The Center for Advanced Governmental Studies of the Advanced Academic Programs of Johns Hopkins University, based in Washington, D.C., is seeking a full-time, non-tenure track faculty member. The Center is comprised of seven master's degree and five graduate certificate programs. This includes the following programs: MA in Government, MS in Government Analytics, MA in Public Management, MA in Global Security Studies; Certificate in Intelligence; Certificate in Science, Technology, and International Security; and the Certificate in Nonprofit Management. These programs educate students who wish to apply rigorous academic concepts to policy-related careers.
The person hired for this new faculty position will be an academic coordinator for the Center and will teach 5 courses per year. Other responsibilities of this position will include speaking with prospective students, serving on admissions committees, advising students, reviewing capstone or thesis papers prior to defense, assisting with the recruitment of adjunct faculty, and external representation of the Center as directed by the Director for the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies.
This position has a 12-month renewable contract. Review of applications for the position will begin immediately for a start date of July 1, 2019.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in political science in the area of American or comparative politics and teaching experience in any of the following subfields: the study of political institutions, survey methods and public opinions, parties and elections, democracy studies, international development, security studies, cyber policy, or public policy analysis. Practitioner experience in government, government consulting or politics is especially desirable and online teaching experience is preferred.
Application Instructions
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Internal Number: A-60035-2
About Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal...timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.
