JOB DESCRIPTION: The Department of Political Science at the University of Central Arkansas invites applications for a visiting professor position in Political Theory to begin January 2012.  The position is expected to continue into the 2012-2013 academic year. The department seeks candidates whose primary areas of expertise include any combination of Western, American, or contemporary political theory.  Teaching responsibilities also include introductory sections of U.S. Government and Politics.  The successful candidate will possess excellent teaching skills and demonstrate the potential for scholarly research and publication.  A Ph.D. in Political Science is preferred.  ABDs will be considered.  If the candidate does not have the Ph.D. in hand, he/she will be hired as an Instructor until such time as the degree is obtained. 

The University of Central Arkansas (www.uca.edu) is a comprehensive university of approximately 11,000 students in Conway, a progressive and fast-growing city of 65,000 residents.  The campus is a thirty-minute drive from the state capitol and the Clinton Presidential Library and School of Public Service in Little Rock, seventy minutes from Hot Springs National Park, and 1-3 hours from most vacation destinations in the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains.

 SALARY IS COMPETITIVE. 

APPLICATION PROCESS: Applicants should send curriculum vitae, letter of application, transcript, scholarly writing samples, course syllabi, teaching evaluations, and three letters of reference to Dr. Kim Hoffman, Interim Chair, Department of Political Science, 217 Irby Hall, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR 72035-001.  If applicant has no teaching experience, then he/she should request that his/her references speak to that potential.

 Screening will begin October 14, 2011 and end November 1, 2011. 

The University of Central Arkansas is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.