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School: Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Department/Area: Government Department

Position Description

The Department of Government seeks to appoint a tenure-track professor in Government. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2027. The tenure-track professor will be responsible for teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The search is open with respect to subfield, with particular interests in American Politics and International Relations, as well as scholars who can advance research and pedagogy in quantitative methods or formal theory.

In Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, tenure-track positions are untenured.

Basic Qualifications

Doctorate or terminal degree in Political Science, Government or related discipline required by the time the appointment begins.

Additional Qualifications

Demonstrated strong commitment to teaching and advising is desired.

Special Instructions

Please submit the following materials through the ARIeS portal (https://academicpositions.harvard.edu). Applications must be submitted no later than September 20, 2026.

1. Cover letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Teaching/advising statement (describing the candidate's teaching philosophy and practices as well as their approach to creating a learning environment in which students are encouraged to ask questions and share their ideas)
4. Research statement
5. Service statement describing efforts to strengthen academic communities, e.g., the candidate's department, institution, and/or professional societies
6. Names and contact information of 3-5 referees, who will be asked by a system-generated email to upload a letter of recommendation once the candidate's application has been submitted. Three letters of recommendation are required, and the application is considered complete only when at least three letters have been received. At least one letter must come from someone who has not served as the candidate's undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral advisor.
7. Publications or copies of creative works, if applicable.

If visa sponsorship is needed, Harvard retains the discretion to determine which visa status is appropriate and whether a visa sponsorship application will ultimately be submitted, including payment of any applicable fees.

Contact Information

Joshua Kertzer, Search Committee, Department of Government

Contact Email: jkertzer@fas.harvard.edu

Salary Range

$100,000 - $145,000

Minimum Number of References Required: 3

Maximum Number of References Allowed: 5

Keywords

assistant, associate, faculty, instructor, tenure track

Boston, Cambridge, Massachusetts, MA, Northeast, New England

Open field, American politics, International Relations, Quantitative Methods, Formal Theory