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Associate or Full Professor of Political Science in American Politics, Political Behavior (Tenured)

Deadline: Review Begins immediately. Applications received before October 20th, 2023 will receive full consideration |  Apply Here »

The Department of Political Science at Northwestern University seeks applications for a full-time, tenured, Associate or Full Professor of American Politics who specializes in Political Behavior to begin on September 1, 2024. We seek a scholar whose research and teaching tackle important, problem-driven questions about democracy and representation, including, but not limited to, partisanship as social identity, polarization of American politics, elite manipulation of mass opinion, misinformation, and mass responses to the erosion of democratic norms. Outstanding candidates for this position are experts in survey and experimental methods with a track record of mentoring graduate and undergraduate students in research methods and substantive scholarship. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research dovetails with scholarship on political institutions and/or racial and ethnic politics.

The successful candidate will teach a combination of graduate and undergraduate courses, as well as participate in departmental activities and service. Ph.D. in Political Science or a closely related field or an equivalent terminal degree is required.

The candidate will join a university with a broad, interdisciplinary community of scholars affiliated with departments and programs such as the Center for Diversity and Democracy (CSDD), the Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern (ISEN), the Institute for Policy Research (IPR), the Global Poverty Research Lab, the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR), the Council for Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES), the Northwestern Institute of Complex System (NICO), Sociology, Psychology, Computer Science, Statistics and Data Science, the School of Education and Social Policy, the School of Communication, Kellogg School of Management, among others.

Applications should include a cover letter, current CV, writing sample, research statement, teaching statement, evidence of teaching effectiveness, diversity statement, and contact information for three letters of recommendation. The hiring committee will only solicit letters from finalists invited for on-campus interviews. Review will begin immediately. Applications received by October 20th will receive full consideration. The committee will accept new applications until the position is filled.

For inquiries about the job advertisement or application, please reach out to Stephen Monteiro, Business Administrator in the Department of Political Science, by email: stephen.monteiro@northwestern.edu



Assistant Professor of Instruction in Computational Social Science (Teaching-Track)

Deadline: Review Begins January 15th, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled |  Apply Here »

The Department of Political Science at Northwestern University seeks applications for a full-time, teaching-track Assistant Professor of Instruction in Computational Social Science to begin on September 1, 2024.

Excellent candidates for this position exhibit a strong record and potential for building leading-edge courses, curriculum, and programs that help undergraduates, graduate students, and colleagues across substantive areas of political science to connect with relevant techniques and methodological ideas. We are especially keen to seek a new colleague who can expand our research, teaching, and advising with intensive statistical knowledge, programming skills, and awareness of data science norms and practices.

The successful candidate will teach a combination of graduate and undergraduate courses, as well as participate in departmental activities and service. The standard teaching load is six courses annually, which can include the two-week, pre-semester intensive on Statistical and Computational Research methods. Course releases in exchange for specific service roles may be available. Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree is required; however, ABD applicants who anticipate completion of the doctorate by Fall 2024 will be considered. The ideal candidate will bridge between the Political Science department and the broader computational social science and data sciences communities at Northwestern, helping establish connections with other campus activities such as the Center for Diversity and Democracy (CSDD), the Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern (ISEN), the Institute for Policy Research (IPR), the Global Poverty Research Lab, the Weinberg College Center for International and Area Studies, the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, the Northwestern Institute of Complex System (NICO), Sociology, Psychology, Computer Science, Statistics and Data Science, the School of Education and Social Policy, the School of Communication, Kellogg School of Management, among others.

Applications should include a cover letter, current CV, writing sample, research statement, teaching statement, evidence of teaching effectiveness, diversity statement, and three letters of recommendation. In addition to narrating publications and manuscripts in progress, the research statement should describe the candidate’s computational contributions to the scholarly community (programs, R libraries, repositories, etc.) and provide links to such materials.

Consideration of files will begin on January 15th and will continue until the position is filled. All applications received by January 15th will be given priority.

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For inquiries about the job advertisement or application, please reach out to Stephen Monteiro, Business Administrator in the Department of Political Science, by email: stephen.monteiro@northwestern.edu

 


 

Assistant Professor of Political Science in Comparative Politics (Tenure-Track)

Deadline: Applications are closed.

The Department of Political Science at Northwestern University seeks applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor working in the field of Comparative Politics to begin on September 1, 2024. The search is open with respect to substantive, methodological, and regional specialization within the field of Comparative Politics. We seek an excellent scholar who employs theory and methodology in the effort to generate new and important empirical findings about substantively interesting questions, and whose teaching and mentorship inspire the next generation of scholars of Comparative Politics.

The successful candidate will teach a combination of graduate and undergraduate courses, as well as participate in activities and service in the Department and University. Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree is required; however, ABD applicants who anticipate completion of the doctorate by Fall 2024 will be considered. The candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with the Weinberg College Center for International and Area Studies, the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, the Global Poverty Research Lab, and regional clusters including African Studies, Latin America and Caribbean Studies, and the Middle East and North Africa program, among others. The Department is particularly interested in recruiting scholars who will contribute to the Department’s goal of diversifying and increasing external funding for research in line with the Comparative Politics subfield’s strong record of current funding (e.g., NSF, Departments of State and Defense, and Folke Bernadotte Academy). In addition, the Department is interested in candidates who can contribute to on-going efforts of colleagues to build institutional links for the study of Comparative Politics (current collaborations include Universidad de los Andes, Kyiv School of Economics, US Air Force Academy, and Peace Research Institute Oslo).

Applications should include a cover letter, current CV, two writing samples, research statement, teaching statement, evidence of teaching effectiveness, diversity statement, and three letters of recommendation. The two writing samples should include a portion of the candidate’s doctoral dissertation and optionally one additional paper or article.

Review will begin immediately. All applications received by October 27th will be given priority.


 

Assistant Professor of Political Science in American POlitics, Political Behavior (Tenure-Track)

Deadline: Applications are closed.

The Department of Political Science at Northwestern University seeks applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of American Politics who specializes in Political Behavior to begin on September 1, 2024. We seek a scholar whose research and teaching tackles important, problem-driven questions about democracy and representation, including but not limited to partisanship as social identity, polarization of American politics, elite manipulation of mass opinion, misinformation, and mass responses to the erosion of democratic norms. Outstanding candidates for this position are experts in survey and experimental methods and will be able to advise undergraduates and graduates in these research methods. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research dovetails with scholarship on political institutions and/or racial and ethnic politics.

The successful candidate will teach a combination of graduate and undergraduate courses, as well as participate in departmental activities and service. Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree is required; however, ABD applicants who anticipate completion of the doctorate by Fall 2024 will be considered. The candidate will join a university with a broad, interdisciplinary community of scholars affiliated with departments and programs such as the Center for Diversity and Democracy (CSDD), the Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern (ISEN), the Institute for Policy Research (IPR), the Global Poverty Research Lab, the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR), the Council for Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES), the Northwestern Institute of Complex System (NICO), Sociology, Psychology, Computer Science, Statistics and Data Science, the School of Education and Social Policy, the School of Communication, Kellogg School of Management, among others.

Applications should include a cover letter, current CV, writing sample, research statement, teaching statement, evidence of teaching effectiveness, diversity statement, and three letters of recommendation. Review will begin immediately. Applications received by October 20th will receive full consideration. The committee will accept new applications until the position is filled.

For inquiries about the job advertisement or application, please reach out to Stephen Monteiro, Business Administrator in the Department of Political Science, by email: stephen.monteiro@northwestern.edu