Postdoctoral Program

The Watson School offers a range of postdoctoral opportunities for outstanding young scholars in the social sciences. The aims of the program are to support participants in their own research, enhance their interdisciplinary literacy and contribute to meaningful and enduring collaborative exchange.

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Postdoctoral Program

The Watson School offers a range of postdoctoral opportunities for outstanding young scholars in the social sciences. The aims of the program are to support participants in their own research, enhance their interdisciplinary literacy and contribute to meaningful and enduring collaborative exchange.

The Watson School of International and Public Affairs at Brown University aspires to promote a just and peaceful world through research, teaching, and public engagement. Participants in this program will join an interdisciplinary community of scholars engaged in theoretically and substantively important research addressing the most pressing global issues of our time. This is a one-year renewable position, for a maximum of two years with the expectation that Postdoctoral Research Associates will pursue research and participate fully in the intellectual life of the school. PDRAs will also teach one course per year in the undergraduate international and public affairs program. The Watson School is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community.

Applying to the Program

Check back soon for information on applying to the 2026-2028 postdoctoral fellows program.
 

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A number of Watson faculty published books in 2023 on a wide range of topics from domestic violence laws, immigration, school reform, and political backlash in the United States to the sociology of development, the holocaust, and the politics of Brazillian crime film. Explore books published by Watson faculty in 2023 below.
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Current Fellows

  • Kate Birkbeck

    Kate Birkbeck

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    Areas of Expertise Law Enforcement & Policing, Political Economy, Race, Identity & Ethnicity, Social Movements
  • Volha Biziukova

    Volha Biziukova

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    volha_biziukova@brown.edu
  • Tomás Gold

    Tomás Gold

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    tomas_gold@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Democracy & Elections, International Institutions, Political Economy, Social Movements
  • Justin Haner

    Justin Haner

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    justin_haner@brown.edu
    Research Interests International Institutions, US Foreign Policy
  • Andrew Kenealy

    Andrew Kenealy

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    Research Interests US Foreign Policy
  • Shelby O'Neill

    Shelby O'Neill

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    shelby_oneill@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Immigration, Displacement & Borders
  • Esteban Salmón

    Esteban Salmón

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    esteban_salmon@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Bureaucracy, Criminal Justice, Ethics, Law Enforcement & Policing, Urban Policies & Politics
  • Aleksandra Simonova

    Aleksandra Simonova

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    aleksandra_simonova@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Ethnic Conflict & Civil War, Gender, Human Rights, Nuclear Weapons, State & Municipal Policy, Urban Policies & Politics
  • Leyla Tiglay

    Leyla Tiglay

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    Areas of Expertise Nuclear Weapons, Science & Technology Policy, US Foreign Policy
  • Yan Xu

    Yan Xu

    Postdoctoral Research Associate in International and Public Affairs
    yan_xu2@brown.edu
    Areas of Expertise Entrepreneurship, Political Economy, Science & Technology Policy, Supply Chains, Technology & Innovation

Postdoctoral Fellow Alumni

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