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Assistant Professor in American Politics and Computational Social Science

The Department of Political Science at the University of Iowa invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor with a focus in American Politics and Computational Social Science (e.g. Machine learning, text/audio/video as data, networks, big data). The Department welcomes applications from candidates in any subfield in American politics who are doing research using computational social science approaches. Candidates must be able to teach courses in American politics as well as introductory and advanced graduate quantitative methods courses, including computational social science courses. Candidates should clearly describe their research and teaching interests in their letter of application and include a CV, research statement, teaching statement, writing sample, teaching evaluations, and letters of recommendation.

The position will begin on August 21, 2024, and the appointment requires a Ph.D. in Political Science or Government by start date. The review of applicants will begin September 12, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled.

For information on how to apply, please visit http://jobs.uiowa.edu/ and reference Requisition #74875. Electronic attachments to the online application include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, research statement, teaching statement, writing sample, teaching evaluations and information for 3 letters of reference. Question can be directed to polisci@uiowa.edu.

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preferences.