Assistant or Associate Professor of Political Science

BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (BSU) invites qualified applicants to join our team as an Assistant or Associate Professor of
Political Science.

Political Science is a dynamic, student-centered program where professors provide personalized mentorship to
majors, where students have multiple opportunities to expand their learning through local and national internships, where study abroad is
encouraged and where independent research is supported. Political science students gain and apply knowledge about how political institutions
operate. At Bemidji State University, we offer courses of study to match student interests with our programs in pre-law, public and
non-profit management and international relations.

Responsibilities of the Assistant/Associate Professor of Political Science
include:

• The applicant would be expected to teach courses that would include, but are not limited to Research Methods and
  Thesis, American Government, Constitutional Law, Public Administration and Minnesota Politics.
• Overseeing the certificate in Public
  and Non-Profit Management.
• Overseeing the Pre-Law program, advising pre-law Students and the Pre-Law Club.
• Teaching other
  core Political Science courses within the curriculum as needed.
• Contributing to a program of scholarship within the discipline,
  advising students, serving the University and community, and other associated faculty duties.
• Designing and delivering courses for
  on-campus, online, and hy-flex delivery, as needed.
• Advising and supporting students’ academic progress.
• Pursuing
  scholarly and/or creative activities.
• Contributing to a collegial and supportive environment that advances the goals of the
  department, including curriculum development, assessment, and other departmental governance activities.
• Contributing to
  interdisciplinary teaching and involvement in activities that support BSU’s Strategic Plan.

Minimum qualifications for this
position include:

• Earned doctorate in Political Science or closely related field from a regionally accredited institution
  at the start of employment.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality teaching across various delivery modalities (in-person, online, and
  potentially hy-flex).
• Skills/ability to effectively design and deliver courses that utilize the learning management system Desire
  To Learn (D2L) or similar software.
• Demonstrated ability to meet the position responsibilities described above.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Evidence of support for and experience with student research.
• Demonstrated
  experience working with and/or interest in working with students and colleagues from multi-cultural and diverse backgrounds and using
  culturally responsive pedagogy and practice.
• Evidence of outreach and communication with community partners in law, government and
  non-profit organizations.
• Engagement with pre-law advising organizations and being current with developments in law school
  admissions.
• Work experience in legal field or public and non-profit sectors.

To facilitate the review,
assessment, and evaluation process, please ensure that your application and/or resume clearly demonstrate fulfillment of the minimum and
preferred qualifications of the position. The application materials submitted will be utilized for salary placement purposes.

Other considerations:

• All applicants must be able to lawfully accept employment in the United States at the time of
  an offer of employment. The University regrets that we are unable to offer H1-B sponsorship at this time.
• Official transcript(s)
  must be provided to Human Resources upon hire.
• Employment for this position is covered by the collective bargaining agreement for
  the Inter Faculty Organization (IFO) which can be found at https://www.ifo.org/.
• In accordance with the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MinnState) Vehicle Fleet Safety Program, faculty and staff
  driving on college/university business, who use a rental or state vehicle, shall be required to complete a vehicle Use Agreement form and
  conform to MinnState’s vehicle use criteria and consent to a motor vehicle records check.
• BSU and NTC are tobacco free workplaces
  (see policy).

TO APPLY:

External
Applicants: Apply for Vacancy Posting JR0000004071, on our career site: https://minnstate.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Minnesota_State_Careers or at https://minnstate.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Minnesota_State_Careers/job/Bemidji/Assistant-or-Associate-Professor-of-Political-Sc
ience_JR0000004071.

A complete application will include the following attachments:

• Cover letter, which
  addresses the required qualifications and your specific interest in working at BSU.
• Resume/Curriculum Vitae.
• Teaching
  statement documenting teaching experience and success and demonstrated interest in the teaching-learning process.

Inquiries
about this position:

Dr. Thomas Beech, Professor of Political Science

Phone: 218-755-3964

Email: thomas.beech@bemidjistate.edu

If you have general questions about
this posting or submitting an application, contact Mary Miller at mary.miller@bemidjistate.edu.

UNIVERSITY / COMMUNITY

WHY BEMIDJI:

It’s more than
a job. It’s an opportunity for the extraordinary.

On the idyllic shores of Lake Bemidji, cradled among the limitless natural
beauty of the North Woods and neighbored by Minnesota’s three largest Indigenous nations, Bemidji State University offers opportunities for
the extraordinary.

Bemidji State University has been ranked as one of the top 30 public institutions in the Midwest region by
U.S. News & World Report each year since 2019. BSU offers its diverse student body a comprehensive spectrum of opportunities with nearly
120
undergraduate degrees and emphasis areas in more than 50 areas of study, 14 pre-professional programs, and 14 graduate programs and
certificates.

As Bemidji State continues its second century of service, our vision is simple: we educate people to lead inspired
lives. To achieve this, BSU centers diversity, equity and inclusion as a core value and strives to create a campus culture in which all
members are free to be their authentic selves. BSU also proactively engages with Indigenous communities in northern Minnesota and nationwide
toward its goal of becoming a destination university.

BSU is a member of the Minnesota State system of colleges and universities,
the third-largest system of higher education institutions in the United States. It shares a unique alignment with Northwest Technical
College, with administration and student services generally having dual responsibilities to serve both campuses. Through this alignment, NTC
students can take advantage of services, support, activities, and opportunities at BSU that expand and enhance their college experience —
such as full access to BSU’s library and the ability to live in BSU’s on-campus resident housing.

For the first time, a joint
strategic planning process will guide the future directions for both institutions. The schools are pursuing four shared strategic
priorities: student success, the Nisidotaading initiative, northern distinction, and telling our story. These priorities will serve as the
foundations for master planning processes for facilities, academic programs, fundraising, information technology, intercollegiate athletics,
and diversity, equity, and inclusion, among others.

The Nisidotaading initiative — named for an Ojibwe phrase meaning “building
mutual understanding” — is creating a statewide center of excellence. It will develop communities of practice meant to help Minnesota State
colleges and universities better educate their campus communities on historical trauma and lived experiences of their Indigenous
populations, and how to most effectively guide Indigenous students toward their educational goals. In addition, BSU is the first university
in the United States to expose all of its students to a course on Indigenous people before graduation.

Bemidji State University
acknowledges that it is located on land and water that is the current and ancestral homeland of the Ojibwe and Dakota. We acknowledge the
painful history of genocide, forced assimilation, and efforts to alienate the Indigenous inhabitants from their territory here. We honor and
respect the many diverse Indigenous peoples still connected to this land, retained tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, and cultural
resilience. Indigenous people are spiritual and physical caretakers of this land to which we all belong. Bemidji State University respects
these sacred lands, stands with the community members from these Nations, and will fight injustice in all its forms.

At Minnesota
State, the work we do is more than just a job. In their pursuit of purpose, connection, and growth, our employees play a critical role on
our campuses. They develop policies, provide essential services, and work to improve the well-being and quality of life for our students and
for all Minnesotans. Minnesota State is committed to equity and inclusion, and we invest in our employees by providing benefits, support
resources, and training and development opportunities. Unlock your potential through possibility.

The City of Bemidji

Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College lie amid the lakes and forests of northern Minnesota. Bemidji State
occupies a wooded campus along the western shore of Lake Bemidji while Northwest Technical College lies just three miles east, near
Bemidji’s robust industrial district.

The city sits between Minnesota’s three largest American Indian tribal nations: the Leech Lake
Band of Ojibwe, the Red Lake Nation and the White Earth Nation. When settling the Bemidji area in 1750, the Ojibwe people named the lake
Bemidjigamaag, which means “a lake with crossing waters” as the Mississippi River flows in from the south and exits on the east. Today, a
city proper with a population of around 15,000 serves as a regional economic and cultural hub for about 100,000 Minnesotans.

Located
just minutes away from a thriving downtown Bemidji, both the BSU and NTC campus communities have convenient access to affordable
restaurants, fine-dining experiences, cozy coffee shops, grocery stores — including a natural foods co-op — city parks, and nearly unlimited
outdoor recreational opportunities. Small, locally-owned shops and art sculptures line Bemidji’s downtown streets, while national chains are
also found in and around the area. The historic Paul Bunyan Playhouse has a calendar of classic shows, restaurants offer weekly live music
performances, the First Friday Art Walk provides a tour of new monthly art exhibits, and annual festivals bring the community together
throughout the year.

Additionally, the North Woods setting means students, staff, and faculty have a variety of activities available
at their fingertips year-round. With more than 400 lakes — and a 240-acre research forest owned by BSU — within 25 miles of the city, there
is easy access to kayaking, canoeing, swimming, boating, paddle boarding, hunting, hiking, biking, foraging, fishing, and more. An expansive
network of multi-use trail systems is available for running, cross-country skiing, single-track or fat-tire biking, and skijoring. Further,
downhill skiing, snowboarding, and tubing lie just north of Bemidji at the Buena Vista Ski Area.

Bemidji is also near two of
Minnesota’s 66 state parks: Lake Bemidji State Park, which sits along Lake Bemidji’s northern shore, and Itasca State Park, home to the
majestic Mississippi River Headwaters. Both parks are popular recreational and camping destinations where locals and tourists gather for
sailing, swimming, and fishing during the summer months, and skating, hockey, curling, and—yes—more fishing in the winter.

Of
course, no tour of Bemidji is complete without a visit to — and a selfie with — its two most famous residents: the iconic statues of Paul
Bunyan and his trusty companion, Babe the Blue Ox. The famed duo, which has greeted visitors to Bemidji since 1937, is on the National
Register of Historic Places and was once ranked by Kodak as the second most-photographed statue in America.

For further
information About BSU visit our website at: http://www.bemidjistate.edu

Review a “special report on how this former lumber town has rebuilt itself as a
high-speed, regional center of enterprise” at Bemidji 2.0.

Other
Resources:

Visit Bemidji – https://www.visitbemidji.com/

218
Relocate / Greater Bemidji – https://www.218relocate.com/

Bemidji Area
Chamber of Commerce – https://www.bemidji.org/

Explore Minnesota – https://www.exploreminnesota.com/article/top-things-to-do-bemidji

Statement of Notice:

Bemidji
State University prohibits discrimination and sexual violence of any kind. Contact the Title IX Coordinator if you have concerns regarding
discrimination and/or sexual violence. Per Minnesota State
System Procedure 1B.3.1, all universities and colleges must provide contact information of their Title IX Coordinator.

Megan
Zothman, Campus Human Resources Officer & Title IX Coordinator

Email: TitleIX@bemidjistate.edu or Megan.Zothman@BemidjiState.edu

Phone: (218) 755-2502

1500 Birchmont Drive NE, Deputy Hall, Room 335,
Bemidji, MN 56601