Full-time Lecturer, Department of Political Science

Current Employees: If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position, please review this tip sheet. The Department of Political Science in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Miami invites applications for a full-time Lecturer position with teaching specialization in public administration. The successful candidate will teach courses in our in-person and online Master’s in Public Administration programs as well as, potentially, undergraduate courses in public administration and policy. Course topics could include but are not limited to: public sector economics, applied policy analysis, program evaluation, and courses on modern challenges in policy and public administration (i.e., AI in Government, Energy Policy, Technology Politics and Society). The expected teaching assignment is 4-4. Candidates should have a PhD or anticipate PhD completion by August 15, 2026. Interested applicants may apply online at www.miami.edu/careers. Applicants should upload the following as a single PDF document: cover letter; CV; a one-page teaching statement with a list of possible courses the applicant could teach, including but not limited to our existing course offerings; a sample syllabus; student evaluations if available; and a PhD transcript (unofficial is acceptable for initial application). Please arrange for two reference letters to be sent directly to the search chair at umpolsearch@miami.edu. Review of applications will begin on June 8, 2026. For further information about the position, please contact the search chair Dr. Cali Curley at calicurley@miami.edu. Additional information about the Department is available at http://www.as.miami.edu/politicalscience/. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Faculty The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride. The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job