Professional Development Panels

The study of political science is increasingly international, with scholars and students crossing the globe for work, research, and doctoral studies. This roundtable will discuss international issues, including funding for international research, the job market in the US and abroad, and networking in a global profession.

Roundtable featuring Minority Student Recruitment Program (MSRP) department chairs, status committee chairs, and others, sharing best practices and strategies for effective recruitment and hiring of faculty.

A roundtable of speakers with extensive experience in blogging and Tweeting will discuss the ins and outs of developing a presence online and how social media fits into their professional development.

Join the Journal of Political Science Education’s new team of editors as they discuss some of the best articles ever published in JPSE and the scholars who wrote them.

Panelists will include editors of political science journals and books, who will discuss some of the basics of academic publishing, including how to prepare journal submissions and book proposals, navigating peer review, manuscript preparation, publishing timelines, and general tips.

Using the 90-min café format, this mentor training and working session will have cluster breakouts for mentors and mentees.

How to get published in the Journal of Political Science Education.

The subject of this year’s workshop will be diversity and inclusion in departments.

This teaching café will focus on how to navigate difficult discussions on campuses and in the classroom. Subjects for discussion will include: teaching in election seasons; concerns for non-tenured faculty; providing classroom space for diverse views; responsibilities of civic education; techniques for addressing tense exchanges.

Political science should be the lead discipline in promoting high quality civic engagement education across the curriculum at all levels of education. Participants in this roundtable will consider the national need to make civic engagement education interdisciplinary and discuss the new APSA text, Teaching Civic Engagement Across the Disciplines.

This roundtable addresses career opportunities outside the academy. Topics include: strategies for identifying career opportunities, how to develop skills and materials for a non-academic job search, and tips for transitioning out of the academy.  Panelists represent research organizations, think tanks, the federal government, and non-profit organizations.

Panelists from various funding organizations and agencies, both public and private, will discuss where to look for research funding, how to write successful grant proposals, and opportunities for scholars at every career stage.

This session addresses strategies for success at all stages in an academic job search. Topics include: when to go on the market and what to expect; tips for job talks; how to write effective application materials; and differences in applying to liberal arts colleges versus research universities.