Postdoctoral Researcher or Visiting PhD Student Academic Unit

Position description

The Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy at the University of Notre Dame is seeking two postdoctoral researchers or visiting PhD students as part of the university’s Democracy Initiative for the academic year 2024-2025. Individuals selected for a postdoctoral position will have the option of renewing their appointment for a second year, conditional on satisfactory performance. A successful postdoctoral candidate will have a Ph.D. in Political Science or a closely related field conferred by June 30th, 2024. A successful visiting PhD student candidate will have a well-developed research agenda and will have completed their dissertation prospectus defense by June 30th, 2024. 

Expertise is required in one of the following categories: 

Legislative institutions, representation, and/or data science or within the fields of American or Comparative Politics; or 

Democratic attitudes, political psychology, and/or data science within the field of American Politics. 

Review of applications will begin on April 15th. This position is located in South Bend, Indiana. Reasonable moving expenses will be covered. 

In addition to carrying out independent research, this position will assist in the administration, analysis, and dissemination of the Notre Dame Health of Democracy Survey. The individual selected for this position will be affiliated with either the Representation and Politics in Legislatures Lab under the direction of Professors Jeff Harden and Rachel Porter or the Politics, Organizations, and Psychology Research Lab under the direction of Professors Matthew Hall and Brittany Solomon. The individuals in these positions can expect to devote approximately 50% of their time to activities related to research assistantship and collaboration with their research lab, 10% of their time to helping administer the Health of Democracy Survey as well as writing public-facing analyses using survey data, and 40% of their time to independent research. The individuals selected for these positions will have the opportunity to attend and present at the Rooney Center Seminar Series, will have dedicated office space in the Political Science Department, and will be part of a cohort of four visiting researchers. In addition, the position includes $5,000 per year in research funds. 

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