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.
JMC Opportunities
Academic Positions
Professorships, both tenure and non-tenure track, as well as directorships, deanships, university presidencies, and more.
- Open Rank Faculty Positions in Intellectual Foundations at the University of Austin – For full consideration, apply by February 12, 2025
- Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of American Political Thought in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin – Review of applications began March 15, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled
- Visiting Assistant Professor/Instructor in the Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at Miami University – Review of applications begins May 27, 2025
- Assistant/Associate/Full Professors of American Politics at Yale University – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Assistant Professor of American History, University of Northwestern–St. Paul – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Study of Core Texts and Ideas at the University of Texas at Austin – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Assistant Professor (Open Specialization) at Wyoming Catholic College – Review of applications will continue 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
- 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/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 of American Civics and Civilization at Kentucky Wesleyan College – 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/Tenured Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in the Institute of American Constitutional Thought & Leadership at the University of Toledo – Applications will be acepted until the positions are filled
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at Baylor University – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at Sweet Briar College – Review of applications will continue until the position is filled
Calls for proposals
Apply for conference opportunities, paper workshops, academic writing opportunities, and more.
- Call for Proposals: 2025 Shawnee Trail Regional Conference – The submission deadline is July 15, 2025
- Call for Applications: School of Civic Leadership Conference on “Teaching for the Twentieth Century: Communism and Dissent” – Applications will be accepted through August 1, 2025
- Call for Papers: Salmon P. Chase Center Conference on Civic Thought, Education, and Leadership – For full consideration, submit proposals by August 1, 2025
- Call for Proposals: The Modern Midwest, 1989-2025 – Proposals due by October 1, 2025
- 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.
- Tikvah Academic Fellowship – Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis, with a final deadline of August 8, 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
- Royal Historical Society Fellowships – 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
- Postdoctoral Fellow or Research Associate in the Center for Civics, Education, and Society at Miami University – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
Other opportunities
Book prizes, student opportunities, university administrative jobs, internships, and more.
- U.S. Department of Education Grants for American History and Civics Seminars – Applicants are encouraged to submit an Intent to Apply by July 2, 2025
- 2025 Jack Miller Center Teaching Excellence Award, Higher Education – The application deadline is August 10, 2025
- 2025 Jack Miller Center Teaching Excellence Award, K-12 – The application deadline is August 10, 2025
- The Ciceronian Society’s Herbert J. Storing Book Prize – Nominations due September 1, 2025
- Associate Dean of Finance & Operations at the School of Civic Life and Leadership, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- Head of Upper School, Great Hearts Harveston – Baton Rouge, LA – Applications will be accepted until the position is filled
- 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