The Department of Political Science at Duke University invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of assistant or associate professor (with tenure) in political institutions to begin on July 1, 2025. Candidates are expected to demonstrate theoretical creativity and empirical acumen in research and teaching. The search committee is interested in scholars in both the American and comparative subfields and is open to a variety of methodological approaches.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest describing their research agenda in no more than three pages, a curriculum vitae, graduate school transcripts, two writing samples, evidence of teaching excellence, and three letters of recommendation. 

All application materials should be submitted electronically using the following site: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28208. 

Address correspondence to: Professor Scott de Marchi, Chair of Political Institutions Search Committee, Department of Political Science, 140 Science Drive, 208 Gross Hall, Box 90204, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0204, demarchi@duke.edu.

 Review of applications will begin on September 20, 2024, and continue until the position is filled. Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Duke also makes good faith efforts to recruit, hire, and promote qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.