program of research that can generate extramural support.  The applicant
will predominately teach undergraduate courses and will be expected to
mentor student research.

USF St. Petersburg is an independently accredited campus of the University
of South Florida, a Carnegie-designated Doctoral/Research Extensive
University.  More than 5,600 students enroll in 38 undergraduate and
postgraduate degree programs through the Colleges of Arts and Sciences,
Business and Education. For more information about USF St. Petersburg
please visit us at http://www.stpt.usf.edu

Applicants should submit a letter of application describing their research
and teaching interests, a vita, evidence of effective teaching, examples
of research and three letters of recommendation to Patricia Butcher,
University of South Florida St. Petersburg, 140 7th Avenue South, DAV 258,
St. Petersburg, FL 33701.  All documents and electronic communications
received in connection with the search process will be subject to
Florida’s open public records law.

Deadline date: Review of applications will begin on February 20, 2009 and
will continue until the position is filled.

USF is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Access institution.  For
disability accommodation, please contact (727)553-1151/TDD (813) 974-1510
a minimum of five (5) working days in advance.

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