Job Description

The Department of Political Science at Stony Brook University invites applications for a full-time tenured position at the rank of Associate or Full Professor to begin September 1, 2025. The search is open to the Department?s existing areas of sub-field specialty within Political Science: American politics, political economy, and political behavior/psychology (American or Comparative). The Department comprises BA, MA, and PhD programs in Political Science, as well as an MA in Public Policy. It is home to 14 tenured and tenure-track faculty, roughly 500 undergraduate majors and minors, staff, Political Science graduate students, and several non-tenure track full-time lecturers. The Department is ranked in the top 30 Political Science graduate programs in the most recent U.S. News & World Report rankings, and the dynamic, interdisciplinary faculty produce high-quality research that is consistently published in top-rated journals. The faculty are committed to teaching excellence. Successful candidates will have a strong publication record and demonstrated research excellence. An established track record of graduate student collaboration and mentoring is highly desirable.

Required Qualifications:
Ph.D. (or foreign equivalent) in Political Science, or a closely related field. Rank of full professor or advanced associate professor. Research expertise in one of the following areas: American politics, political economy, political behavior/psychology.

Preferred Qualifications:
Demonstrated record of the following, as evidenced by the applicant?s CV and supporting materials: Record of producing high-quality research. Strong research background and training. Strong publication record. Experience teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. Past graduate student mentoring and collaboration. Commitment to enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion among faculty, undergraduate, and graduate students.

Please upload:

1. Cover letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Writing samples
4. Teaching statement
5. Research statement
6. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) statement
7. Three reference contacts able to provide letters of reference upon request

For full consideration please submit your materials by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on Monday, September 23, 2024.

All application materials must be submitted online. The names of applicants will be kept confidential until a list of finalists is confirmed. Referees will not be contacted without the candidate?s prior consent. Please use the Apply Now button to begin your application. For technical support, please visit Interfolio's Support Site (/) or reach out to their Scholar Service Team at [email protected] or (877) 997-8807.

For questions regarding this position, please contact the search chair, Professor Ryan Vander Wielen at [email protected] . 

Special Notes:
This is a tenured, FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. 

Stony Brook University is committed to creating and maintaining a workplace and educational environment that is safe, accessible, and free of all forms of discrimination, sexual misconduct or research misconduct, among other infractions. In support of this commitment, certain candidates for employment will be required to disclose such employment-related misconduct findings and pending investigations or proceedings, and final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions will authorize their current and previous employer(s) from the last seven (7) years to disclose such information to the University. Employment is contingent on your full and complete disclosure on these matters. In the event that you fail to disclose any such matter or in the event of an unsatisfactory outcome of the disclosure and review process, an offer of employment may be revoked at SBU's sole discretion. If SBU becomes aware of a failure to disclose or misrepresentation of any such matter after your employment commences, you may be subject to discipline, up to and including termination.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation. 

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About the Department:
The Department of Political Science is committed to excellence in research and scholarship, graduate student training, undergraduate teaching and learning, public outreach, and the promotion of responsible citizenship. It contributes to the generation of knowledge about politics and aims to deepen scholarly and public understanding of political institutions and the citizenry. The department seeks to prepare students for successful careers in government, academics, and the private sector. The Department provides training for PhD and MA students in cutting-edge approaches to the empirical study of political science to produce graduates with outstanding research, teaching, and professional skills.

About the College:
As part of a great research university, the College of Arts and Sciences at Stony Brook University focuses on scholarly creativity, connecting our disciplines of fine arts; humanities; social, behavioral and natural sciences; and mathematics with medicine, technology, culture, education, business and environment. As the largest College for the campus, we help students and faculty begin a lifetime of learning and discovery by exploring new ideas that drive innovation and inspiration across all sectors of society.

Campus Description:
Stony Brook University, one of two flagships within the State University of New York (SUNY) system, is one of America?s most dynamic public universities, a center of academic excellence, and an internationally recognized research institution that is changing the world. After more than 60 years of existence, it is ranked among the top 100 universities in the nation and the top 25 public universities in the nation. It is a member of the prestigious invitation-only Association of American Universities, composed of the top 66 leading research institutions in North America. As Long Island?s largest single-site employer, Stony Brook has nearly 15,000 full- and part-time employees, including 2,800 faculty and nearly 27,000 students ? including almost 18,000 undergraduates ? and offers more than 200 majors, minors and combined-degree programs. Located approximately 60 miles east of Manhattan on Long Island?s beautiful North Shore, Stony Brook is situated on 1,454 wooded acres, encompassing 13 schools and colleges; a Research and Development Park; world-class athletics facilities, including an 8,300-seat stadium and a 4,000-seat arena; and Stony Brook Medicine, Long Island?s premier academic medical center. Also part of the University is a teaching and research campus in Southampton, New York, which offers graduate arts programs and is the site of the Marine Sciences Center. In addition, Stony Brook has a role in running, and performs joint research with, Brookhaven National Laboratory, the only Department of Energy Laboratory in the Northeast. Home to the Emerson String Quartet, the Pollock-Krasner House in East Hampton, NY, and the Humanities Institute, with endeavors that extend to the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya and the Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar, Stony Brook sustains an international reputation that cuts across the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.

Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

If you need a disability-related accommodation, please contact the Office of Equity and Access at (631)632-6280.

About Stony Brook University

FROM ITS BEGINNINGS A HALF-CENTURY AGO, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED by innovation, energy and progress, transforming the lives of people who earn degrees, work and make groundbreaking discoveries here. A dramatic trajectory of growth has turned what was once a small teacher preparation college into an internationally recognized research institution that is changing the world.

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