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
Winners will soon be announced for the Jack Miller Center’s 2024 Teaching Excellence Award. The award recognizes exceptional teaching in civic education at both the college and K-12 levels.
Schools of Civic Thought positions
Directorships, professorships, and other exciting opportunities at the emerging Schools of Civic Thought.
- Director of the Institute of American Constitutional Thought and Leadership at the University of Toledo – Priority review will be given to applications received by September 9, 2024
- Executive Director of the Center for Civics, Culture and Society at Miami University – Screening of applicants begins September 9, 2024
- Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in the Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville – Review of applications begins September 1, 2024 and will continue until all positions are filled
- Tenured Associate/Full Professor in the Hamilton Center at the University of Florida – Screening of applicants begins September 3, 2024
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the Hamilton Center at the University of Florida – Screening of applicants begins September 3, 2024
- 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 Constitutional Studies 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
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 Assistant Professor of Early American History at the University of South Carolina – Review of applications begins October 21, 2024
- Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities at Eastern University – Applications accepted until position is filled
- 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 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 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 Proposals: The Politics of Contemporary Television – Accepted on a rolling basis
- Call for Scholarly Contributions: Flag Day Monument – 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.
- 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
- Short-Term Visiting Research Fellowships at the American Institute for Economic Research – Applications accepted on a rolling basis
- Thomas Jay McCahill III Fellowship at the American Revolution Institute – Application deadline: October 31, 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
Other opportunities
Student opportunities, university administrative jobs, internships, and more.
- Catherine and Michael Zuckert Book Award – Nomination deadline: January 31, 2025
- Teaching and Leadership Positions at the Barney Charter School Initiative – Accepted on a rolling basis
- Paid Student Internships at the Bipartisan Policy Center – Applications accepted on a rolling basis
- National Endowment for the Humanities Peer Reviewers – Applications accepted on a rolling basis
- Director of the Center for Civics, Education, and Opportunity at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation – Applications accepted until position is filled