Visiting Assistant Professor/Instructor

Miami University Alumni Association

About The Position

Visiting Assistant Professor/Instructor in the Center for Civics, Culture, and Society. Candidate expected to teach one or two of the Center’s core courses. The appointment will begin in August 2026. In 2023, the State of Ohio established and funded the Center for Civics, Education, and Society at Miami University. The Center will grow over time under the leadership of its Executive Director who will define the Center’s vision, appoint the scholars necessary to fulfill the Center’s statutory mission to “conduct teaching and research in the historical ideas, traditions, and texts that have shaped the American constitutional order and society”(ORC 3339.06). The Center is a multidisciplinary university center that will conduct teaching, research, and public programming concerning the core texts and great debates of Western civilization; the principles, ideals, and institutions of the United States; and the foundations of responsible leadership and informed citizenship. It is an independent academic unit of the University. The Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at Miami University is conducting a search for faculty to teach its core courses (e.g., “Dimensions of American Civic Thought” and/or “The American Political Tradition: Its Background, Founding, and Development”). Successful candidates will be well-versed in the political and philosophical debates of the American Founding and have some experience teaching courses that are rooted in those debates. The Center’s faculty will be public-spirited scholars who are committed to civic education. Faculty will advance the Center’s mission by teaching and mentoring students, participating in the Center’s programming, and serving the University. New faculty should be familiar with and embrace the Center’s mission as defined by ORC 3339.06. The position carries a 4-3 teaching load with the candidate expected to teach one or two of the Center’s core courses. Applicants must have completed, or be on track to complete, a Ph.D. in a field related to the Center’s mission (e.g., Political science, History, English, or Philosophy).

Requirements

Applicants must have completed, or be on track to complete, a Ph.D. in a field related to the Center’s mission (e.g., Political science, History, English, or Philosophy).
For appointment as Visiting Assistant Professor, earned Ph.D. in a field related to the Center’s mission.
For appointment as Instructor, Master’s in a field related to the Center’s mission.

Nice To Haves

Consideration will be given to candidates with some experience teaching courses that are rooted in the political and philosophical debates of the American Founding.