19 faculty liberal arts political science jobs found in Princeton, NJ

2023-16522 Department: Schl of Public & Int'l Affairs  Category: Research and Laboratory Job Type: Full-Time Overview The Empirical Study of Conflict (ESOC) Project seeks a Research Specialist to provide geo-spatial and statistical analysis, as well as qualitative research for a multi-university team of researchers. **This is a one-year position with possible extension. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Applicants should submit a cover letter and C.V. online. Upon request, candidates should be prepared to submit references, transcripts, and/or writing samples.  Responsibilities Under the direction of the Principal Investigator, the Specialist will help develop and analyze data on malign influence campaigns (e.g. COVID-19 related misinformation or the various online disinformation campaigns during the 2016 US elections), as well as contributing to analysis of micro-level data on politically motivated violence...

The Department of Politics at Princeton University seeks applicants for a postdoctoral research associate or more senior research position in the fields of formal theory or quantitative methods. This position involves a year of research at Princeton with the possibility of renewal for another year based on satisfactory performance and continued funding. The aim of the program is to nurture a diverse group of promising scholars and to increase the critical mass of scholars with interests in formal theory and quantitative methods at Princeton.    Interested applicants must apply online at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/28621 and submit a CV, cover letter, writing sample, transcript and the names and contact information of three references. Ph.D. is required. The cover letter should describe how applicants might engage in collaborative research projects with Princeton Politics faculty members. Unofficial transcripts are sufficient and may be uploaded with...

The Department of Politics at Princeton University invites applications for a postdoctoral research associate or more senior research position. The individual, who will work with Professor John Kastellec, will be asked to participate in projects that examine American political institutions. The researcher will work on a variety of projects, which may include research on judicial and legislative behavior, as well as broader questions surrounding the study of law and courts and the politics of criminal justice. The successful candidate will have a PhD and a strong background in quantitative research, and knowledge of research on political institutions. Strong data skills, including programming in statistical packages, and experience compiling and manipulating large data sets are highly desirable. The candidate should also be well organized, flexible, attend to detail, and respond to deadlines in a timely fashion.  Applicants must apply online here: %listing_list% and...

Description Professor in the Wilf Family Department of Politics at New York University.

Description Job Description We are looking for a full-time software engineer to help build software and tools for collecting, processing, analyzing, and understanding large social media data sets.  What you will do: Build, implement, and maintain multi-terabyte databases and data collections. Build Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) and analysis pipelines for research project and for lab infrastructure Extend and contribute enhancements to data collection tools and data pipelines built by the lab. Assume an active role in navigating security concerns, user privacy, and technical risk mitigation. Mentor students and researchers in data analysis, efficient data engineering, machine learning, and other research programming Explore and recommend new data collections that can enhance research and datasets in the lab. Oversee infrastructure roadmap and development, delegate code review and research...

2023-16357 Department: Schl of Public & Int'l Affairs  Category: Research and Laboratory  Job Type: Full-Time Overview Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) is looking to hire a full-time pre-doctoral research fellow (Senior Research Specialist). The positions entail close collaboration with Professor Saad Gulzar and Professor Tanushree Goyal on research projects related to the political economy of development (for example, cultural change, as well as environmental conservation, political participation, gender, bureaucracy etc.) Responsibilities The position involves a variety of tasks that provide excellent preparation for graduate school or work in a data science career. Work includes tasks such as conducting advanced econometric analysis and preparing results tables, managing large data sets, handling spatial data, applying machine learning algorithms, conducting computationally intensive statistical...

2023-16532 Department: Schl of Public & Int'l Affairs  Category: Research and Laboratory  Job Type: Full-Time Overview The School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University has an opening for a research specialist to assist the Director of the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance, Helen V. Milner, in conducting research on the political economy of international economic policy, globalization, development, and technological change. The Research Specialist will research various topics as assigned by faculty. They will locate and compile statistical data, edit data for accuracy and completeness, run statistical analyses, collect and review academic literatures, maintain faculty websites, proofread research, replicate statistical analyses, and perform other duties as assigned. The candidate should be well organized, flexible, attentive to detail, and able to respond to deadlines in a timely fashion. Knowledge about and interest...

The James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University is dedicated to the pursuit of scholarly excellence in the fields of constitutional law and political thought. Sponsored by Princeton's Department of Politics, the Program seeks to enrich the intellectual life of Princeton students and faculty by exploring American constitutional principles and structures through research and public discussion. The Program invites college and university professors and other professionals with established records of scholarship to apply for appointments as Visiting Fellows for the academic year running from September 1, 2023 to June 1, 2024.  One-semester appointments are possible but not preferred. Depending on the needs of the University, teaching opportunities may be available, subject to sufficient enrollment and approval of the Dean of the Faculty. All James Madison Program Visiting Fellows will spend an academic year (9-month term) in residence at...

The Research Program in Development Economics (RPDE) part of the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University seeks an experienced Professional Specialist/Program Manager who will provide research management for the faculty director, Seema Jayachandran, and other affiliated faculty. The center faculty conduct research in economics, with a strong policy focus. Current research interests of the group include health; education; gender inequality and gender-based violence; the environment; and how political and social institutions shape individual behavior.  Primary responsibilities include:  * Providing project management for field-based projects including drafting IRB protocols, drafting agreements with implementing     partners, and mentoring field staff. Drafting narrative reports and presentation to present to donors.  Support various field-based     projects and providing other assistance with research and...

The School of Public and International Affairs and the Department of Politics at Princeton University, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate or more senior researcher. They will work with Professor Saad Gulzar. Professor Gulzar conducts research employing field and natural experimental methods to understand the determinants and impacts of representative government on policy. Gulzar and his research collaborators bring new evidence to policy challenges that political parties, bureaucrats, and government agencies navigate.  The researcher will join Professor Saad Gulzar's team to collaborate on new and on-going projects related to political economy, development, and environment related topics, with some focus on South Asia. The principal job of the researcher will be to conduct rigorous quantitative analyses using advanced methods of causal inference, and to design and implement experimental studies with policy partners. The postdoctoral associate will be...

The James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University is dedicated to the pursuit of scholarly excellence in the fields of constitutional law and political thought. Sponsored by Princeton's Department of Politics, the Program seeks to enrich the intellectual life of Princeton students and faculty by exploring American constitutional principles and structures through research and public discussion.  The Program invites recent Ph.D. recipients to apply for appointments as Postdoctoral Research Associates or more senior researchers for the year from September 1, 2023 to September 1, 2024. Appointments will be through the Department of Politics.  All James Madison Program researchers are expected be in residence in Princeton or the local vicinity, or demonstrate to the program's satisfaction the ability to be on campus daily, and on short notice, to fulfill responsibilities relating to in-person participation, office hours, and the like....

Description The Department of Anthropology at New York University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in Medical Anthropology at the level of Assistant Professor. The appointment will begin September 1, 2023, subject to administrative and budgetary approval. We seek candidates whose research programs and intellectual trajectories explore multi-scalar questions related but not limited to health, illness, care, the body, biotechnologies, health systems and their reform through critical engagement with cultural, historical, political-economic, juridical, and ecological perspectives. The ideal candidate will have a developed interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary research agenda with analytic attention to race, gender, disability, and other forms of difference related to emergent debates in medical anthropology. Geographic and cultural foci are open. The diversity of our workforce is at the core of our innovation and creativity and strengthens our...

Description The Identity & Language Lab at the New York University is currently seeking a full-time Junior Laboratory Associate to begin in Fall 2023. The Junior Laboratory Associate will work closely with Dr. Ashwini Ashokkumar and her lab group to coordinate and conduct research studies. This position is ideal for highly motivated college graduates who are looking to strengthen their research skills before applying to graduate school in psychology, behavioral science, or related fields. The Identity & Language Lab will conduct research on questions related to identity processes, language, group dynamics, political psychology, and related topics, using a range of methods including behavioral experiments, natural language analysis, and social media studies. For more information about the lab’s research focus, please check out this page. Responsibilities include:  designing and running studies; preparing study materials cleaning...

Description NYU is committed to providing a campus community that reflects and enacts the values of inclusion, diversity, belonging, and equity that inform academic excellence. NYU’s Washington, DC Academic Center is seeking a local, part-time lecturer to teach an undergraduate course, “American Public Opinion & Pressure Groups.” The course will be under the sponsorship of the Department of Politics in the College of Arts and Science. The course is expected for Fall 2023 (late August to early December). The class meeting pattern for this 4 credit course will be discussed with qualified applicants during the interview process. In addition to the time required for course preparation, classroom instruction, and assessment, the instructor is required to hold a minimum of one set 60-minute office hour per instruction day, during which the instructor will be available to meet with students. The instructor must be prepared to deliver course content...

Description The NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia Post-Doctoral Fellowship program is designed to provide a transition to career independence for recent PhD recipients and to provide time to conduct post-PhD research.   Fellows will conduct independent research and writing and regularly attend Jordan Center events (in-person and virtual). Fellows may be given the opportunity to organize a symposium and to teach one course in the department of Russian and Slavic Studies in the Spring of 2024 (pending interest from both the candidate and the department). This position will not be overseen by a faculty supervisor.  Qualifications Required education: PhD granted in past five years in History, Comparative Literature, Slavic Literature, Anthropology, Political Science, Sociology, or any other discipline, with a focus on Russia and Russian studies Application Instructions...

Description The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs seeks a Staff Associate II (Officer of Research) to support research on domestic and/or international energy policy, geopolitics, technology, equality and justice, markets, development, oil and gas, natural gas, hydrogen, electricity, carbontech, nuclear, or other relevant areas (e.g., the energy transition to zero-carbon fuels, energy and public health). The incumbent will support CGEP’s Senior Staff Associates, Research Scholars and Senior Research Scholars by contributing to the research subject, assisting with interpretation of research, conducting literature reviews; analyzing and visualizing data.  The incumbent will contribute to outputs including peer-reviewed journal articles, research reports, issue briefs, and/or op-eds. They may participate at conferences, seminars and/or events. Under the direction of a Research Scholar, Senior Research...

Description The purpose of this position is to provide research and analytical support to the Center on Poverty and Social Policy and the Columbia Population Research Center. As the Poverty Tracker and Early Childhood Poverty Tracker studies have grown, there is an increased need to work with and analyze the data that has come in through the study. This new position will be responsible for producing reports and analyses using data from the Poverty Tracker and Early Childhood Poverty Tracker in order to meet the projects’ contract goals. Additionally, this position will support other data analysis projects associated with the Center on Poverty and Social policy on an as needed basis. Under the direction and supervision of two Senior Research Scientists, the incumbent will perform the following responsibilities : Data analysis and report writing using data collected through the Robin Hood surveys (55%) Supervise student employees assisting with...

The Princeton-Mellon Initiative in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities is seeking postdoctoral research associates or more senior applications and/or associate professional specialists or more senior professional specialists for the 2023-24 academic year. The Princeton-Mellon Initiative in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities is an interdisciplinary program supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation that combines the efforts of a diverse group of faculty, programs, and schools to develop a dynamic understanding of urban issues past, present, and future. Its theme, Cities on the Edge, encompass several interrelated concepts, including the juncture of built/natural environmental studies, center/periphery, hemispheric comparatives, migration, New Jersey urbanism, social justice, the humanities as a force of change, and the margin as a place of radical possibility. Additional information about the Princeton-Mellon's themes and program may be found at...

Description New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development invites applications for a  tenure-track Assistant Professor position  in the Applied Psychology Department. Description : Successful applicants will join a group of scholars - community, counseling, developmental, and social/political psychologists - to investigate how historical and structural inequities disproportionately a) affect wellbeing, mental and physical health, development, education, access to resources, and life opportunities for Black, Latinx, Indigenous, migrant and other marginalized communities; b) how they impact settings, organizations and institutions that serve diverse communities; c) how these, in turn, shape outcomes for youth, families, and communities; and how the narratives, ideologies and systems that maintain these disparities and inequities d) are resisted and challenged by marginalized communities; e) can be disrupted by...