Recruitement : Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Political Science
Recruitement : Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Political Science
- Recruitement
Recruitment / January 2025
Position available at Sciences Po / Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Political Science
Immigration & Democracy / Political Theory
In collaboration with the Department of Political Science at Sciences Po, The Centre for Political Research
at Sciences Po (CEVIPOF) is seeking an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Political Theory/Philosophy,
with a speciality in ‘Immigration and Democracy’. We are particularly interested in someone who can
address the theoretical issues raised by migration and its impact on contemporary democracies and, if
possible, whose theoretical work reflects an engagement with empirical literature and research in the field.
RESEARCH: The candidate will be affiliated with the CEVIPOF, a multidisciplinary research center of
Sciences Po, founded in 1960 and based in Paris, and a joint research unit of the French National Centre
for Scientific Research (CNRS). The successful candidate is expected to actively participate to its ‘political
theory’ wing, while being able to work in synergy with its other teams or researchers of CEVIPOF.
TEACHING: There will be a reduced teaching and administrative load for the first three years (per year: two
instead of three courses of 24 hours each; 40 instead of 56 hours of general service and other academic
duties). The candidate will teach courses in political science and/or political humanities at BA, Master and
PhD levels.
The application, in French or English, comprises the following: a cover letter (2 pages max.); a complete
CV with list of publications; two significant publications in PDF; a research statement (3000 words max.); a
synopsis of a potential course; (if available) teaching evaluations; a photocopy of the Doctoral Diploma
(political science or philosophy).
The dossier should be sent by email to recrutement.cevipof@sciencespo.fr no later than
August 23, 2024 (6:00 PM, Paris time).
Interviews of shortlisted candidates will be held in Paris, September 27, 2024.
For detailed information on the research and teaching activities associated with this position, on the
evaluation criteria or on the application documents, please refer to the detailed job description :
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