Graduate Employment Resources

The Graduate Employment Postings lists job opportunities and searches that are currently in the Political Science Fields.  The following positions are listed by date of posting. These brief descriptions are followed by one or more links, leading to the full employment search description and when available, the university or employer posting the search.

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03-18-2024
Opportunity:  Applications being accepted to attend the Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research (IQMR) summer school
Deadline: March 25, 2024

We invite applications from doctoral students in any social science department or combined degree program that includes a social science department to receive funding to attend the 2024 Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research (IQMR) summer school (June 16 – 28) hosted by Syracuse University.

Information here.

To apply, please send a two-page essay describing your research interests, the role of qualitative and/or multi-methods in your work, and your background in social science methods. To this description, please append a two-page CV.

Applications should be submitted via email to PLSC Graduate Registrar Colleen Amaro with the subject heading “IQMR Summer School application.”  The selection committee will choose three participants by the end of March.

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03-04-2024
Opportunity: call for paper proposals,  conference on  “explaining the identity & conflict nexus in foreign policy: greece in comparative perspective”
Athens, Greece – October 18-19, 2024
Deadline:  March 30, 2024

The nexus between national identity, nationalism, and violent inter-state conflict is at the core of a sprawling literature on international security and foreign policy, yet the mechanisms underlying the causes of nationalism and the effects of national identification on conflict escalation are not well understood. The perception that national identity is under threat can motivate “us” versus “them” thinking that has been linked to conflict escalation. National identification can generate hostility and discrimination against immigrants and refugees from other countries, it could motivate the repression of ethnic minorities which could in turn spark separatist movements and civil wars, and it could underlie hawkish foreign policies that culminate in the outbreak of inter-state military disputes. Our conference aims to explore mechanisms and measures underlying all forms of nationalist conflict with a particular focus on inter-state relations so as to advance the literature on nationalism as a determinant of foreign policy design.

We invite paper proposals from all social sciences on any topic related to the theme outlined above. We seek thought-provoking papers that are grounded in theory while providing rigorous and original empirical analyses that address questions of vital practical, normative, and policy importance. We are open with regard to methodological approach and encourage applications from researchers across the social sciences.
Interested scholars should submit one-page abstracts for consideration.  Abstracts should be no longer than 500 words and may be submitted here.

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2024-02-28
Opportunity:  Fellowships, Belgian American Educational Foundation 2025-2026
Deadline: October 31, 2025

The Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF) encourages applications for fellowships
for advanced study or research during the academic year 2025-2026, at a Belgian university, a
Belgian institution of higher learning, or Belgian research institution.

The BAEF will award up to fourteen fellowships as outright non-renewable grants carrying a
personal stipend of

  • $ 30,000 for Master’s or Ph.D. students
  • $ 34,000 for Postdoctoral Fellows.

Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States and fulfill one of the
following conditions:

  • Plan to register for study at a Belgian graduate program: Master’s, Ph.D., or equivalent
  • professional degree while holding the BAEF fellowship.
  • Be a registered student in a Master’s, Ph.D., or equivalent degree program in the United
  • States at the time of application and plan applicable research in Belgium.
  • Hold a Master’s, Ph.D., or equivalent degree and plan research in Belgium.

Postdoctoral applicants should by July 1, 2025, have no more than 2 years of research experience since obtaining their Ph.D. degree.

Application forms can be downloaded from the BAEF website at: http://www.baef.us

In addition to a completed application form, applicants must furnish undergraduate and graduate transcripts, a brief autobiographical statement, a plan of study or research, and 3 letters of
recommendation.

Completed applications for the 2025-2026 fellowships must be submitted as electronic documents in pdf format attached to an email sent no later than October 31, 2025 to emile.boulpaep@yale.edu.  Letters of recommendation should be submitted by the recommenders separately to emile.boulpaep@yale.edu

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2024-02-28
Opportunity:  Progress of Ideas grants, Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
Deadline: April 12, 2024

The Robert Schalkenbach Foundation (RSF) is pleased to announce applications for the Progress of Ideas grants are now being accepted.

The foundation invites applications on a wide array of topics related to the works, policy solutions, and political and ethical implications of Henry George, including land value taxation, economic justice, free trade, and contributing to the public good without exacerbating inequality.

Grants of up to $10,000 will be made to support original research projects. Applicants must be affiliated with a U.S.-based nonprofit organization (classified as a 501(c)(3) organization by the Internal Revenue Service that can receive and administer grant funds on their behalf. (Faculty and graduate students with college/university affiliations are especially encouraged to apply.)

More information and the online application form can be found here.

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2024-03-19
Opportunity:  two grant opportunities, Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa
Deadline: April 30, 2024

The Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) is offering two grant opportunities in conjunction with its Seventeenth Annual Conference taking place in Washington, D.C. on November 2 - 4, 2024.

The ASMEA Research Grant Program seeks to support research on topics in Middle Eastern and African studies that deserve greater attention. Applicants may submit paper proposals on any topic as long as it constitutes new and original research and is relevant to the five qualifying topic areas:

  • Minorities and Women
  • Military History
  • Governance and Economy
  • Faith
  • Iran

Grants of $2500 will be awarded. Successful research grant applicants are required to present their research at the Seventeenth Annual ASMEA Conference.

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02-01-2024
Opportunity:  Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (up to 2 positions), University of Pennsylvania, Center for Advanced Study of India

The Center for Advanced Study of India at University of Pennsylvania is looking to fill two Postdoctoral Research Fellowship positions.  This position is open to applicants from the humanities and social sciences whose work focuses on contemporary India. The position may be renewable for up to one additional year conditional on performance and budgetary approval. The fellowship will provide candidates with opportunities to pursue their own research and ideally to also collaborate on research projects undertaken by the Center. There is no teaching requirement. Apply here.

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02-01-2024
Opportunity:  Postdoctoral Climate Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Center for Advanced Study of India

The Center for Advanced Study of India at University of Pennsylvania is looking to fill a Postdoctoral Climate Fellowship.  The position is open to applicants from the humanities and social sciences whose work focuses on contemporary India. For this position, we seek a scholar whose research focuses on one or more of the following areas: environment-society relations, cities and urbanization, and climate change. Apply here.