Associate Director Salmon P. Chase Center Civics, Culture, and Society

Associate Director

Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society

The Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society The Ohio State University’s motto, Disciplina in Civitatem, or “education for citizenship,” is not merely a slogan; it is an exhortation to remain focused on the responsibility to develop an informed, engaged, and civic-minded citizenry. It is essential to fulfilling Ohio State’s land-grant mission.

The State of Ohio established the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at Ohio State ("the Chase Center" or “Center”) in 2023. The Chase Center is a multidisciplinary university center that conducts teaching, research, and public programming concerning the core texts and great debates of Western civilization; the principles, ideals, and institutions of the American and Ohio political order;

and the foundations of responsible leadership and informed citizenship.

It is an independent academic unit of the University. The Center is a leader of the growing cadre of schools of civic thought in Ohio and throughout the country. In just its second year of operation, the Chase Center has quickly established itself as a dynamic academic community with world-class faculty. Building on this strong momentum, in the upcoming year the Center will launch its first major (to accompany its minor), develop three new academic programs, and further expand its extensive course offerings.

It will also deepen its outreach by continuing to deliver a robust suite of public events, professional development for K-12 educators, and study abroad opportunities for both students and faculty.

Backed by a growing Chase Society student community and generous public and private financial support, the Center is on pace for full maturity over the next three years.

The Chase Center is conducting a nationwide search for up to two Associate Directors, who will start Fall, 2027, or earlier. They will join the Center’s leadership team and expand its capacity. The Associate Director will be a tenured Full or Associate Professor in the Chase Center. The Associate Director will have three primary roles. First, he or she will help the Executive Director manage Chase Center operations.

The functions the Associate Director oversees will depend on his or her interests and capacities. Second, the Associate Director will teach and publish scholarly research in line with his or her expertise and the Chase Center’s mission. Third, the Associate Director will help the Center build and maintain strategic relationships with outside scholars as well as peer programs, departments, and institutes across higher education.

The Associate Director will be an extraordinary scholar with research and teaching in a discipline relevant to civic thought, including (but not limited to) law, philosophy, history, political theory, theology/religious studies, economics, literature, and sociology, and will be actively engaged in the Center’s and Ohio State’s intellectual life. The Associate Director will be a public-spirited scholar who is committed to building an academic community in which civic life and the life of the mind flourish.

As with all members of the Center, the Associate Director should be familiar with and embrace the Center’s mission as defined by ORC §3335.39.

Salary and benefits are competitive. Candidates must be willing to work a flexible schedule and are expected to primarily work in person.

Contribute and demonstrate a commitment to the Chase Center’s statutory mission through administration, research, teaching, and service.

Work collaboratively and in a coordinated way with the Center’s Executive Director.

Build the Chase Center into an academic community that secures its mission through excellent teaching, research and scholarship, and service.

Continue to build a strong scholarly reputation in a discipline relevant to civic thought.

Publish high-quality and impactful scholarship in prestigious academic outlets in the faculty member’s discipline and other impactful outlets.

Develop and effectively teach courses that advance the Center’s mission.

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