Political Science instructor

Menlo College seeks a qualified instructor to offer undergraduate courses in Introduction to US Politics. We are particularly interested in a candidate with a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through their teaching or other related areas.

The successful candidate should have an earned doctorate, JD, or MA in Political Science or in a related field from a reputable university in hand prior to the start of the Fall 2026 semester (mid-August 2026). Preference will be given to candidates with a strong record of effective undergraduate teaching as the instructor of record. Candidates must possess strong interpersonal skills and be able to work in a collaborative and collegial environment.

Menlo College is doing transformative work with an significantly diverse population of students, about one-third of whom are the first in their families to attend college. Almost 100 years old, this small gem of a private college – with fewer than 900 students – is changing lives and providing a stream of inspiring, diverse and capable graduates to Silicon Valley companies and organizations.

The private school offers four-year undergraduate degrees in business and psychology, and three graduate programs that leverage key areas of excellence within the College.

Menlo College faculty members teach and mentor from their perspectives as scholars, entrepreneurs, managers, and community leaders. Menlo College attracts students from all over the world — young adults who are committed to learning, playing intercollegiate sports, starting and leading organizations, and volunteering in the community. The campus is located 30 miles south of San Francisco in Silicon Valley, one of the world’s most entrepreneurial and innovative locations.

Silicon Valley is renowned as an innovation incubator with many opportunities for experience-based learning.

Menlo College is consistently featured in lists of America’s best colleges, including citations by the Princeton Review. Affordable Colleges Online .org (AC Online) has brought additional recognition to the quality of the Menlo College experience when the organization named Menlo as one of the 4-year colleges in California with the best lifetime return on investment (ROI). The diversity of Menlo students is reflected in two federal designations: as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution.

Menlo is also one of the safest campuses anywhere;  ranks Menlo first in California, and fourth in the nation as the “safest college campus in America.”