Assistant Professor in Political Science

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Salary is no less than £68,087 per annum and the salary scale can be found on the LSE website 

We are recruiting for a new career-track Assistant Professor in Political Science. We welcome candidates with strong research and teaching interests in empirical political science, and the potential to establish an international reputation in the field.

Candidates should have excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to contribute to undergraduate teaching in political science as well as to our MSc in Political Science, which offers specialist streams in Conflict Studies and Comparative Politics, Global Politics, Political Economy, and Political Behaviour

Candidates must have an emerging record of research excellence in empirical political science, evidenced by publications (published or forthcoming) in leading generalist political science journals.

The successful candidate should have a PhD in political science or a closely related discipline by the start date.

The post will commence in September 2026.

The other criteria that will be used when shortlisting for this post can be found on the person specification, which is attached to this vacancy on the LSE’s online recruitment system.

In addition to a competitive salary the benefits that come with this job include an occupational pension scheme, a research grants policy with personal reward options, generous research leave (sabbatical) entitlement, a collegial faculty environment and excellent support, training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

To apply for this post, please click the 'Apply' button above. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email gov.hod@lse.ac.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is 4 January 2026 (23.59 UK time). We are unable to accept any late applications.

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