In January 2024, the APSA Graduate Student Status Committee launched a virtual workshop series to offer accessible, high-quality professional development opportunities to political science graduate students.
Workshop topics include the hidden curriculum of conferences, preparing to do fieldwork, preparing for the job market, careers at teaching institutions, best practices when applying for grants, and much more!
‣ Upcoming Events & Past Workshops
“Pursuing Non-Academic Careers
with a Political Science PhD“
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
1:30 p.m. (ET)
Join us for a discussion focusing on how the core tools you learned in graduate school translate directly into high-impact roles and hear best practices on how to market yourself to non-academic employers.
Navigating the non-academic job market as a political science graduate student or PhD requires a different approach than the academic job market. Panelists include:
- Moderator: Erika Arias, Syracuse University
- Analía Gómez Vidal, Founder & CEO, AGV Services LLC
- Adam Berinsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Amber Erin K Morris, Syracuse University
This event is co-sponsored by the APSA Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession and the APSA Careers Diversity Committee.
Please Note: This content is not intended to be professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This webinar is informational and educational. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional regarding any medical questions or concerns. Please direct all general inquiries to teaching@apsanet.org.
‣ Watch the following webinar recordings and access
the supplemental resources below:
Demystifying Post-Docs (April 2025)
Wait, Where is that File Again? Organizing Your Graduate School and Academic Life, (April 2025)
APSA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant Q&A (April 2025)
Presentation Slides:
Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant
Previous DDRIG webinars:
DDRIG Reviewers webinar
The In’s and Out’s of APSA’s Research Grants (April 2025)
Presentation Slides
- APSA Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs Grants
- APSA Diversity and Inclusion Program Grants
APSA Program Pages
Funding Graduate Research and Applying for Small Grants (February 2025)
Grant Opportunities:
- APSA’s Grant and Fellowship Opportunities
- iie Scholars Rescue Fund
- Academic Council of the United Nations Dissertation Award
- University of Southern California, Department of Political Science and International Affairs External Fellowships
- Spencer Foundation Research Grants
- The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy
- Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence: Small Grants
Best Practices When Applying for Grants
Grant Writing and the Hidden Curriculum: Mentoring and Collaborating Across Disciplines – Leah C. Windsor and Christian Kronsted
Show Me the Money: Information, Strategies, and Guidelines for Applying to Grants and Fellowships in Graduate School – Angie Torres-Beltran, Cameron Mailhot, Elizabeth Dorssom, and Christina Boyes
US Fulbright Program Webinar Tutorials
Winning Research Funding With Russell Sage (APSA-Russell Sage webinar)
Incorporating R and LaTeX into Political Science Research (Sept 2024)
Presenter Resources:
- Derek Wakefield – Introduction to Data Analysis Using R, PowerPoint slides
- Derek Wakefield – Introduction to R Examples.Rmd
- Alejandra López Villegas – Writing with LaTex using Overlead and R Markdown, PowerPoint slides
- Alejandra López Villegas – R Markdown Code.Rmd
- Alejandra López Villegas – Overleaf Doc, bibliography.bib
- Alejandra López Villegas – Overleaf Doc, maint.text
- Alejandra López Villegas – Overleaf Doc, Instruction Code.text
Supplemental Resources:
Applying for Jobs at Teaching Institutions (July 2024)
Example Teaching Job Market Materials
Teaching Resource Repositories
Related Workshop Recordings
- Preparing Teaching Materials for the Job Market
- Researching with Undergraduates: Strategies and Best Practices
Teaching and Learning Conference Opportunities
Pedagogical Journals and Books
Community College Job Search Platforms
Navigating the Challenges & Considerations of Fieldwork (May 2024)
- Diana Kapiszewski – Navigating Dissertation Fieldwork Presentation Slides
- Diana Kapiszewski – Navigating Dissertation Fieldwork Workshop Handout
- Advancing Research On Conflict – Bibliography
- Advancing Research On Conflict – Covid-19 Resource List
- CITI Program – Human Subject Research
- Lee Ann Fujii – Research Ethics 101: Dilemmas and Responsibilities
- Jonathan S. Blake and Nicholas Rush Smith – Identifying violence: Ethics, representation, and politics in Lee Ann Fujii’s Show Time
- San people of Africa draft code of ethics for researchers
- Tamir Moustafa – Political Science as a Dependent Variable: The National Science Foundation and the Shaping of a Discipline
- Denver Dialogues – Josef Korbel School of International Studies
Navigating the Dissertation Successfully (May 2024)
Supplemental Resource:
Navigating the Dissertation Successfully Workshop Slides
Unpacking the Hidden Curriculum of Conferences (January 2024)
- The Hidden Curriculum of Conference Submissions Slides
- Six Pieces of Advice to Help Graduate Students Make the Most of Conferences, APSA Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession
- “How to Conference” by Kimberly N. Turner, Christina Boyes, Elizabeth Bennion, and James Newman
- “12 tips to give a solid scholarly talk within a short time frame” by Raul Pacheco-Vega
- “Conference Talks” by Jessica Calarco
‣ Webinar Archive Listing: