<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">American politics grad students: see below for a VAP position at LMU in Los Angeles.</div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Nico<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Magni, Gabriele</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:Gabriele.Magni@lmu.edu" target="_blank">Gabriele.Magni@lmu.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Jul 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM<br>Subject: VAP (or adjunct) opportunity at LMU for recent graduates or advanced ABDs<br>To: <a href="mailto:nicholas.napolio1@ucr.edu" target="_blank">nicholas.napolio1@ucr.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:nicholas.napolio1@ucr.edu" target="_blank">nicholas.napolio1@ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div>




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Dear Nico,</div>
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I hope this email finds you well.</div>
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I am writing as the Chair of the political science department at Loyola Marymount University about a potential opportunity for (recent) graduates or advanced ABDs.</div>
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We are seeking to hire a visiting assistant professor in American politics for a.y. 2025-26. VAPs at LMU teach 3-3.</div>
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It is this late in the season because one of our VAPs just accepted a TT offer elsewhere. We are therefore seeking to replace him.</div>
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I was wondering if you knew of anyone at UCR who might be interested?</div>
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Since it is very late in the season, we already have the courses on the fall schedule that the new VAP would need to teach:</div>
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We would of course be more flexible in the spring, when we would discuss and take into account faculty teaching preferences.</div>
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I would appreciate if you could circulate this message among potentially interested candidates or recommend possible names if anyone comes to mind.</div>
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Thank you for your help,</div>
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P.S. If no one is interested in the VAP position, we are also happy to hire adjuncts (including ABDs) for one or more of the courses above.</div>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 3pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:9pt;color:rgb(171,12,47)"><b>Gabriele Magni</b></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
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</div></div><div><br clear="all"></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,61,165);font-weight:700"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Nicholas G. Napolio</font></span><font size="2"><b style="color:rgb(102,0,0)"> </b><font color="#000000">(he/him)</font></font><div>Assistant Professor</div><div>Department of Political Science</div><div>University of California, Riverside</div><div><a href="http://www.nicholasnapolio.com/" target="_blank">www.nicholasnapolio.com</a></div></div></div></div></div>
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