Assistant Professor - Political Science/Methodology

The Department of Political Science resides within the College of Arts and Sciences. The Department of Political Science is the fourth largest undergraduate major in the College with more than 700 majors, a graduate program of approximately 80 students in residence and 47 tenure/tenure-track and fixed-term faculty. The Political Science Department at UNC is committed to a vision of the University where all members of the community feel welcome, valued, and can thrive.

This tenure-track position includes 40% teaching, 40% research and 20% service to the department/college. The service portion includes, but is not limited to search committees, review committees and administrative roles within the department and/or College. The current department teaching load of 2-1 courses per year. The scholar will also do innovative research in the field of Political Methods and show promise of research excellence and a desire to train and work with a varied body of students.

We seek a scholar doing innovative research in any area of quantitative political methodology and applied experimental methods, broadly defined.

PhD or ABD in political science or related social science and/or computational social science fields or other related field.

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.