Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process. Job Category: Faculty Employment Type: Regular Job Profile: Assistant Professor Job Summary: The Political Science department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks to hire a faculty member at the level of Assistant Professor who will publish original
empirical research and teach courses on environmental politics. While the minimum teaching load of 12 credits per academic year is set by State statute and UW policy, through a combination of allowable adjustments, the usual teaching load in the Department of Political Science is three courses per academic year (two in one semester and one in the other). Successful applicants will teach graduate and undergraduate
classes, mentor students, conduct scholarly research, and provide service to the department, college, university, and academic community nationally and internationally. This position is part of UW-Madison’s RISE-EARTH initiative. The Wisconsin Research, Innovation, and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative is designed to help address significant, complex challenges of particular importance to Wisconsin and the
world, through accelerated and strategic faculty hiring, research infrastructure enhancement, interdisciplinary collaboration and increased student and educational opportunities. This position is part of the RISE-EARTH Initiative, which stands for Environment: Adaptation, Resilience, Technology, and Humanity. Through accelerated and strategic faculty hiring, research infrastructure enhancement, interdisciplinary
collaborations, and increased student and educational opportunities, RISE-EARTH will strengthen the university's ability to address challenges and opportunities related to the environment, translating discoveries into tangible benefits at home in Wisconsin and beyond. Candidates hired through RISE-EARTH will join a community of scholars working across disciplines, schools and colleges on research, teaching and
outreach endeavors. The community will engage regularly in venues such as seminar series and colloquia to share ongoing projects and identify opportunities to work together. The University will support the community, facilitating across to research infrastructure, and funding to support broad and rich collaboration. Further information regarding RISE can be found at: https://rise.wisc.edu/ . The successful candidate
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