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/Tenured Open Rank Faculty Positions in the Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at Cleveland State University – Applications submitted by March 1, 2026 will receive full consideration
- Tenure-Track Open Rank Position in American Politics in the School of Civic Life and Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Application deadline: March 2, 2026
- Lecturer/Teaching Assistant Professor in the Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville – Review of applications begins March 15, 2026
- Assistant Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Northwood University – Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
- Assistant Professor of Political Theory and Assistant Director of the LeFrak Forum at Michigan State University – Review of applications will continue until the position is filled
- Assistant Professor of Politics at Ave Maria University – Review of applications will continue until the position is filled
- Assistant Professor of Politics and Core Fellow at the University of St. Thomas – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Associate/Full Professor of American Political Thought, American History and Institutions, and Constitutionalism in the Institute of American Constitutional Thought & Leadership at the University of Toledo – Review of applications will continue until all positions are filled
- Associate/Full Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame – Review of applications will continue until the position is filled
- Civic Education Program Director at the University of West Florida – Review of applications will continue until the position is filled
- Harvey C. Mansfield Chair in Political Philosophy at the University of Austin – Review of applications will continue until the position is filled
- Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished Professor in Political Economy, Law & Democracy in the Program on Constitutionalism and Democracy at the University of Virginia – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Lecturer in Philosophy and Core Classes at Oglethorpe University – Review of applications will continue until the position is filled
- Melville Foundation Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished University Professor in the Program on Constitutionalism and Democracy at the University of Virginia – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Open-Rank Professor of American Political Thought in the Thomas Jefferson Center at the University of Texas at Austin – Review of applications will continue until the position is filled
- Open-Rank Professor of American Political Thought at the University of Houston – Review of applications will continue 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
- Research Faculty of Constitutional Liberty in the Institute for Governance and Civics at Florida State University – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Research Faculty of Economic Liberty in the Institute for Governance and Civics at Florida State University – Applications will be accepted until the position is 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 Associate/Full Professorships in History of Philosophy, History of Political Thought, Intellectual History, and Humanities in the School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin – Review of applications will continue until all positions are filled
- Tenured Associate/Full Professor of U.S. Constitutional Studies (Law, History, and Government) in the School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin – Review of applications will continue until all positions are filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of American Political Thought, American History and Institutions, and Constitutionalism in the Institute of American Constitutional Thought & Leadership at the University of Toledo – Review of applications will continue until all positions are filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville – Screening of applicants will continue until all positions are filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Politics and Public Service at Holy Cross College – Review of applications will continue until the position is filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professorships in History of Philosophy, History of Political Thought, Intellectual History, and Humanities in the School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin – Review of applications will continue until all positions are filled
- Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of U.S. Constitutional Studies (Law, History, and Government) in the School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin – Review of applications will continue until all 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
- Tenure-Track/Tenured Open Rank Professor in the Humanities in the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin – Review of applications will continue until the position is filled
- Tenure-Track/Tenured Open Rank Professor in the Social Sciences & Public Policy in the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin – Review of applications will continue until the position is filled
- Visiting Assistant Professor in the Center for American Civic Leadership and Public Discourse at the University of South Carolina – 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, Academy of Philosophy & Letters Conference: “The Roots of Ordered Liberty: America at 250” – Application deadline: March 1, 2026
- Call for Papers at Principia: A Journal of Classical Education – 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.
- Edmund Burke Fellowship at the Academy of Philosophy & Letters – Applications accepted on a rolling basis
- 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 Research Associate in the James Madison Program at Princeton University – Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled
- Postdoctoral Scholar in the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at The Ohio State University – Applications will be accepted until all positions are 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
Other opportunities
Book prizes, student opportunities, university administrative jobs, internships, and more.
- 2026 Roots of American Order Faculty Seminar at Pepperdine’s School of Public Policy – Application deadline: February 28, 2026
- Call for Nominations: 2026 Undergraduate Fellowship at Hudson Institute Political Studies – Application deadline: March 2, 2026
- Education Research Coordinator in the Institute for Governance and Civics at Florida State University – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Grants Administrator in the Institute for Governance and Civics at Florida State University – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Hudson Institute Political Studies Policy Certificate Program for Young Policy Professionals and Graduate Students, “Citizen and State: Tocqueville, Liberty, and Public Life” – Nominations/applications will be accepted on a rolling basis
- National Endowment for the Humanities “Celebrate America!” Grants – Applications accepted on a rolling basis
- 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
- Program Manager for the Lincoln Scholars Program and CIVICS Summer Institute Program at American University – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled