Open Faculty Positions in Duke's Department of Political Science
Duke University and its Department of Political Science are strongly committed to advancing inclusive excellence through research, teaching, and service. A diverse faculty – defined broadly to cover identities, lived experiences, perspectives, and viewpoints – is essential to learning and creativity within our scholarly community. To achieve this goal, all members of the community must feel valued and welcome, their contributions must be respected, and their voices must be heard. Every member of our community is expected to uphold these values.
We seek to hire faculty who are passionate about working to advance the participation and success of individuals from various backgrounds and communities. Below are two position openings for Tenure-Track Faculty positions in the the Department of Political Science:
Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2023 and continue until the positions are filled.
Assistant Professor in Comparative Political Economy
Tenure-Track Position
Begins: July 1, 2024
The Department of Political Science at Duke University invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Comparative Political Economy to begin on July 1, 2024.
Candidates are expected to demonstrate theoretical creativity and empirical acumen in research and teaching. The search committee is particularly interested in scholars studying comparative (including historical) political and economic development, the causes and consequences of economic inequalities or such topics as the political consequences of technological change, the political economy of climate change, and the political economy of the digital revolution.
Applicants should submit a letter of interest, along with a curriculum vitae, a statement describing their research agenda in no more than three pages, graduate school transcripts, two writing samples, a teaching statement covering evidence of teaching excellence, a statement on how they would contribute to advancing the university’s diversity mission, and three letters of recommendation.
All application materials should be submitted electronically using the following site: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25592.
Address correspondence through that portal to: Professor Timur Kuran, Chair of Political Economy Search Committee, Department of Political Science, 140 Science Drive, 208 Gross Hall, Box 90204, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0204.
Assistant Professor in Comparative Ethnic Politics
Tenure-Track Position
Begins: July 1, 2024
The Department of Political Science at Duke University in Durham, NC invites applications and nominations for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level in Comparative Ethnic Politics to begin July 1, 2024.
Candidates are expected to demonstrate theoretical innovation, regional expertise, and empirical acumen in their research and teaching. The search committee is particularly interested in scholars studying the formation and expression of ethnic identity, the salience of ethnic political demands, the political mobilization of ethnic groups, the representation of ethnic groups in political institutions and constitutional design across different types of regimes, the relationship between ethnic identity, distributional outcomes and/or ethnic conflict. Fault-lines in some societies focus on sectarian rather than ethnic identity. The scope of the search includes such cases. Finally, the committee is also interested in theoretical and methodological innovations in the conceptualization and measurement of ethnic identity.
Applicants should submit a letter of interest, along with a curriculum vitae, a statement describing their research agenda in no more than three pages, graduate school transcripts, two writing samples, a teaching statement covering evidence of teaching excellence, a statement on how they would contribute to advancing the university’s diversity mission, and three letters of recommendation.
All application materials should be submitted electronically using the following site: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25591 .
Address correspondence through that portal to: Prof. Edmund Malesky, PhD, Chair of the CEP Search Committee, Department of Political Science, Duke University, 140 Science Drive; 208 Gross Hall; Campus Box 90204; Durham, NC 27708.