Adjunct Instructors - American Politics
Posted May 12, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about an assignment that helped students apply political science concepts to real life.
What they are checking: Evidence of engaging, applied teaching rather than lecture alone.
How do you see your teaching fitting into a Catholic liberal arts college?
What they are checking: Understanding of the college's mission and its focus on educating the whole person.
What have you done in the last five years that keeps you current in political science?
What they are checking: Recent professional activity, which the college requires for adjunct appointments.
What would you do
How do you teach about current political events without turning class into a partisan debate?
What they are checking: Keeping the classroom balanced and evidence-based so students across the spectrum can learn.
A student says another student's political view is offensive. How do you handle that moment?
What they are checking: Managing conflict while protecting respectful dialogue and every student's right to participate.
You may be called on short notice to cover a course. How would you prepare?
What they are checking: Readiness to step in quickly, which the posting says happens with this pool.
About the work
How would you structure American Politics Transformed for students who may have little background in politics?
What they are checking: Course design that builds foundations for non-majors while still challenging them to think.
What major changes in American politics would you build the course around?
What they are checking: Subject expertise and judgment about what matters for a course focused on transformation in US politics.
How do you teach students to tell credible sources from misinformation?
What they are checking: Media literacy skills that a politics course in a liberal arts setting should develop.
How do you grade written work fairly in a class where students hold strong opinions?
What they are checking: Assessing argument quality and use of evidence rather than whether a student shares the instructor's views.
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