Resources

Please browse this page to find resources, professional communities, and funding opportunities relevant to Graduate Students. If you know of a resource but do not see it below, please share it with us here.

Accessing APSA eJobs

APSA eJobs is the most comprehensive database of jobs related to political science. But it is accessible to members only. The eJobs platform is updated daily with new job listings and candidate resumes. It is fully searchable by field of interest, employer or candidate name, region, keyword, position, salary, institution type, and most recent postings. 

Click here to view resources and initiatives providing individuals access to eJobs information at reduced and waived fees.

APSA’s Mentor Program

Mentorship is an important part of career growth and professional development. The APSA Mentor Program connects interested graduate students and junior faculty with political scientists who have made themselves available as mentors. This program is a member benefit. Learn more about the APSA Mentor Program.

Opportunities Across the Discipline

This Graduate Student Committee page features a regularly updated list of grants, fellowships, and awards for Graduate Students. View here

Resources By Subject

Academic Resources

Applied Career Resources

APSA’s teaching and learning resource library: APSA Educate

This section features current communities that graduate students can join for free or at a low cost. If you have a virtual community you would like to share, please contact us at grad@apsanet.org.

Virtual Workshop for Historical Political Economy

The Virtual Workshop in Historical Political Economy (VWHPE) aims to be a central hub for discussing state-of-the-art research in the field of HPE. It allows for members of the international HPE community to come together on a regular basis, learn about recent work on a broad variety of topics, and join a critical conversation.

If you would like to be added to the mailing list, please contact Tine Paulsen at tpaulsen@usc.edu.

Western Political Science Association Virtual Community

WPSA Virtual Communities bring academics together on Zoom or other virtual platforms for scholarly, pedagogical, and/or professional development in political science and related fields. Virtual Communities (VCs) are organized around a variety of academic specializations or themes. Each community meets approximately once a month in formats that may include panels, colloquia, workshops, reading or writing groups, pedagogy discussions, mentoring opportunities, peer support groups, social/networking events, and more, depending on the interests of its co-chairs and participants. Currently, 25 co-chairs are collaborating to organize 10 independent Virtual Communities.

Visit https://www.wpsanet.org/virtual/wpsavc.php to learn more about joining these communities.

POCAlsoKnowStuff

POCAlsoKnowStuff’s goal is to foster cross-institutional collaboration and networking across subfields and rankings, especially for graduate students and early-career scholars. They do this through promoting scholarship, celebrating professional wins, and serving as a resource for mentoring efforts in the discipline to resolve issues that arise from the underrepresentation of people of color in Political Science. They serve as an interlocutor for those seeking to contact POC Experts, to learn about issues facing people of color in the discipline, and to advocate as allies for people of color in the discipline. In doing so, their aim is to create space for meaningful dialogues that foster a healthy community of POC Experts in Political Science.

Visit https://sites.google.com/view/pocexperts/home?authuser=2 to learn more

Authoritarian Political Systems Group

The Authoritarian Political Systems Group (APSG) is an online seminar series for researchers studying issues of authoritarian politics. We intend to connect researchers working on different aspects of autocracies and with different regional concentrations. Our bi-weekly seminar will provide an opportunity to receive feedback on their work in progress. We welcome presentations by scholars in comparative politics, international relations, and political theory, as well as with different methodological approaches (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, formal modeling, etc.). We particularly encourage submissions from traditionally underrepresented groups, including women and minorities, as well as early-career scholars (e.g., graduate students, post-docs, and junior faculty).

Visit https://apsg.work/ to learn more. 

Junior Americanist Workshop Series (JAWS)

The Junior Americanist Workshop Series aims to provide an alternative opportunity for junior scholars (ABD grad students, post docs, and pre-tenure faculty) who study American politics (behavior or institutions) to present and get feedback on their work and to network with other scholars with similar interests. While we focus on showcasing work from junior scholars, we welcome everyone (all ages/ranks/experience levels) to attend our events!

To learn more about JAWS, visit https://jawspolisci.network/

Junior IO Scholars Workshop

The Junior IO Scholars Workshop is a virtual, interdisciplinary, graduate-student-run workshop where graduate students, pre- and post-docs, and junior faculty can present and solicit feedback on their work. This workshop will be an opportunity to receive substantive feedback from peers and leaders in the field, and to develop a community of scholars with shared research interests.

We invite people working on international organizations, broadly defined, inclusive of international law, foreign policy, and related areas, to participate and/or sign up to our mailing list. Additionally, we encourage participation across different types of research, including theoretical, interdisciplinary, empirical, and policy oriented work.

To learn more about the Junior IOs Scholars Workshop, visit: https://io-workshop.github.io/

Graduate Students in International Political Economy (GSIPE) Workshop

The Graduate Student International Political Economy Workshop (GSIPE) is a virtual, interdisciplinary, graduate-student-run workshop. We aim to provide a venue for graduate students (including pre-docs and post-docs) to present works-in-progress and solicit feedback from their peers and faculty.

We invite graduate students and faculty from Political Science and Economics with an interest in International Political Economy (broadly defined) to participate, and to sign up for our mailing list. We welcome papers in all stages of progress and job market papers.

To learn more about the Graduate Students in International Political Economy (GSIPE) Workshop, visit: https://gsipe-workshop.github.io/

Junior Scholars in International Security (JSISE) Workshop

The Junior Scholars in International Security (JSISE) Workshop, previously GSISE, is a virtual, interdisciplinary, junior-scholar-run workshop. We aim to provide a venue for junior scholars (including graduate students, post-docs, and untenured faculty) to present works-in-progress and solicit feedback from their peers and faculty. To this end, we hold monthly panels and various workshops for practice job talks. We invite junior scholars from political science, international relations, and related disciplines with an interest in international security (broadly defined) to participate. Papers in all stages of progress as well as practice job talks are welcome. The workshop is committed to promoting the work and voices of Black, Global South, Indigenous, POC, LGBTQ+, and women scholars.

To learn more about the Junior Scholars in International Security (JSISE) Workshop, visit: https://sites.google.com/view/jsise-workshop/

Chinese Politics Research in Progress (CPRP)

Chinese Politics Research in Progress (CPRP) is a virtual workshop with the following objectives: 1) promoting intellectual exchanges of ideas on frontier research of Chinese politics, and 2) building a dialogue between China scholars and the broader political science community. To this end, this workshop encourages presentations of question-driven research on fundamental issues in political science and Chinese politics.

We welcome presentations by scholars at all career stages (e.g., graduate students, post-docs, junior and senior faculty) in comparative politics and international relations and with different methodological approaches (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, formal modeling).

To learn more about the Chinese Politics Research in Progress (CPRP) workshop, visit: https://chinesepoliticsresearchinprogress.com/

Women in Legislative Studies

Mission statement:  To engage, support, and promote women who study legislative politics.

We define legislative politics broadly to include legislatures, legislators, legislative elections, legislative representation, and relations between legislatures and other branches of government. We embrace legislative scholars and scholarship from diverse perspectives, such as gender, race, ethnicity, and sexuality. We study a wide variety of lawmaking bodies—the U.S. Congress, U.S. state legislatures, comparative legislatures at the national and subnational level, and international legislatures.

To learn more about  Women in Legislative Studies, visit: http://www.womeninlegislativestudies.org/