An internal search is underway for a new faculty co-director of the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, to serve after current director Margaret Hallock retires at the end of the year.

The position is a half-time officer of administration open to tenured faculty and to non-tenure-track faculty in a senior position with a three-year contract. The position will remain open until filled, but the selection committee will begin reviewing applications April 8 and make a selection in May.

The job is a new position following restructuring of the center’s management positions and Hallock’s coming retirement. The faculty co-director shares leadership with a managing co-director and a senior scholar/program director. The faculty co-director will oversee the center’s major academic programs and reports to the Office of Academic Affairs.

The position includes course buyouts and an administrative stipend meant to compensate for one-half of a faculty member’s time. The center anticipates two or three course buyouts and an administrative stipend of up to $35,000 ($25,000 for the academic year and $10,000 for the summer). It is a 12-month position.

The position is effective January 1, 2016. The new co-director will be expected to serve on the Wayne Morse Center advisory board during fall 2015 to help select a new theme of inquiry.

A more detailed position description is available here.