Worcester State University
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Position description
WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY is a liberal arts and sciences university with a long tradition of academic excellence dating back to 1874, as well as an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to reflect the diversity of its community. Our workforce is dedicated to academic quality, student-centered programming, engaged citizenship, open exchanges of ideas, diversity and inclusiveness, and civility and integrity. We are looking for job applicants who share these values and commitment to our students.
Worcester State is centrally located in Massachusetts, about an hour’s drive from Boston, Springfield, and Providence, Rhode Island. Our 58-acre campus is nestled in the residential northwest side of Worcester–the second largest city in New England and home to 37,000 college students at more than a dozen colleges and universities. Over 6,000 of those students attend Worcester State–approximately 5,300 are undergraduates and 1,000 are graduate students. Learn more about us at worcester.edu/about.
Job Description:
The Department of History and Political Science at Worcester State University seeks a tenure-track Political Scientist with a primary field in International Relations and a secondary field in Comparative Politics. The successful candidate will teach the department’s introductory course in Global Politics; electives in International Relations, International Law, and International Political Economy; Political Science Research Methods; and upper-level courses in their specialty.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Ph. D. in the discipline required by September 1, 2027.
- Candidates should demonstrate evidence of effective undergraduate teaching or strong potential for excellence in teaching within a liberal arts environment.
- Commitment to teaching, scholarship, advising, and service as integral components of faculty work.
Additional Information:
This is a full-time, benefited, exempt position. Salary is commensurate with experience and discipline, with a minimum established by the Appendix O of the MSCA contract. The anticipated start date for this position is September 1, 2027.
Here at Worcester State University, it is strongly recommended that all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 before they begin employment.
Worcester State University offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- a choice of 8 different pre-taxed, health insurance plan options
- pension and supplemental plan retirement options
- life insurance up to 8x the annual salary
- long-term disability coverage
- dental insurance
- 10 vacation days accrued per year
- 15 sick days accrued per year
- 5 personal days per year
- paid holidays
- Free on-campus gym access.
- tuition remission for self, spouse, and dependent children
- and more…
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