Visiting Assistant Professor/Instructor

One Year Visiting Assistant Professor/Instructor in the Center for Civics, Culture, and Society.

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.” 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 begin teaching 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 rooted in those debates. The Center’s faculty will be public-spirited scholars 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.

The position carries a 3-3 teaching load with the candidate expected to teach one (or two if desired) of the Center’s core courses. The appointment will begin in August 2025.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

Required Application Documents:

• Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and statement of teaching philosophy.

Special Instructions:

Inquiries may be directed to Dr. Frank Flagg Taylor at taylorff@miamoh.edu. Screening of applications will begin two (2) weeks from the date of posting.

A criminal background check is required. All campuses are smoke- and tobacco-free campuses. This organization participates in E-Verify.

Reasonable Accommodations:

Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities related to employment should be directed to ADAFacultyStaff@miamioh.edu or 513-529-3560.

Miami University Values Statement:

Miami University is a scholarly community whose members believe that a liberal education is grounded in qualities of character as well as of intellect. We respect the dignity of other persons, the rights and property of others, and the right of others to hold and express disparate beliefs. We believe in honesty, integrity, and the importance of moral conduct. We defend the freedom of inquiry that is the heart of learning and combine that freedom with the exercise of judgment and the acceptance of personal responsibility.

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