Larry R. Faulkner Distinguished Professorship

The School of Civic Leadership (SCL) at The University of Texas at Austin
invites applications for the Larry R. Faulkner Distinguished Professorship. The position is opento a scholars from a broad range of disciplines whose work is in one or more of SCL’s core areas: 1) History of Philosophy, History of Political Thought; 2) Constitutional Studies: Law, History, and Theory; and 3) Economic Opportunity and Dynamism.

Considering the responsibility public institutions of higher education have to prepare students for leadership in a free society, the University of Texas System Board of Regents established the School of Civic Leadership at UT Austin in 2023. SCL is interdisciplinary school whose dual mission is to equip students with the knowledge and aptitudes necessary to lead in a free society, and to produce academic research at the highest levels of scholarly excellence.

The school offers a minor in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) in collaboration with the College of Liberal Arts and will launch a new Civics Honors major and Civics minor in the 2025-26 academic year.

The School of Civic Leadership invites applicants to submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and list of three academic references. (References do not need to submit full letters at this stage.) Cover letters should give a brief overview of the candidate’s research agenda, highlight areas of
teaching competence, and concisely describe how the candidate would contribute to developing the School of Civic Leadership. Ideal candidates will (1) have excellent records of scholarship with robust research agendas, (2) provide evidence of exceptional teaching, and (3) show a readiness to contribute to the intellectual life, governance, and programmatic development of the school.

Review of applications will begin on September 15