Academic Job Opportunities
A listing of academic jobs, postdoctoral fellowships, and other opportunities for career development in academia.
The Jack Miller Center supports the professional development of our fellows and other members of our academic network. This section provides current academic opportunities for both young scholars beginning their academic careers and established professors.
Academic Positions
Professorships, both tenure and non-tenure track, as well as directorships, deanships, university presidencies, and more.
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Political Science at Sam Houston State University – Review of applications begins September 1, 2026
- Tenure-Track Open Rank Professor in the Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville – Review of applications begins September 1, 2026
- Tyler Haynes Professor of Leadership Studies in the Jepson School at the University of Richmond – Review of applications begins September 4, 2026
- Tenure-Track Open Rank Professorships in History at Hillsdale College – Application deadline: September 14, 2026
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Political Science – Application deadline: September 15, 2026
- Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy in the Benson Center at the University of Colorado Boulder – For full consideration, apply by September 15, 2026
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame – Application deadline: October 1, 2026
- Tenure-Track Open Rank Professor of Classical Liberal Thought and Assistant Director of the Tocqueville Center at Furman University – Review of applications begins October 2, 2026
- Associate/Full Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame – Review of applications will continue until the position is filled
- Liberty Lab Director in the Institute for Governance and Civics at Florida State University – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Open Rank Professor of History at the University of Austin – Review of applications will continue until all positions are filled
- Sanders Chair in Law and Liberty and Director of the Institute for the American Constitutional Heritage at the University of Oklahoma – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Tenured Professor in Political Theory at Harvard University – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Political Science at Towson University – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Tenure-Track/Tenured Humanities Faculty in the Center for Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin – Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled
- Tenure-Track/Tenured Open Rank Faculty Positions in American History in the School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin – Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled
Calls for proposals
Apply for conference opportunities, paper workshops, academic writing opportunities, and more.
Fellowship opportunities
Sabbatical fellowships, postdoctoral fellowships, research fellowships, and more.
- 2026-27 Tikvah Academic Fellowship – Application deadline: September 1, 2026
- Graduate Fellowships at the American Institute for Economic Research – Accepted on a rolling basis year-round
- Harwood Visiting Research Fellowships at the American Institute for Economic Research – Reviewed quarterly: January 15, April 1, July 1, and September 1
- John Jay Fellows Program for Young College Graduates – Applications reviewed throughout year for upcoming terms
- Postdoctoral Fellowship in History in the Kinder Institute at the University of Missouri – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Postdoctoral Fellowship in Political Science in the Kinder Institute at the University of Missouri – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Royal Historical Society Fellowships – Applications accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year and reviewed periodically
- Short-Term Visiting Research Fellowships at the American Institute for Economic Research – Applications accepted on a rolling basis
- Visiting Researcher in the Benson Center at the University of Colorado Boulder – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
Other opportunities
Book prizes, student opportunities, university administrative jobs, internships, and more.
- Call for Faculty Grant Proposals: “The Nature of Liberal Civic Virtue,” at the Institute for Humane Studies – Application deadline: August 31, 2026
- Call for Nominations: 2027 Catherine and Michael Zuckert Book Award – Nomination deadline: January 22, 2027
- National Endowment for the Humanities Peer Reviewers – Applications accepted on a rolling basis
- Paid Student Internships at the Bipartisan Policy Center – Applications accepted on a rolling basis