LEO Lecturer I

Applicants should send a cover letter that describes their proposed course(s), as well as a draft syllabus for each proposed course. Applicants proposing courses in the following subject areas will be favored: International Security Affairs (POLSCI 372), The American Foreign Policy Process (POLSCI 371), International Organizations and Law (POLSCI 363), Politics of International Economic Relations (POLSCI 369). Applicants may likewise propose one or more courses of their own chosen heading using the POLSCI 389/489 description below.

The search committee will favor applicants conducting independent research who are interested in participating in ongoing workshops on political economy and conflict and peace. Please address this interest in your cover letter, with some discussion of the independent research you are currently conducting. Likewise, applicants able to teach courses from a perspective informed by political science scholarship will be favored. Please indicate in your cover letter the range of political science literatures on which your courses draw.

The Department of Political Science in the College of Literature, Science, and Arts at the University of Michigan is hiring a LEO Lecturer I to teach up to three courses during the Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 Semesters. An applicant can apply to teach up to three courses maximum. The duration of this appointment would be from August 26, 2026, to May 31, 2027. The appointment effort would be 33% for one course (not benefits eligible), 67% for two courses (benefits eligible), and 100% for three courses (benefits eligible).

Responsibilities for each position include course coordination and teaching upper-level, undergraduate courses. In addition to classroom-teaching responsibilities, the instructor will hold office hours for students, provide appropriate syllabus and course materials electronically, attend regular course meetings, and handle routine course-related administrative matters.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. or advanced graduate training in political science.

Someone who enjoys teaching, who likes undergraduate students, and who has good interpersonal and communication skills.

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the Lecturers Employee Organization, AFL-CIO, which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Questions about applying for this position can be emailed to: joecjohn@umich.edu.

The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.