<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Karreth, Johannes</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:jkarreth@ursinus.edu">jkarreth@ursinus.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Aug 23, 2024 at 9:49 AM<br>Subject: For your Ph.D. candidates: TT Americanist position at Ursinus College<br>To: <a href="mailto:marissa.brookes@ucr.edu">marissa.brookes@ucr.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:marissa.brookes@ucr.edu">marissa.brookes@ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div class="msg-7591450088812327730">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Professor Brookes,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Could you please share this <b>tenure-track position at Ursinus College </b>(details below) with interested PhD candidates or recent PhDs in your graduate program? We are looking for candidates in <b>American politics
</b> (any subfield). This is a great position for candidates who appreciate a healthy balance of research and undergraduate teaching and mentoring.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A few notes that may not be obvious from the job description:
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ursinus offers considerable research support for full-time faculty for conference travel or other research expenses.</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ursinus is located about 30 miles from center city Philadelphia, and a substantial amount of our faculty members live in the city and take advantage of research or other collaborations with faculty at institutions
in the greater Philadelphia area.</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">All faculty members have access to support and mentoring toward teaching through our Center for Teaching and Learning, a particularly valuable resource for early-career scholars with less teaching experience in the
liberal arts.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I would be happy to answer any questions from interested candidates. Myself and other members of my department will also be at APSA to answer any questions in person. Thank you very much for distributing this
opportunity among your students.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Many thanks,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Johannes</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><u>The Department of Politics and International Relations at <b>Ursinus College</b> invites applications for a <b>tenure-track assistant professor</b> position specializing in American
politics (any subfield), to begin in Fall 2025. </u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Responsibilities </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">We seek a teacher-scholar broadly trained in political science who is interested in strengthening the department’s commitment to active learning. The successful
candidate will teach Introduction to American Government and upper-level courses on American political institutions and Constitutional interpretation as well as other courses related to the candidate’s area of interest.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The successful candidate will also maintain a productive research program that will support undergraduate student achievement. The successful candidate will be
expected to advise and mentor students, so applicants should be interested in contributing to student success and expanding opportunities for experiential learning, e.g. by supervising internships, directing student research and honors projects, and contributing
to community-based learning initiatives. All full-time faculty members also contribute to academic advising for students in the Politics major as well as small groups of first-year students across majors. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The Ursinus College faculty is a diverse community of teacher-scholars dedicated to providing transformative experiences for a diverse student body in a highly
reflective process embedded in our core curriculum. As part of its commitment to liberal education, all entering students participate in a seminar course called the Common Intellectual Experience with a common syllabus. As the aim of this course is to foster
an intellectual community on campus, the successful candidate will contribute to the teaching of this course every few years. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Requirements and Qualifications </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Ph.D. by the time of appointment is required, and teaching experience is strongly preferred. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Anticipated Start Date </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Fall 2025 </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Application </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Interested candidates should apply
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://iaotqy.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/100/?utm_medium=jobshare" target="_blank">here</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">. Applicants should provide a cover letter
with statements describing (1) their commitment to, philosophy of, and previous experiences with undergraduate teaching, preferably in a liberal arts setting, (2) a research program that will support undergraduate student achievement, and (3) their experience
and/or approach to supporting an inclusive community, broadly conceived. Submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and transcripts. Applicants also should submit a list of their three references. Letters of recommendation will be requested only of
applicants who are invited to a virtual interview in mid-October. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. Inquiries about the position are welcome and should be directed to the chair of the search committee,
Dr. Johannes Karreth, at </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:jkarreth@ursinus.edu" target="_blank"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">jkarreth@ursinus.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">.
Members of the department will be at the 2024 APSA meeting in Philadelphia and available for informal conversations about this position. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">About Ursinus College</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Ursinus College is a selective, independent, co-educational, residential liberal arts college of approximately 1500 students located about 25 miles northwest of
center city Philadelphia. With a diverse community of students, it is an expectation of all faculty to contribute to the inclusion, engagement, and success of all students. Ursinus is an EO/AA employer. Ursinus College does not discriminate on grounds of
race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, creed, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, disability, or other classification protected by applicable law in the administration of any of its educational
programs or activities or with respect to employment.</span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Johannes Karreth, Ph.D.</span></strong></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><br>
Associate Professor, Politics and International Relations<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">601 E. Main Street, Collegeville, PA 19426-1000</span></p>
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Phone: 610-409-3126<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#98012e"><a href="mailto:jkarreth@ursinus.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#98012e">jkarreth@ursinus.edu</span></a><br>
<a href="https://www.jkarreth.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#98012e">jkarreth.net</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Pronouns: he/him/his<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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