Job Market Candidates
Our current Ph.D. candidates and recent graduates span the major fields of study in political science. We have a strong record of job placement in academic, public service, and business settings. The directory below lists current and former students seeking employment this academic year. If you have questions please contact the individual candidate or the 2023-24 placement director, Andrew Roberts (email).
Job Market Candidates 2023-2024
Tim Charlebois
- Field(s) of Study: Political Theory
- Dissertation Title: Attention Between Ethics and Politics: Weil, Arendt, Tronto
- Dissertation Committee: Mary G. Dietz (Chair), Alvin B. Tillery, Jr., Loubna El Amine
- Email: charlebois@northwestern.edu
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Elizabeth Good
- Field(s) of Study: Comparative Politics, International Relations
- Dissertation Title: Power Dynamics and Women’s Representation in Peace Processes
- Dissertation Committee: J. Seawright (Chair), James Mahoney (Co-chair), Hannah Riley Bowles (Harvard)
- Email: elizabethgood2024@u.northwestern.edu
- Web Page (CV)
Shai Karp
- Field(s) of Study: American Politics, Political Theory
- Dissertation Title: American Tenancy: Three Essays on the Law and Politics of Rental Housing in the United States
- Dissertation Committee: Chloe N. Thurston (Chair), Daniel J. Galvin, Ann S. Orloff (Sociology)
- Email: shaikarp@u.northwestern.edu
- Web Page (CV)
Lamin Keita
- Field(s) of Study: Comparative Politics, International Relations
- Dissertation Committee: William Reno (Chair)
- Email: LaminKeita2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Yoes C. Kenawas
- Field(s) of Study: Comparative Politics, International Relations
- Dissertation Title: Dynasty Inc.: The Emergence and Endurance of Political Dynasties in Indonesia
- Dissertation Committee: Jeffrey A. Winters (Chair), Edward L. Gibson, Rachel B. Riedl (Cornell)
- Email: yoes.kenawas@northwestern.edu
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Bo Won Kim
- Field(s) of Study: International Relations
- Dissertation Title: Divergent Paths to Enforcing Transnational Crime: Why International Institutions Enforcing Illicit Trafficking are Designed Differently
- Dissertation Committee: Karen J. Alter (Chair), Stephen C. Nelson, Barbara Koremenos (Michigan)
- Email: BoWonKim2022@u.northwestern.edu
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Jeremy Levy
- Field(s) of Study: Experimental Methods; American Politics
- Dissertation Title: “How Could Anyone Believe That?”: Interacting with Unfamiliar Beliefs Across The U.S. Political Divide
- Dissertation Committee: James N. Druckman (chair), Mary McGrath, John Bullock, Daniel Molden (Psychology)
- Email: jeremylevy2023@u.northwestern.edu
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Pilar Manzi
- Field(s) of Study: Comparative Politics
- Dissertation Committee: J. Seawright (chair), Andrew Roberts, James Mahoney
- Email: pilar.manzi@u.northwestern.edu
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Evgeniia Mikriukova
- Field(s) of Study: Political Theory
- Dissertation Committee: Jacqueline Stevens (Chair)
- Email: evgeniiamikriukova2020@u.northwestern.edu
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Sarah Moore
- Field(s) of Study: Comparative politics; Methods
- Dissertation Title: Expanding the Multi-Method Toolkit: Essays on Mixed-Methods Solutions for Comparative Politics in Diverse and Developing Contexts
- Dissertation Committee: Ana Arjona (Chair), J. Seawright, Jordan Gans-Morse, Beth Tipton (Statistics)
- Email: sarahmoore2022@u.northwestern.edu
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Jonathan Schulman
- Field(s) of Study: International Relations; Methods
- Dissertation Title: Falling Behind: How Americans’ Anxiety over Status Affects U.S. Foreign Policy
- Dissertation Committee: Stephen Nelson (Chair); Daniel Krcmaric, James Druckman, William Wohlforth (Dartmouth)
- Email: schulman@u.northwestern.edu
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Brianna White
- Field(s) of Study: Methods, American Politics
- Dissertation Committee: Reuel Rogers (chair)
- Email: BriannaWhite2020@u.northwestern.edu
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