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The political science department at Johns Hopkins University seeks an Assistant Professor in political theory. We are interested in candidates in comparative political theory who explore either cross-regional or cross-temporal dimensions of political thought. This includes candidates who explore comparisons between Asian, Islamic, Latin American or African thought and Euro-American theory. We are also interested in candidates who explore patterns of difference and connection between classical Greek or Roman thought and contemporary Euro-American thinkers such as Heidegger, Kafka, Nietzsche, Arendt or Foucault. Other profiles that complement strengths in our current program will also be considered. The theory field at Hopkins, ranked highly in this country, consists of faculty members who explore relays between the ontological, epistemological, ethical, and political dimensions of thought and contemporary issues of political agency, faith, law, gender, race, ecology, pluralism and cross border flows. As a small program in a small university we forge close links with members of this department in other fields as well as in other disciplines. We thus particularly welcome candidates whose work shows promise of intersecting work currently done here in global or comparative politics and who carry insights from ancient or comparative theory into engagements with contemporary issues, including but not limited to those listed above. A candidate should send us a Vita, a writing sample of around fifty pages, and letters from at least three professors.

Please apply online using Interfolio by copying and pasting this url:

http://www.interfolio.com/apply/12878

Candidates who have completed their dissertations will receive priority in our review. The department will start reviewing applications on October 1st and will continue to do so until the position is filled. Hopkins is an equal opportunity employer, and we very much welcome women and minority candidates.

Erin Aeran Chung
Associate Professor
Charles D. Miller Chair in East Asian Politics Department of Political Science Johns Hopkins University