*Tenure-Track: Assistant Professor, Judicial Politics, Political Science

Location: Rose Hill and Lincoln Center Campuses

Open Date: Jul 02, 2026    Deadline: Sep 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Salary Range: $98,000 to $103,000

About the Role

The Department of Political Science at Fordham University invites applications for a tenure-track position in judicial politics beginning in the Fall of 2027 at the Rose Hill campus in the Bronx, New York. The area of specialization within judicial politics is open, but the department is interested in applicants who can teach core courses in Fordham’s judicial politics curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Teach core courses including Introduction to the American Legal System, Constitutional Law, and Civil Rights and Liberties.
• Offer new and exciting law and society classes such as environmental justice, the legal aspects of economic, social, and/or cultural rights, artificial intelligence and technology, law and ethics, and gender equality and discrimination.
• Contribute to teaching and intellectual leadership in Fordham's pre-law program and its many interdisciplinary programs, such as American Studies, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS), Urban Studies, and Peace and Justice Studies.
• Engage in teaching and mentoring students of different races and ethnicities from a range of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.

Requirements

• An earned Ph.D. at the time of appointment is required.

Qualifications

• Substantive experience and commitment to teaching and mentoring a diverse student body.
• Ability to contribute to Fordham University's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through teaching, mentoring, scholarship, and/or community service.

Application Materials

Interested applicants must submit the following documents in electronic format (PDF or Microsoft Word):

• Cover letter addressing research interests and experience.
• Curriculum vitae.
• Writing sample.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion statement.
• Three letters of recommendation.
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness, which may include a teaching statement reflecting the candidate’s pedagogical approach and experience, past course syllabi, peer observations, and/or student evaluations.