Postdoctoral Fellow or Research Associate

Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellow or Research Associate

Department: Provost Office JM

Worker Type: Temporary (Fixed Term)

Pay Type: Salary

Benefit Eligible: Yes

Job Description Summary: One Year Postdoctoral Fellow or Research Associate in the Center for Civics, Culture, and Society.

Job Description: 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 Centers vision, appoint the scholars necessary to fulfill the Centers 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 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 that are rooted in those debates. The Centers faculty will be public-spirited scholars who are committed to civic education. Faculty will advance the Centers mission by teaching and mentoring students, participating in the Centers programming, and serving the University. New faculty should be familiar with and embrace the Centers mission as defined by ORC 3339.06.

Responsibilities of this position include assisting the director with organizing and facilitating the Centers events throughout the year, performing scholarship in the Centers core areas; give one public lecture on the topic of their research and teach a 2-1 load with the candidate expected to teach one (or two if desired) of the Centers core courses. The appointment will begin in August 2025.

Minimum Qualifications:

Required:

• For appointment as Postdoctoral Fellow, Ph.D. in field related to the Centers mission.
• For appointment as Research Associate, ABD in a field related to the Centers mission.

Additional Position Information (if applicable): Salary and benefits are competitive.

Required Application Documents: Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae and statement of teaching philosophy.

Special Instructions (if applicable): Inquiries may be direct to Dr. Flagg Taylor at ... . Screening of applications will begin two (2) weeks after the date of posting and will continue until the position is filled.

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