<div dir="ltr">FYI for anyone searching for a position next year.<div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="1" color="#000000">Kim Yi Dionne, Ph.D.<br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" size="1" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:19px">Associate Professor of Political Science, </span>UC Riverside</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="1" color="#000000">Editor-in-Chief, <a href="https://goodauthority.org/" target="_blank">Good Authority</a> | Host, <a href="https://ufahamuafrica.com/" target="_blank">Ufahamu Africa</a></font></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="1" color="#000000"><a href="mailto:kdionne@ucr.edu" target="_blank">kdionne@ucr.edu</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/dadakim" target="_blank">@dadakim</a></font></div><div><font size="1" face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><a href="https://sites.google.com/ucr.edu/kyd" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/ucr.edu/kyd</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">EGAP Administrator</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:admin@e-gap.org">admin@e-gap.org</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 11:22 AM<br>Subject: Faculty position open at UNC<br>To: EGAP Administrator <<a href="mailto:admin@egap.org">admin@egap.org</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dear EGAP,</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">I'm the head of a search committee at UNC for a Teaching Assistant Professor in our "Data in Politics" sequence. It's a great fit for someone who wants a stable, long-term teaching job at an institution (and department) that values its teaching faculty. More info below.  Please circulate to anyone who might be interested!</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Best,</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(32,33,36)"><br>Lucy Martin, Ph.D.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(32,33,36)">Associate Professor, Political Science</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(32,33,36)">University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(32,33,36)"><a href="mailto:lucy.martin@unc.edu" id="m_-3171184855448891494m_-1549375125834236387OWAf095af5a-8065-cd93-3cc5-e2c9c2df627f" style="margin:0px" target="_blank">lucy.martin@unc.edu</a></span><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>More info:</b></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">We are seeking to hire—on a quick timeline—a Teaching Assistant Professor (TAP) to help teach our “Data in Politics” sequence—a two semester experience wherein UNC undergraduates receive a rigorous introduction to quantitative methods in the social sciences via the R programming language.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The Data in Politics sequence is really exciting. Over the past several years, Tim Ryan and I have invested a lot of effort developing approaches to teach undergraduates quantitative methods via active learning techniques (e.g. peer mentoring and flipped classroom approaches where students collaborate to solve a challenge-of-the-day, custom R tutorials, etc). This instructional approach, along with Data in Politics becoming integrated into the curriculum for UNC’s new School of Data Science and Society, has caused demand for the Data in Politics courses to skyrocket. We filled ten 45-person sections this year before running out of instructors. The courses are also becoming a core part of our undergraduate experience. We are realizing that giving students early exposure to data analysis really broadens the range of things they can undertake in the second half of their college careers. The TAP position represent UNC’s intention to continue and increase investment in these successful changes.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">We think this position would be extremely attractive to an ABD or recent Ph.D. graduate who has discovered a passion for teaching modern political science analytical techniques. UNC students are eager and fantastic. Additionally, UNC treats its teaching faculty well: we expect the position to be indefinitely renewable. It comes with benefits and opportunities for advancement within UNC’s rank structure for teaching faculty. Moreover, teaching-stream faculty are very much included in the Political Science department’s governance and social life. As the position notes, the starting salary is up to $80,000.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">I’m pasting the position description below. It is also visible on <a href="https://apsanet.org/CAREERS/eJobs/eJobs-Online/JBctl/ViewJob/JobID/13221" id="m_-3171184855448891494m_-1549375125834236387OWA8c4de3a7-b298-2134-cf34-82ae3ca2c35e" title="https://apsanet.org/CAREERS/eJobs/eJobs-Online/JBctl/ViewJob/JobID/13221" target="_blank">APSA ejobs</a>. The application website is <a href="https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/275379" id="m_-3171184855448891494m_-1549375125834236387OWA686e304a-f255-8ad7-7089-a5c26ffbb9e4" title="https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/275379" target="_blank">here</a>, though note that the description below (which is the same as on APSA) is a better description of what the search committee is looking for than the brief description in the application portal.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Please do not hesitate to reach out to me, Tim Ryan, or Santiago Olivella with any questions. The person who accepts this position will be filling a role in the Political Science Department that everyone really values, so we’re hoping to find someone outstanding.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>POSTING INFORMATION</b></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Position Type Permanent Faculty</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Working Title Teaching Assistant Professor</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Appointment Type Fixed Term Faculty</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Salary Range 70,000 - 80,000</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Position Summary</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The Department of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for the position of Teaching Assistant Professor of Political Data Science.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">We are looking for a colleague who will teach 3 courses per semester in our undergraduate methods curriculum, and who can support related data-scientific administrative tasks. Accordingly, ideal candidates will have a record of effective undergraduate teaching of applied statistics, statistical programming in R, and data science in social scientific contexts. Additionally, the ideal candidate will be enthusiastic to support the learning of students with a wide range of comfort with statistics and programming. There are no research expectations associated with this position.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">This is a fixed term position with an initial appointment for 3 years and opportunities for re-appointment and advances contingent on performance and available funding. As part of the University’s teaching track, the position offers competitive benefits. More information on UNC’s career ladder and fixed term ranks is available here: <a href="https://facultyaffairs.unc.edu/policies-and-procedures/faculty-appointments/fixed-term-faculty-ranks/" target="_blank">https://facultyaffairs.unc.edu/policies-and-procedures/faculty-appointments/fixed-term-faculty-ranks/</a>.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Applicants should submit a one-page cover letter; a curriculum vitae that describes their teaching experience, relevant training, and contact information of three references; a teaching statement (two pages maximum); and teaching evaluations. Candidates may also submit a teaching portfolio with other evidence of teaching effectiveness—including but not limited to 1) a graphical summary of teaching evaluations, 2) past assignments, and 3) past course syllabi. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Political Science or a related field at the time of appointment.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Review of applications will begin March 8, 2024. To apply for the position, follow this link: <a href="https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/275379" target="_blank">https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/275379</a> . The University of North Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Departmental contact person is Shannon Eubanks; Department of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB# 3265, Hamilton Hall; Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3265; <a href="http://www.unc.edu/depts/polisci" target="_blank">http://www.unc.edu/depts/polisci</a>.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The Department of Political Science resides within the College of Arts and Sciences. Political Science is the fourth largest undergraduate major in a College with over 700 majors. The department also has a graduate program of approximately 50 students in residence and 38 tenure/tenure-track and fixed-term faculty. The Department is committed to a vision of the University where all members of the community feel welcome, valued, and can thrive.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Non-Discrimination Statement</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Our institution does not discriminate against job candidates on the basis of actual or perceived gender, gender identity, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or religion.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Contact:</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Ms. Shannon Eubanks</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Email: <a href="mailto:seubanks@email.unc.edu" target="_blank">seubanks@email.unc.edu</a></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Phone: 919-962-0438</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Fax: 919-962-0432</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Ad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