Job Description:
The Department of Political Science at Ohio University invites applications for a Visiting Professor (non-tenure-track) position in the field of American Politics, Public Policy, or Public Administration to start in Fall 2026 on a 9-month contract (August 16, 2026 to May 15, 2027). The successful candidate will provide teaching support to the department, centered on offering courses containing the standard state curriculum for American civic literacy, and will teach multiple sections of the introductory subfield course, American Politics, Policy, and Administration, as well as an upper-level course in their area of specialization. Candidates should demonstrate their facility to teach from the mandated list of foundational and historical U.S. documents found in Ohio Revised Code Section 3345.382 (https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3345.382) .

We seek candidates who share the department’s commitment to teaching excellence and who have demonstra...