Open Rank Faculty Position in Comparative Politics

University of Southern California; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor or tenured associate or full professor position in Comparative Politics.

We seek scholars with a strong research program in Comparative Politics, solid methodological training, and a record of mentoring graduate students and teaching graduate methods, with a commitment to undergraduate and graduate education.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. required by the appointment date.
• Strong substantive research in Comparative Politics.
• Strong methodological training; advise graduate students on methodology and teach grad methods.
• Commitment to undergraduate and graduate education.

Responsibilities

• Advise graduate students on methodological issues and teach graduate methods.
• Conduct research in Comparative Politics and contribute to the department.
• Develop and teach courses in the department’s core methods sequence.
• Contribute to undergraduate education and department service.

Skills

Comparative politics

Research methodology

Graduate mentoring

Graduate teaching

Education

Ph.D. required by appointment date

Job description

The Department of Political Science and International Relations (POIR) in the Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, California invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor or tenured associate professor or full professor position in Comparative Politics.

We seek candidates with a strong substantive research program in any domain of Comparative Politics, whose work advances theoretical and empirical research on important questions in their subfield.Candidates are expected to have strong methodological training, and their methodological skills, ability to advise graduate students on methodological issues and teach graduate classes in the Department’s core methods sequence will be a consideration. A strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate education is also expected.

The candidate must have completed a Ph.D. by the appointment date. Review of applications will start November 8, 2026 and will continue until the positions are filled.

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The annual base salary range for this position is $110,295 - $290,220. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.