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Open Rank Professor of Political Science - Quantitative Methods for Social Science

Bloomington, IN โ€ข On-site

Full-time

Posted 12 days ago


Key responsibilities

  • Teach courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in political science and quantitative methods.

  • Maintain an active research agenda with the potential for publication in high-quality venues.

  • Participate actively in departmental activities related to social science and quantitative methods.


Job description

Posting Details
Position Details
Title
Open Rank Professor of Political Science - Quantitative Methods for Social Science
Appointment Status
Tenure
Department
IU Bloomington Political Science
Location
Bloomington
Position Summary
Quantitative Methods for Social Science (Open Rank)
The Department of Political Science at Indiana University, Bloomington invites applications for a full-time tenure track Open Rank position in the field of Quantitative Methods for Social Science, beginning August 1, 2027. Our goal is to hire the strongest candidate available who is doing interesting and important scholarship in this field and who can contribute to the Department's mission and campus's strengths in social sciences.
Candidates should have an active research agenda with strong promise of publication in leading venues, as well as excellent teaching credentials. We seek scholars whose work has the potential to make influential contributions to the discipline and who can contribute to methods training across the empirical subfields. We are interested in candidates who advance quantitative political science, whether by applying established methods creatively and rigorously to substantive questions or by developing new approaches to data analysis. We welcome applicants working across a variety of approaches, particularly computational and Bayesian, and with a range of data, including text, survey, and panel data. In addition to maintaining an ongoing research program, the successful candidate will be expected to teach courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and to participate actively in departmental activities.
Basic Qualifications
Candidates should demonstrate active research agendas with the promise for publication in high-quality venues and strong teaching credentials. In addition to maintaining an ongoing research program, this faculty member would be expected to teach courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and to participate actively in departmental activities.
Department Contact for Questions
Questions regarding the position or application process should be directed to Amanda Campbell, Department Manager, e-mail: accamp@iu.edu, Department of Political Science, 210 Woodburn Hall, 1100 E. Seventh Street, Indiana University-Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana, 47405-7110. Tel: 812-855-6308.
Additional Qualifications
Completed Ph.D. degree in Political Science by August 1, 2027.
Salary and Rank
Open Rank, Tenured/Tenure-Track
Special Instructions
All candidates should submit: (1) a cover letter describing research completed and planned; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3) a research statement; (4) two writing samples; (5) a teaching portfolio with a teaching statement and (if available) teaching evaluations; (6) an official transcript; and (7) three letters of recommendation.
Successful candidates will have completed their Ph.D. degree in Political Science by August 1, 2027.
All application materials should be submitted online to the attention of Professor Aurelian Craiutu, Department Chair, Department of Political Science at: https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/34175Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2026, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Before a conditional offer of employment with tenure is finalized, candidates will be asked to disclose any pending investigations or previous findings of sexual or professional misconduct. They will also be required to authorize an inquiry by Indiana University Bloomington with all current and former employers along these lines. The relevance of information disclosed or ascertained in the context of this process to a candidate's eligibility for hire will be evaluated by Indiana University Bloomington on a case-by-case basis. Applicants should be aware that Indiana University Bloomington takes the matters of sexual and professional misconduct very seriously.
For Best Consideration Date
10/01/2026
Expected Start Date
08/01/2027
Posting Number
IU-101652-2026