Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor; American political thought; American constitutionalism

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor (Americanpolitical thought; American constitutionalism; Americanhistory)

Department Org:
Inst Am Cons Thought & Ldrship
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Employee Classification: F3 - Faculty 9 Month Non AAUP

Bargaining Unit:
Other Non AAUP

Primary

Location:

MC AD

The Institute of American Constitutional Thought & Leadership invites applications for multiple open rank faculty positions to start in fall 2027.

The Institute is an interdisciplinary and public-spirited center at the University of Toledo dedicated to the foundational principles, institutions, and texts of America’s constitutional order and of greater Western Civilization. We are an honors-level "school within a school" at UToledo, providing courses, degree programs, and public events that enhance the humanities offerings at the University of Toledo and serve the broader northwest Ohio community.

The Institute’s faculty are committed to building an academic community in which civic life and the life of the mind flourish. These scholars and teachers are dedicated to examining timeless questions while addressing timely problems in American civic life. As the heart of our academic community, they advance the Institute’s mission by making meaningful contributions to their academic disciplines, teaching and mentoring students, modeling collegiality, sustaining robust scholarly activity, and serving the university and the broader Ohio community.

Faculty will teach up to five courses per academic year. The appointments and tenure for all the Institute’s faculty are held within the Institute.

The Institute offers a minor in Constitutional Studies; a minor in Science, Technology, and Society (STS); and will soon launch a Constitutional Studies Major.

Faculty in the Institute ordinarily teach multiple sections of CLT
2000:
The American Constitutional Tradition as part of their regular teaching loads. This course serves as an entry to the Institute’s academic programs; it also satisfies a civic education requirement for every undergraduate in Ohio institutions of higher education.

Ideal candidates will be prepared to teach multiple sections of this course, which introduces students to key readings in American political thought, American constitutionalism, early modern political philosophy, and great speeches by American statesmen.

Candidates should be familiar with and embrace the Institute’s mission as defined by ORC Sec. 3364.07 (B), (C), which is to educate university students in (A) the core texts and great debates of Western civilization; (B) the principles, ideals, and institutions of the American and Ohio political order; and (C) the foundations of responsible leadership and informed citizenship.

This is a full-time position. Salaries are highly competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Applicants should explain how their scholarship and teaching experience reflect and support the Institute’s mission.

The candidate should also indicate interest in interdisciplinary teaching, research, and collaboration.

The Institute’s faculty must be self-motivated, well-organized, and committed to the extraordinary work of building up a new institution. The successful candidate will need to interact comfortably and confidently with a broad internal and external constituency, representing the University and the Institute with professionalism.

• A Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree is required, conferred by August 1, 2027.
• A commitment to and demonstrated understanding of the Institute’s mission.
• A robust research agenda.
• Evidence of excellence in teaching.
• Demonstrated ability to teach a course on the American constitutional tradition and key texts of the Western political tradition that…