Faculty; American History & Political Science

Faculty (full-time) of American History & Political Science

Cornerstone University invites applications for a full-time, open rank faculty position in American history and American political thought. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible teaching appointment with rank (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor) commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The successful candidate will teach in two complementary settings: the University's Cornerstone Core™ - the general education curriculum, which introduces all undergraduates to the ideas and institutions that have shaped Western civilization and the American experience, and the newly established Honors Program
, which provides academically advanced students with a rigorous, seminar-based engagement with primary texts in history, philosophy, political theory, and theology. The core of Cornerstone University is defined and driven by its Christ-centered mission and Biblical confession.

This position reflects Cornerstone's conviction that a genuinely liberal education must be rooted in a beautiful and sophisticated Christian Worldview and an understanding of the American Founding, the constitutional tradition, and the Christian intellectual heritage that informed both.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Teach undergraduate courses in the Cornerstone Core’s™ pillar of The Wisdom of the American Experience
  . These courses focus on American history, the American Founding and constitutional principles, American political thought, and primary texts in Cornerstone’s Great Works Canon of the American Experience™.
• Teach Honors Program seminars organized around primary texts drawn from the Western and American intellectual traditions, including documents of the Founding era, classical and Christian sources of political philosophy, and works on constitutional theory and democratic governance.
• Develop and deliver courses integrating Christian worldview with historical, political, and civic content.
• Maintain a standard teaching load consistent with University policy, with the possibility of reduced load for scholarship or program development.
• Teach a range of course formats including large lecture, discussion seminar, and online modalities as appropriate and required.

• Collaborate to develop and refine curriculum in the Cornerstone Core™ and Honors Program.
• Contribute to the design of interdisciplinary sequences in the Honors Program that draw connections across history, theology, literature, and political thought.
• Assist in building a coherent curricular vision for civic and constitutional literacy across the University.

• Maintain an active record of scholarship appropriate to rank, including research, publication, conference participation, or public writing that advances the fields of American history, political thought, or Christian worldview studies.
• Engage in public intellectual life consistent with the University's mission, including writing for broader audiences, media engagement, or participation in relevant civic and academic forums.

• Participate in departmental and University-wide faculty contributions to excellence in teaching, learning, and curricular development and design.
• Contribute to student advising, mentoring, and co-curricular programming aligned with the University's mission.
• Engage with the broader Grand Rapids community in ways that reflect Cornerstone's mission commitment.
• All Cornerstone University and WCSG employees will regularly interact with students in a variety of projects, activities, and settings. As such all employees are expected to serve as Christian leaders and mentors by effectively living a gospel-centered lifestyle, ministering and discipling through a biblical worldview.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required

• Earned doctorate (Ph.D.) in American history, political science, political philosophy, American studies, or a closely related field. ABD candidates will be considered with a firm completion timeline.
• Demonstrated teaching effectiveness at the undergraduate level.
• Substantive expertise in one or more of the following areas:
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