<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color:transparent">---------- Forwarded message ---------</span></div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Erica De Bruin</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:edebruin@hamilton.edu">edebruin@hamilton.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Aug 3, 2026 at 11:24 AM<br>Subject: American Politics Position at Hamilton College<br>To: Erica De Bruin <<a href="mailto:edebruin@hamilton.edu">edebruin@hamilton.edu</a>><br>Cc: Heather Sullivan <<a href="mailto:hasulliv@hamilton.edu">hasulliv@hamilton.edu</a>>, Annabelle Hutchinson <<a href="mailto:ahutchin@hamilton.edu">ahutchin@hamilton.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span id="m_7273756977646047261gmail-docs-internal-guid-bc6571a6-7fff-52f6-cc68-decaa5b0fc8d"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.554;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Dear Colleague,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.554;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I hope that this email finds you well! I am writing to let you know that the <b>Hamilton College Government Department</b> is currently <b>hiring</b> for a <b>tenure-track </b>Assistant Professor in American Politics, with a focus on judicial politics, law and politics, public law, and/or American political development with a focus on the law, courts, or constitutional development. We are looking for someone who could teach an upper-level course on constitutional law, as well as an introductory course in American politics.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.554;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hamilton is a top liberal arts college located in Clinton, NY, fifty miles east of Syracuse. The </span><a href="https://www.hamilton.edu/academics/departments/Government" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Government Department</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, one of Hamilton’s largest, currently includes sixteen permanent faculty members. It has been a wonderful place to work, with generous research support and excellent students.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.554;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The job ad can be accessed here: </span><a href="https://apply.interfolio.com/189867" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://apply.interfolio.com/189867</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Questions regarding the search may be directed to Heather Sullivan, Search Committee Chair, at </span><a href="mailto:hasulliv@hamilton.edu" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">hasulliv@hamilton.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.554;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If you have any graduate students who might be qualified, I would appreciate it if you encouraged them to apply for the position. We are also conducting informational interviews at APSA; interested applicants can email Prof. Annabelle Hutchinson at </span><a href="mailto:ahutchin@hamilton.edu" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ahutchin@hamilton.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">to schedule one. I want to emphasize that these are informational rather than first-round interviews, but in the past have been a great way for applicants to learn more about the Department and College.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.554;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thank you so much for your assistance.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.554;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sincerely,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.554;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Erica De Bruin</span></p></span></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Erica De Bruin<br>Associate Professor of Government</div><div dir="ltr">Chair, Department of Government<br>Hamilton College<br><a href="http://www.ericadebruin.com" target="_blank">www.ericadebruin.com</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/esdebruin" target="_blank">@esdebruin</a> | <a href="http://@edebruin.bsky.social" target="_blank">@edebruin.bsky.social</a></div></div><div>Zoom link: <a href="https://hamilton.zoom.us/j/2364791632" target="_blank">https://hamilton.<span>zoom</span>.us/j/2364791632</a></div><div><br></div><div>Book: <a href="https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501751912/how-to-prevent-coups-dtat/#bookTabs=1" style="font-style:italic" target="_blank">How to Prevent Coups d'Etat: Counterbalancing and Regime Survival</a> (Cornell University Press)</div></div></div></div>
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