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.
- Visiting Assistant Professor/Instructor in the Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at Miami University – Application deadline: April 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 and Core Fellow at the University of St. Thomas – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Associate/Full Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame – 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 Discipline at Columbia University – Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled
- Lecturer/Teaching Assistant Professor in the Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville –Applications will be accepted 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
- Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Government in the School of Public Affairs at American University – Applications will be accepted until the position is 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
- Rosen Family Professor of the Practice at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy — Listing will be posted until June 28, 2026.
- 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
- Senior Historian at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation – Applications will be accepted until the position is 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 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 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 Faculty Positions in the Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at Cleveland State University – Applications will be accepted until the position is 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 of American Political Thought at Washington and Lee University – 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
- Visiting Lecturer of Political Science at Coastal Carolina University – Applications will be accepted until the position is 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.
- Postdoctoral Fellowship in History in the Kinder Institute at the University of Missouri – Review of applications begins March 23, 2026
- Postdoctoral Fellowship in History or Political Science/Theory in the Kinder Institute and Honors College at the University of Missouri – Review of applications begins March 23, 2026
- Postdoctoral Fellowship in Political Science in the Kinder Institute at the University of Missouri – Review of applications begins March 23, 2026
- 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 Associate in the Center for Civics, Culture, and Workforce Development at Wright State University – Applications will be accepted until the 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.
- 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, “The Era of Rivalry: American Power and the Contemporary World Order” – 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
- Vice President of Academics at Great Hearts – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Vice President of Development at Great Hearts – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled