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Part I: You’ve Decided to Go on the Job Market. What Might Your Next Year Look Like?

August 19, 2019 Comments Off

Kelsey Shoub is an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina in Columbia and a former Post Doctoral Research Associate with the Center for Effective Lawmaking at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses […]

What’s It Like to Work at the US Census Bureau? Dr. García Trejo Talks About Her Experience

June 13, 2019 Comments Off

Yazmin A. García Trejo, PhD, is a social science researcher at the US Census Bureau (Center for Behavioral Science Methods). Dr. García Trejo earned her PhD at the University of Connecticut, with specializations in comparative […]

Anca Pusca Talks About Transitioning from a Tenured Academic Position to Her Role as Executive Editor at Palgrave Macmillan

May 14, 2019 Comments Off

Anca Pusca is Executive Editor at Palgrave Macmillan, an imprint of Springer Nature, commissioning books in International Relations and Security Studies. She has a PhD in International Relations from American University – School of International […]

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Brookings Fellow Molly Reynolds Shares Thoughts on Working Beyond the Academy

January 17, 2019 Comments Off

Brookings Fellow Molly Reynolds Shares Thoughts on Working Beyond the Academy Molly Reynolds is a senior fellow in Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution. She studies Congress, with an emphasis on how congressional rules and […]

Guest Post by Hannah Alarian on Navigating the Post-Doc Job Market

October 18, 2018 Comments Off

This past September, I participated on an Ask Me Anything (AMA) roundtable about post-doctoral positions as part of the APSA Career Fair. In an effort to continue and expand upon these conversations, I compiled a […]

Political Scientist Robert Griffin Shares Thoughts on Pursuing a Non-Academic Career

June 29, 2017 Comments Off

Robert Griffin serves as the Director of Quantitative Analysis at the Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank in Washington, DC. He has taught courses on research methodology, statistics, public opinion, and political advocacy […]

Career Path Profile: Jessica C. Gerrity

May 16, 2017 Comments Off

Political scientists pursue wide-ranging and diverse career paths. This interview series, developed by the APSA Professional Development Program, highlights the many different ways political scientists carry their skills and expertise into the workforce. For more […]

Career Path Profile: Derek Barker

April 3, 2017 Comments Off