Job description
Location: Notre Dame, IN
Deadline: Sep 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description:The Department of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in Quantitative Political Science, beginning fall 2027. We seek a scholar with substantive expertise in American Politics, Comparative Politics, Political Economy, International Relations, or the intersection of these fields, who applies frontier methods of statistics and data science to substantive questions in their area of expertise. Strong candidates will have a research agenda that demonstrates innovative uses of quantitative methods – such as machine learning and AI, text-as-data, network analysis, causal inference, or large-scale data collection – to generate substantively important insights into core questions in political science, as opposed to a focus exclusively on methodological contributions. We are particularly interested in candidates whose teaching could complement or contribute to the graduate methods sequence in political science.
This position is part of the University’s Data, AI, and Computing (DAC) Initiative, a University-wide effort that “balances ground-breaking foundational advances in data, AI, and computing with transformative interdisciplinary applications targeting societal challenges,” and the successful candidate will hold an affiliation with the Initiative. Teaching obligations will include undergraduate offerings in the Data Science minor and supplemental major in the College of Arts & Letters.
Qualifications:
A PhD in political science or a related field is required (completed or expected by the time of appointment).
Applications received by September 15, 2026 will receive full consideration.
How to apply
To apply, visit https://facultyhandbook.nd.edu/?id=link-73597.
Equal Opportunity Employment Statement
The University of Notre Dame seeks to attract, develop, and retain the highest quality faculty, staff and administration. The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or age in employment. Moreover, Notre Dame prohibits discrimination against veterans or disabled qualified individuals, and complies with 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). We strongly encourage applications from candidates attracted to a university with a Catholic identity.
