Kathleen Cunningham is the current graduate placement director and offers information sessions each semester on academic placement, as well as individual appointments for students planning to go on the job market.
Students can access Political Science job listing through APSA's job list.
Preparation for apply to jobs includes:
1. Notifying your Ph.D advisor and other letter writers (typically by June or July the year you go on the market)
2. Compiling you C.V.
3. Writing a cover letter
4. Writing a reserach statement & compiling teaching materials (syllabi and course evaluations)
5. Writing a teaching statement
*Contact Kathleen Cunningham for sample statement and letters. kgcunnin (at) umd.edu
Advice
How to land a job at a small college
Guide to careers in conflict resolution
Compiled by others:
from Chris Blattman
from Jennifer Segal (focused on interview process)
from Mario Guerrero
