Open Rank Faculty Position in International Relations

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

Job summary

University of Southern California's Department of Political Science and International Relations in Los Angeles invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor or tenured associate/full professor position in International Relations.

Candidates should have a strong research program and solid methodological training, with responsibilities including advising graduate students and teaching graduate classes in the department's core methods sequence.

Qualifications

• Strong substantive research program in International Relations.
• Solid methodological training and ability to advise graduate students on methodological issues.

Responsibilities

• Teach graduate and undergraduate courses in International Relations and related fields.
• Advise graduate students and supervise the department's core methods sequence.
• Support undergraduate and graduate education and contribute to departmental teaching and mentorship.

Skills

IR research

Methodology training

Graduate supervision

Graduate teaching

Education

Ph.D. 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 International Relations.

We seek candidates with a strong substantive research program in any domain of International Relations 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.

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.