Assistant Professor-Tenure System

Position SummaryThe Department of Political Science at Michigan State University is seeking to hire a 9-month academic year, tenure system professor at the rank of Assistant Professor, with experience in applying data analytics to political science questions. MSU actively promotes a dynamic research and learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry. We are particularly interested in candidates who employ innovative computational technologies and large-scale data to expand knowledge about the political world. Skills in Bayesian methodologies, temporal or geospatial prediction, network analysis, text analytics, statistical learning, or causal inference are highly valued. The specific subfield for this position is flexible; however, candidates with a history of receiving research funding, or those who have plans to apply for funding, will be highly favored. The candidate would be expected to teach political and computational methods courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.Successful candidates will have a promising research agenda and strong analytical and empirical skills, a strategy for external funding, as well as aspire to the highest standards of scholarship, professional activity, and commitment to graduate and undergraduate education.Please contact Shahryar Minhas ([email protected]), chair of the search committee, with any questions.Equal Employment Opportunity StatementAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.Required DegreeDoctorateMinimum RequirementsCandidates must have completed a PhD by the date of hire.Desired QualificationsA successful candidate will be expected to have a promising research agenda and strong analytical and empirical skills, a strategy for external funding, as well as aspire to the highest standards of scholarship, professional activity, and commitment to graduate and undergraduate education.Required Application MaterialsApplicants must submit a CV, cover letter, research statement, teaching statement, two samples of written work, and a diversity and inclusion statement (a statement addressing how past/and or potential contributions to diversity and inclusion will advance MSU's commitment to inclusive excellence). Applicants must complete contact information for three references.Review of Applications Begins On09/15/2023Websitepolisci.msu.eduDepartment StatementMSU is located in East Lansing, MI, with easy access to the state capital, Lake Michigan, great school districts, and two large metropolitan areas (Grand Rapids, Detroit). The University is pro-active in exploring opportunities for employment for dual career couples, both inside and outside the University. Information about MSU's dual career support can be found at http://miwin.msu.edu/.MSU StatementMichigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.