"Assistant Professor of Political Science"

Job Details

Position Title: Assistant Professor of Political Science

Job Posting Number: 2026018TTL

Job Location: San Marcos

Department: Political Science

Position Description: The Department of Political Science invites applications for two tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant Professor level to teach required and elective graduate courses in Legal Studies. The Department awards the Master of Arts degree. Applicants must be able and willing to teach required and elective undergraduate and graduate courses in public administration day and evening courses in San Marcos and Round Rock, Texas. For information on Texas State faculty appointment policy, please visit: http://policies.txstate.edu/division-policies/academic-affairs/04-01-23.html. All positions are subject to availability of funds.

Required Qualifications:

• Earned Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) degree from an ABA accredited U.S. law school.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a licensed attorney.
• An active license to practice law in Texas in good standing.
• Willingness and ability to teach courses offered as day and evening classes covering the areas of litigation, legal technology, and legal research and writing.
• Demonstrated potential in scholarly research and publication in the field of law.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Collegiate teaching experience in a legal studies or paralegal program, preferably at the graduate-school level or in a program approved by the American Bar Association.
• Teaching experience in one or more of the following areas: litigation, legal research, legal writing, including legal citation, family law, real estate law, contract law, or another area of law specifically covered by the Program’s curriculum.
• Demonstrated scholarly research and publication in the field of law.
• Recent experience as a licensed attorney, including experience working with paralegals, in one or more of the following areas, preferably in Texas: litigation, family law, real estate law, contract law, and estates and trusts.
• Demonstrated ability to work with college students.
• Demonstrated proficiency with law office technology, including electronic discovery.
• Effective interpersonal skills.

Application Procedures: Only applications submitted through the Texas State University website will be accepted and considered, https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/53257. To assure full consideration, please submit the following by September 15, 2025: a cover letter addressing required and preferred qualifications, current curriculum vitae, unofficial transcript(s), current law license verification from the State Bar of Texas, writing sample, recent publications (if available), syllabi (if available), and three letters of recommendation. Note that as part of our application process, we are requesting three letters of reference. Please provide the names and email addresses for your references in the Reference Letter section of the employment application. Upon submission of your application, an automated email will be generated and sent to your references with instructions on how to attach the reference letter to your application though a confidential online portal. Candidates selected for interviews will be required to provide official transcripts from all degree granting universities.

Proposed Start Date: January 1, 2026

Posting Date: 07/15/2025

Review Date: 09/16/2025

Open Until Filled?: Yes