JOB : PUC Chile/Political Science

Assistant Professor in any field of political science

Complete Position Description
The Instituto de Ciencia Política of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile invites applications for full-time tenure-track positions as Assistant Professor in any field of political science. All areas and sub-specializations will be considered, including methodology. Candidates whose focus includes International Relations, International Political Economy and Global Studies, broadly defined, as well as area studies outside of Latin America/cross-regional work are especially welcome to apply.
Initial appointment is for a period of two years and renewable on a permanent basis, pending academic performance evaluation at the end of the two year period. Salary is according to an entry level position, as defined in the University´s faculty scale. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. degree in Political Science (or its equivalent). ABDs will be considered as long as they are able to obtain their degree by the time they start their position, which must be on July 1st 2014 at the latest.
Teaching obligations involve three courses per year. Fluency in Spanish for teaching purposes is highly valued, but candidates who express the willingness to perfect basic proficiency also may apply.

Applicants must demonstrate a strong commitment to high quality research, publication and teaching.
The Instituto de Ciencia Política is the oldest department of Political Science in the country and is highly regarded in Latin America. It offers an undergraduate, M.A. and Ph.D. programs. The Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile is one of the most prestigious higher education and research institutions in the region. It is located in the capital, Santiago, and seeks to consolidate itself as a University dedicated to the pursuit of academic excellence at an international level. It consistently admits the most talented Chilean students to its undergraduate and graduate programs, and receives hundreds of exchange students, as well as numerous visiting professors from all over the world every year.
Applications should include a personal letter or statement of purposes, curriculum vitae, a writing simple (article, book or dissertation chapter) that provides evidence of research performance, teaching evaluations and course syllaby to assess teaching potential, graduate transcripts, official copy of Ph. D. degree and three letters of recommendation.

Send application package (either in English or Spanish) by e-mail to Prof. Rodrigo Mardones (rmardonesz@uc.cl), Chair of the Instituto de Ciencia Politica, by January 4th, 2014. If included in a short list a candidate will be required to send all printed material by regular mail.
Instituto de Ciencia Política, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Macul, Santiago, Chile. Phone: 56 (2) 2354-7815; http://www.cienciapolitica.uc.cl

Job Listing Duration  This eJobs ad will run until: January 4, 2014
Subfields Primary: International Relations
Cross1: Comparative Politics
Cross2: Political Theory
Areas of Specialization Area of specialization: None specified

Individual to Contact for this Job

Institution Name:   Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Name of Department:   Instituto de Ciencia Política
Name of Representative:   Dr. Rodrigo Mardones
Phone:   56 (2) 354-7814
E-Mail:   rmardonesz@uc.cl
Departmental Web Address: http://www.cienciapolitica.uc.cl
Mailing Address:  Vicuña Mackenna 4860
Macul
Santiago,
7820436
Chile