Assistant Professor

About This Role

This tenure-track Assistant Professor position focuses on International Relations and/or Comparative Politics, with a research emphasis on Taiwan, Taiwan-China relations, and East Asian politics. The successful candidate will join a collegial and interdisciplinary faculty, contributing to the School's strategic commitment to deepening expertise on Taiwan and East Asia.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an active and independent research agenda leading to publication in leading peer-reviewed journals and with premier academic presses
• Pursue external funding from federal agencies, foundations, and other sponsors as appropriate to the candidate’s research program
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in international relations and/or comparative politics, including courses on East Asian politics, Taiwan, and China, in both immersion and online settings
• Mentor and advise doctoral students, including serving on dissertation committees, and supervise undergraduate research
• Contribute to the intellectual life of the School through participation in workshops, colloquia, and public programming
• Participate in school, college, and university service, including committee work and community outreach

Requirements

• A Ph.D. in Political Science, International Relations, Global Studies, or a closely related social-scientific field from a regionally accredited university by the time of appointment
• A demonstrated research focus on Taiwan and/or Taiwan–China relations and the politics of East Asia
• Demonstrated potential for excellence in research, including publication in peer-reviewed outlets
• Demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching

Nice to have:

• A record of publication in leading peer-reviewed journals or an advanced book project with a major academic press
• Research proficiency in Mandarin Chinese and demonstrated capacity for fieldwork or primary-source research in Taiwan and/or the region
• Evidence in success or clear potential in securing external research funding
• Experience teaching courses on East Asian politics
• Demonstrated commitment to working with faculty, staff, students, and communities to advance the principles of the ASU Charter

Important Details

• Start date: August 16, 2027

About the Company

The School of Politics and Global Studies (SPGS) at Arizona State University (ASU) is one of the largest social science academic units at ASU, serving over 1,900 undergraduate majors and 550 graduate students. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of Arizona State University. ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural, and overall health of the communities it serves.