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.
Learn more about JMC’s 2024 Teaching Excellence Award
The award recognizes exceptional teaching in civic education at both the college and K-12 levels. This year’s winners include Susan McWilliams Barndt, Jonathan White, Rudy Hernandez, and Jane Highley.
Schools of Civic Thought positions
Directorships, professorships, and other exciting opportunities at the emerging Schools of Civic Thought.
- Distinguished Visiting Professor at the School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin – Review of applications will begin on September 15
- Larry R. Faulkner Distinguished Professorship at the School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin – Review of applications will begin on September 15
- 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 – Review of applications will begin on September 15
- Tenure-track Assistant and Associate/ Full Tenured Professorships of Constitutional Studies at the School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin – Review of applications will begin on September 15
- Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University – The application deadline is October 24, 2024
- Assistant Directors of the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at The Ohio State University – Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled
- Director of the Institute of American Constitutional Thought and Leadership at the University of Toledo – Review of applications will continue until the position is filled
- Executive Director of the Center for Civics, Culture and Society at Miami University – Screening of applicants will continue until the position is filled
- Salmon P. Chase Center Project Manager for Civics, Culture, and Society at The Ohio State University – 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
- 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 Professor in the Hamilton Center at the University of Florida – Screening of applicants will continue until the positions are 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
- Tenured Associate/Full Professor in the Hamilton Center at the University of Florida – Screening of applicants will continue until the positions are filled
Other academic positions
Professorships, both tenure and non-tenure track, as well as deanships, university presidencies, and more.
- Director of Civic Engagement at Black Hills State University – Review of applications begins August 16, 2024
- President of Berry College – Review of applications will begin in September 2024
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs – For priority consideration, apply by September 3, 2024
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor for History of Wyoming and the American West at the University of Wyoming – Application deadine: September 10, 2024
- Assistant/Associate/Full Professors of American Politics at Yale University – Review of applications begins September 15, 2024.
- Visiting Assistant Professor of U.S. History at Texas Tech University – Review of applications begins September 15, 2024
- Tenure-Track Professor of American Politics at Harvard University – Review of applications begins September 16, 2024
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of American Politics at Missouri State University – Review of applications begins October 1, 2024
- Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy in the Benson Center at the University of Colorado-Boulder – Full consideration will be given to applications received by October 2, 2024
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of American Politics at at the City College of New York-City University of New York – Review of applications begins October 5, 2024
- Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of American Politics at the Kinder Institute at the University of Missouri – Review of applications begins October 15, 2024
- Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Missouri History at the Kinder Institute at the University of Missouri – Review of applications begins October 15, 2024
- Tenure-Track/Tenured Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Political Philosophy at Florida State University – Review of applications begins October 15, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Early American History at the University of South Carolina – Review of applications begins October 21, 2024
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Elon College – For full consideration, apply by October 25, 2024
- Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor of Early American History at Baylor University – The application deadline for initial materials is November 1, 2024
- Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor of History-Social Sciences Education at Illinois State University – The application deadline is November 1, 2024
- Professor of American Politics at Patrick Henry College – Applications accepted until position is filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Early American History at Florida State University – Applications accepted until position is filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Government at Regent University – Applications accepted until the position is filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Political Science at Angelo State University – 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
- Visiting Assistant Professor of American Government at Ursinus College – 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 America in the World Consortium: 2025 Young Scholars Conference – “Navigating Escalation: America’s Strategic Role in Key Global Regions” – The submission deadline is December 2, 2024
- 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.
- Harwood Visiting Research Fellowships at the American Institute for Economic Research – Reviewed quarterly: January 15, April 1, July 1, and September 1
- Thomas Jay McCahill III Fellowship at the American Revolution Institute – Application deadline: October 31, 2024
- America in the World Consortium 2025-26 Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships – Application deadline December 1, 2024
- Postdoctoral Research Associate at the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University – Priority review begins on December 6, 2024
- Visiting Fellowship at the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University – Priority review begins on December 6, 2024
- 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
- 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
- Director of the Center for Civics, Education, and Opportunity at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation – Applications accepted until position is filled
- 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