VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

The Department of Political Science at the University of Iowa invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor with a focus on teaching classes on comparative politics and social media. The Department welcomes applications from candidates in the subfield of Comparative Politics. Candidates must be able to teach introductory courses on comparative politics, social media and politics, and European politics. The department requires that a candidate have received their PhD at the time of application, has preference for candidates that have experience working with our learning management system, ICON, and has a preference for candidates that have experience teaching research methods to undergraduate students.

The position will begin on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, three working days prior to the start of the fall 2025 semester.

To Apply:

The Search Committee will start reviewing applications on May 15, 2025, and will continue until the positions is filled. Materials must be submitted online at https://jobs.uiowa.edu/jobSearch/faculty/. Refer to requisition #75606.

Please submit a curriculum vitae, a letter of interest, and 3 professional references with your online application. Candidates should clearly describe their teaching interests and how their research interests connect to those teaching interests in their letter of application. We also require three letters of professional reference, and you will be asked to provide the email address for your references in the online process. Your references will be sent a request to upload their reference letter to our system. These letters should address your teaching experience and other abilities relevant to the position.

For inquiries about the position please contact:

Dr. Brian Lai, Ph.D., DEO

University of Iowa Department of Political Science

341 Schaeffer Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242

brian-lai@uiowa.edu

319-335-2353

• PhD in Political Science or Government at time of application.

• Has a primary research and teaching specialty in Comparative Politics.
• Has a primary research and teaching specialty in Media and Politics.
• Ability to teach introductory courses in comparative politics and social media and politics.

• Has experience working with our learning management system, ICON.
• Demonstrated ability to teach research skills to undergraduate students.
• Can teach introductory class on European Politics.

To start the Online Application process for this position, click the "Apply for This Position" button located below the Contact Information.