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Houston Political Science @houstonpolsci.bsky.social · 2h

Looking to hire a political science PhD? UH has some great candidates on the job market right now. Over the next few days we’ll be highlighting them.

Today’s candidate is Grace Cho, a political theorist who studies religion and secularization.

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Jason P. Casellas @jpcasellas.bsky.social · 14d

@houstonpolsci.bsky.social is hiring in Comparative Politics (open rank). Check out the link below for more details and to apply.
careers.uh.edu/jobs/assista...
#psjobs
#psjminfo

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor - Comparative Politics - Houston, Texas, United States

Department: Political Science Salary: Commensurate with experience Description: The Department of Political Science at the University of Houston invites applications for an Assistant, Associate, ...

careers.uh.edu

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APSA Law & Courts Section @lawcourtsapsa.bsky.social · 20d

🔎 Job Market Spotlight: Meet Lucia Lopez, Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Houston and licensed attorney. Her research explores access to justice, legitimacy of state legal institutions and social policy. Learn more: www.lucia-lopez.com

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Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 21d

A great reminder from @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social as the academic job market season begins: “You won’t be the right fit everywhere. That’s okay. You only need one place where your work resonates and where you can continue to grow.” #academicsky #polisky

Jae Yeon Kim @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social · 21d

It's academic job market season. I’ve written a reflection with some potentially helpful tips: jaeyk.github.io/essays/job_m...

What I Wish I Knew Before the Academic Job Market – Hello, I’m Jae.

jaeyk.github.io

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Jason P. Casellas @jpcasellas.bsky.social · 20d

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Jason P. Casellas @jpcasellas.bsky.social · 21d

@houstonpolsci.bsky.social is hiring in American Political Thought (open rank). Check out the link below for more details and to apply. #psjobs #poliscijobs careers.uh.edu/jobs/assista...

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor - American Political Thought - Houston, Texas, United States

Department: Political Science Salary: Commensurate with experience Description: The Department of Political Science at the University of Houston invites applications for an open rank position of ...

careers.uh.edu

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CSDP @csdp.bsky.social · Sep 5

CSDP Post-Doctoral Associate:
puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...
Princeton University's Center for the Study of Democratic Politics (CSDP) seeks post-doctoral associates for 12-month positions starting in August 2026.

puwebp.princeton.edu

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CSDP @csdp.bsky.social · Sep 5

CSDP Visiting Scholar:
www.princeton.edu/acad-positio...
Princeton University's Center for the Study of Democratic Politics (CSDP) seeks visiting scholars for the 2026-2027 academic year. Applications are welcome from political scientists and scholars in related social science disciplines.

puwebp.princeton.edu

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Jason P. Casellas @jpcasellas.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Jason P. Casellas @jpcasellas.bsky.social · Aug 29

#poliscijobs

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Jason P. Casellas @jpcasellas.bsky.social · Aug 25

We are hiring! @houstonpolsci.bsky.social is seeking applicants for endowed Aspire professorship in IR. See link for more details.

Professor - Aspire Institute for Global Engagement Endowed Professor - Houston, Texas, United States

Department: Political Science Salary: Commensurate with experience Description: The Department of Political Science at the University of Houston invites applications for tenured Professor for the...

careers.uh.edu

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · Aug 12

Today Strength In Numbers published an open-source estimate of candidate quality in U.S. House elections. We estimate a traditional WAR number using a predictive model with effects for legislators, and introduce a new metric, WARP, which captures probabilities: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/and-the-mo...

The U.S. House candidates who moved the needle in 2024

Announcing our new measure of candidate quality, the Wins Above Replacement Probability (WARP)

www.gelliottmorris.com

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 1

The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!

📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast 
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026 
📍 ICC Belfast 
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025

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APSA @apsa.bsky.social · Jul 7

Virtual Workshop: Keeping It Fresh: Teaching Multiple Sections of American Government

Join APSA's Committee on the Status of Community Colleges in the Profession for their professional development workshop series' fourth event. Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | 3:00 PM / 12:00 PM | Register Here This…

Virtual Workshop: Keeping It Fresh: Teaching Multiple Sections of American Government

Join APSA's Committee on the Status of Community Colleges in the Profession for their professional development workshop series' fourth event. Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | 3:00 PM / 12:00 PM | Register Here This virtual workshop provides specific advice and strategies for how to teach multiple sections of American government each semester, year after year. Panelists include community college faculty from California, New York, and Texas.

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Guy Grossman @guygrossman.bsky.social · May 24

On June 16 at noon (ET), I will hold a super informal Zoom workshop on "Navigating the Tenure Track System" for political science graduate students and postdocs about to start a tenure track position. #polisci

To register, pls fill the following form: shorturl.at/vVuQb

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Jason P. Casellas @jpcasellas.bsky.social · May 22

Congrats, Isaiah! Very proud of you.

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Jason P. Casellas @jpcasellas.bsky.social · May 19

Congratulations!

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eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · May 10

These young folks are building the most comprehensive state elections database I’ve seen since ballotpedia. Political scientists, go get it. statenavigate.org/south-caroli...

LIVE on
@StateNavigate
South Carolina:

1. Social media links for 2024 candidates
2. Campaign finance details for 2024 candidates, including donations received and expenditures made. Includes sortable tables by name, date, and amount!

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APSA @apsa.bsky.social · Apr 30

Last call to submit APSA committee nominations! 📢 Self-nominations are welcome! If you or your colleagues are looking for a meaningful way to contribute and expand your network, nominate yourself or others to serve on APSA committees now!

📧 Submit to: [email protected]
buff.ly/6DWfIb9

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Jason P. Casellas @jpcasellas.bsky.social · Apr 29

Congratulations!

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Jason P. Casellas @jpcasellas.bsky.social · Apr 24

Check out my new Element with Robert Alvarez on the election of Latino Republicans to Congress and State Legislatures. Free to download for two weeks at link below!

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · Apr 22

New Cambridge Element 'Shifting Allegiances: The Election of Latino Republicans to Congress and State Legislatures' by Robert D. Alvarez & @jpcasellas.bsky.social is free to read for 2 weeks -

cup.org/4lCOGrP

#cambridgeelements #politics

Front cover of Cambridge Element 'Shifting Allegiances: The Election of Latino Republicans to Congress and State Legislatures' by Robert D. Alvarez and Jason P. Casellas

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Jason P. Casellas @jpcasellas.bsky.social · Mar 17

Blue runner also sells dry beans in addition to the cans, but probably hard to get outside of LA or SE Texas.

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · Mar 17

Call for Proposals - 25th Anniversary of State Politics & Policy Quarterly

The SPPQ editors hope to publish a series of review essays dedicated to the impact of state politics research in political science.

Find out more - cup.org/4heWbli

#SPPQ25

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Politics, Groups and Identities @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social · Mar 7

📢 Achury et al. find that including Latinos in judicial panels boosts procedural legitimacy but not substantive legitimacy in immigration cases. Diversity improves views of the court’s fairness, regardless of the outcome.

🔗 Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The dimensions of judicial legitimacy: assessing the impact of Latino representation

What does the inclusion of Latinos in judicial panels signal to White citizens when the decision alters policy commonly associated with Latinos? Do these signals differ based on whether the decisio...

www.tandfonline.com

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