Assistant Professor; EHRA - Faculty

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At Winston‑Salem State University (WSSU), our new strategic plan,
WSSU 2030 Unleash the Genius
, commits our employees to creating a unique, responsive learning experience that unleashes the genius of each student. Our employees must provide our students with a high‑quality educational experience in a culturally engaging campus environment where they thrive as learners, scholars, and leaders. To actualize this outcome, we must have strong, visionary faculty committed to delivering quality instruction, student success inside and outside the classroom, engaging the community and professional organizations within the academic discipline, and producing original scholarship that adds to the body of knowledge within the professional discipline;

moreover, our faculty must collaborate with internal and external constituents to achieve the institution’s vision of advancing equity and upward mobility.

Given this context, the faculty in the Department of History, Politics, and Social Justice invites applications for an assistant professor, nine‑month tenure‑track position in Political Science in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education with a start date of August 2026. Job responsibilities include teaching undergraduate courses, serving as a faculty advisor, mentoring and coaching students, coordinating the Political Science major, and producing scholarly research that results in publications in peer‑reviewed journals and presenting at professional conferences.

Candidates are also expected to engage in the procurement of extramural funds with interdisciplinary teams, participate in departmental and university service, and serve the Winston‑Salem and Forsyth County community.

• Designation:
  Assistant Professor – Political Science (Tenure‑Track)
• Title:
  
  Instructor
• FLSA:
  Exempt
• Position Class: 80090
• EPA Position Type:
  Faculty
• JCAT: 205000
• Appointment Type:
  Permanent Full‑Time (10 months)
• Position Number: 000246
• Open Date: 02/10/2026
• Close Date: 02/27/2026
• Salary:
  Commensurate with education and experience

• Teach undergraduate courses in Political Science and cross‑disciplinary courses, either face‑to‑face or online, and continuously communicate with students to monitor progress.
• Construct detailed course syllabi prior to the first class.
• Deliver classes, create and present relevant activities, assess assignments by providing written feedback in a timely fashion, and evaluate student performance.
• Hold office hours each week.

• Produce scholarly research that results in publications in peer‑reviewed journals within the discipline or journals that promote teaching and learning.
• Facilitate presentations at well‑respected international, national, regional, state, and local professional meetings and conferences.
• Cooperate with faculty across the university and external partners to form interdisciplinary teams that procure sponsored research.

• Attend departmental and college meetings consistently.
• Serve on departmental, college, and university‑level committees.
• Maintain membership in discipline‑specific professional organizations.
• Assist those organizations with reviews of conference proposals, journal articles, and other professional engagement opportunities.
• Serv…