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Academic Employment Opportunities


Tenure-Track and Tenured Faculty

 

Comparative Politics

The Department of Political Science within the School of Social Sciences at the University of California San Diego invites applications in Comparative Politics at the rank of tenure-track Assistant Professor to begin Fall Quarter 2023. Applications are particularly encouraged from candidates who develop new quantitative methods and can teach quantitative methods courses (e.g., causal inference) to PhD students.

Selected candidates will be expected to teach and mentor graduate and undergraduate students, build and maintain a record of high quality scholarship and professional activity, and provide meaningful service including contributions to a campus and professional community that supports equity, inclusion, and diversity.

All application materials must be submitted electronically via UCSD AP Online RECRUIT (https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF03493) for position: Political Science Assistant Professor- Comparative Politics.

 

American Politics

The Department of Political Science within the School of Social Sciences at the University of California, San Diego invites applications in American Politics for appointment at the rank of tenure-track Assistant Professor to begin Fall Quarter 2023.

We seek candidates who are prepared to teach and mentor graduate and undergraduate students, build and maintain a record of high quality scholarship and professional activity, and provide meaningful service including contributions to a campus and professional community that supports equity, inclusion, and diversity.

All application materials must be submitted electronically via UCSD AP Online RECRUIT (https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF03327) for position: Political Science Assistant Professor- American Politics.

Methodology

The Department of Political Science within the School of Social Sciences at the University of California, San Diego invites applications in Methodology for appointment at the rank of tenure-track Assistant Professor to begin Fall Quarter 2023.

We seek candidates who are prepared to teach and mentor graduate and undergraduate students, build and maintain a record of high quality scholarship and professional activity, and provide meaningful service including contributions to a campus and professional community that supports equity, inclusion, and diversity.

All application materials must be submitted electronically via UCSD AP Online RECRUIT (https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF03326) for position: Political Science Assistant Professor- Methodology.

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Information for all positions

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