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 Texas History at Midwestern State University – Review of applications began January 21, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled
- Director of the Center for Civic Education at the University of Northern Iowa – For full consideration, apply by January 29, 2025
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of History at Ashland University – Review of applications begins February 1, 2025
- Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Teaching at the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at The Ohio State University – The application deadline is February 9, 2025
- Associate Director of the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at The Ohio State University – The application deadline is February 9, 2025
- Lecturer/Senior Lecturer at the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at The Ohio State University – The application deadline is February 9, 2025
- Tenured Associate/Full Professor at the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at The Ohio State University – The application deadline is February 9, 2025
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor at the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at The Ohio State University – The application deadline is February 9, 2025
- Open Rank Faculty Positions in Intellectual Foundations at the University of Austin – For full consideration, apply by February 12, 2025
- Assistant/Associate/Full Professors of American Politics at Yale University – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Missouri History at the Kinder Institute at the University of Missouri – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Assistant Director for Academic Advising at the School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Assistant Director for Recruiting and Civic Education at the School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Assistant Professor of History at Florida Gulf Coast University – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Director of the Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at Cleveland State University – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Distinguished Visiting Professor at the School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Instructional Assistant Professor in the Honors College at the University of Houston – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Larry R. Faulkner Distinguished Professorship at the School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Professor of American Politics at Patrick Henry College – Applications accepted until position is filled
- Senior Administrative Associate for Academic Programs at the School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Teaching Assistant Professor in the School of Civic Life and Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Applications are still being considered and will be accepted until the position is filled
- Tenured Associate/Full Professor in the Hamilton Center at the University of Florida – Screening of applicants will continue until the positions are filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant and Associate/Full Tenured Professorships of Constitutional Studies at the School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin – Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant and Associate/Full Tenured Professorships of History of Philosophy, History of Political Thought, and Intellectual History at the School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin – Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor of Great Books at the Honors College at Belmont Abbey College – Review of applications will continue until the position is filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in the Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville – Review of applications will continue until all positions are filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor of History-Social Sciences Education at Illinois State University – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of American History, American Revolution, and Early Republic at Missouri State University – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of American Politics at Missouri State University – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Early American History at the University of South Carolina – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Government at Regent University – Applications accepted until the position is filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the Hamilton Center at the University of Florida – Screening of applicants will continue until the positions are filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of History Education at Kennesaw State University – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Stout – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Political Science at South Dakota State University – Applications accepted until the position is filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant/Tenured Associate Professor in the School of Civic Life and Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Applications are still being considered and will be accepted until the positions are filled
- Tenure-Track/Tenured Open Rank Wick Cary Professorship in Constitutional Studies at the University of Oklahoma – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
Calls for proposals
Apply for conference opportunities, paper workshops, academic writing opportunities, and more.
- Call for Papers at Principia: A Journal of Classical Education – Accepted on a rolling basis
- Call for Papers at Starting Points Journal – Accepted on a rolling basis
- Call for Proposals: Ideas and Practices, 1300-1850 – Accepted on a rolling basis
- Call for Submissions at Providence Magazine – Accepted on a rolling basis
Fellowship opportunities
Sabbatical fellowships, postdoctoral fellowships, research fellowships, and more.
- Kinder Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship in Political Science at the University of Missouri – Review of applications began January 24, 2025
- Post Doctoral Scholar at the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at The Ohio State University – Application deadline: February 7, 2025
- Moynihan Center Postdoctoral Fellowship at the City College of New York – Application deadline: February 10, 2025
- Moynihan Center Public Scholars Fellowship at the City College of New York – Application deadline: February 10, 2025
- School of Civic Leadership Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Texas at Austin – For full consideration, apply by February 24, 2025
- Variety of 2025-26 Research Fellowships at the Massachusetts Historical Society – Deadlines are throughout Winter 2025 – click on the link to learn more
- Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in History and Cultures of U.S. Democracy and Civic Knowledge at the University of Montana – Review of applications begins March 2, 2025
- Benson Center Sabbatical Fellowships at the University of Colorado-Boulder – Position will remain open until filled but is set to close by May 31, 2025
- 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 – Application deadline: Applications reviewed throughout year for upcoming terms
- Graduate Fellowships at the American Institute for Economic Research – Accepted on a rolling basis year-round
- Short-Term Visiting Research Fellowships at the American Institute for Economic Research – Applications accepted on a rolling basis
Other opportunities
Student opportunities, university administrative jobs, internships, and more.
- Catherine and Michael Zuckert Book Award – Nomination deadline: January 31, 2025
- Paid Student Internships at The Vandenberg Coalition – The application deadline is February 28, 2025
- Master of Arts Program in Constitutional Government, Civics & Law at Utah Valley University – The application deadline is March 15, 2025
- 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