Postdoctoral Research Associate, Thomas J. Watson Jr. School of International and Public Affairs and Department of Anthropology 2027-2029

This postdoctoral position offers early-career scholars the opportunity to pursue independent research while engaging with leading faculty across both the Watson School for International and Public Affairs and the Department of Anthropology. An ideal candidate would study important problems in political anthropology—broadly defined to include power, authority, domination, and resistance—using state-of-the-art methods of analysis and deriving impactful and novel results in a logical and transparent way. Successful applicants will have opportunities to work collaboratively with faculty during their postdoctoral employment.

Apply by October 15

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Thomas J. Watson Jr. School of International and Public Affairs and Department of Political Science 2027-2029

This postdoctoral position offers early-career scholars the opportunity to pursue independent research while engaging with leading faculty across both the Watson School for International and Public Affairs and the Department of Political Science. We seek candidates whose research addresses important theoretical and substantive questions in comparative politics, broadly defined with respect to region, substantive focus, and methodological approach, and brings rigorous empirical evidence to bear on those questions. We are particularly interested in work that contributes to broader debates in comparative politics while also engaging important contemporary political questions. The fellowship provides substantial time and support for developing an independent research agenda, as well as opportunities for collaboration and teaching.

Apply by January 20

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Thomas J. Watson Jr. School of International and Public Affairs and Department of Sociology 2027-2029

This postdoctoral position offers early-career scholars the opportunity to pursue independent research while engaging with leading faculty across both the Watson School for International and Public Affairs and the Department of Sociology. An ideal candidate would study important problems in political sociology—broadly defined to include political organizations, movements, identities, institutions, values, preferences, and their consequences—using state of the art methods that yield theoretically important results. Successful applicants will have opportunities to work collaboratively with faculty during their fellowship.

Apply by October 15