The Department of Political Science (https://polisci.ucsd.edu) within the School of Social Sciences at the University of California, San Diego invites applications for the faculty positions below.

The initial review of applications will begin September 14-26, 2023 and continue until positions are filled. Additional information and links to the application portal available at each of the specific links provided.

Assistant/Associate Professor. tenure-track/tenured (Designing Just Futures) to begin Fall 2024

Assistant Professor: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF03701

Associate Professor: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF03703

As part of UCSD’s Designing Just Futures Cluster Hire Initiative, we welcome applications from subfields across political science (American, Comparative, International Relations, Political Theory and Methods) and other disciplines that focus on the unique political, legal, economic, and cultural status of Indigenous nations, and their relationships to local, state, and federal governments.

The selected candidate will conduct research, teaching, and service that will advance scholarship and institutional solutions for addressing systemic and structural inequities and advancing UCSD’s commitment to Indigenous inclusion, anti-racism, anti-oppression, equity, and social justice. Candidates will utilize their professional experience, community engagement, and personal background that have facilitated their understanding of and ability to better serve students from Indigenous and other underrepresented populations. Candidates must currently hold a PhD in Political Science or a related field (Associate) or (Assistant only) be currently pursuing a PhD with ABD status.

Assistant Professor, tenure-track (American Politics) to begin Fall 2024

https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF03704

We seek candidates whose research, teaching, and service will advance scholarship in the area of American political institutions and behavior by: building and maintaining a record of high quality scholarship and professional activity; providing meaningful service including contributions to a campus and professional community that supports equity, inclusion, and diversity; and teaching and advising graduate student and undergraduate students (the teaching load in the department is 4 courses per year, typically distributed as 3 undergraduate and 1 graduate course. Faculty are also expected to participate in the undergraduate honors seminar and serve on PhD exam and dissertation committees). Candidates must currently hold a PhD in Political Science or a related field or be currently pursuing a PhD with ABD status.

Assistant Professor, tenure-track (Methodology) to begin Fall 2024

https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF03705

We seek candidates whose research, teaching, and service will advance scholarship in the area of Political Methodology by: building and maintaining a record of high quality scholarship and professional activity; providing meaningful service including contributions to a campus and professional community that supports equity, inclusion, and diversity; and teaching and advising graduate student and undergraduate students (the teaching load in the department is 4 courses per year, typically distributed as 3 undergraduate and 1 graduate course. Faculty are also expected to participate in the undergraduate honors seminar and serve on PhD committees). Candidates must currently hold a PhD in Political Science or a related field or be currently pursuing a PhD with ABD status.

Assistant Teaching Professor, tenure-track (LPSOE) to begin Fall 2024

https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF03714

This position is open with regard to area of specialization, but candidates should be prepared to teach courses in political science methodology to first-generation college students and/or Law and Politics.

An Assistant Teaching Professor is also known within the UC system as a Lecturer with Potential Security of Employment (LPSOE). The Teaching Professor series parallels that of the research-focused faculty series but with emphasis upon excellence in teaching and other instruction-related activities. Individuals in the position are expected to provide outstanding teaching, as well as to engage in professional and/or scholarly activity and service related to the pedagogical mission and commitment to equity, and, inclusion shared by the program and university. This appointment confers membership in UCSD’s Academic Senate. The Teaching Professor series includes security of employment analogous to tenure granted upon promotion to the Associate (LSOE) level. Candidates must currently hold a PhD in Political Science or a related field or be currently pursuing a PhD with ABD status.