Welcome UF PhDs!

I maintain this page in my capacity as the Graduate Professionalization and Placement Coordinator, including slides from the Professionalization seminars for this academic year. As a reminder, Professionalization Seminars are open to all PhD students and are mandatory for all first-year students.

This page also includes links and other material to assist you in your graduate career. Please contact me if you would like to see any other material here and make sure to check back often!

Professionalization Seminars

Materials

• APSA Graduate Placement Reports

  • Analysis of Political Science Placements for 2021-2022

  • Analysis of Political Science Placements for 2018-2020

  • eJobs Report: the Political Science Job Market 2021-2022

• “How to Thrive in Graduate School” -Colleen Wood for MPSA

• “Navigating the Post-Doc Job Market” H. Alarian for APSA Political Science Now

• “The ULTIMATE Academic Job Market Guide” -K.Anne Watson for Duck of Minerva

• “Advice for the Political Science Job Market” -Kelsey Shoub

• “Academic labour markets in Europe” Alexandre Afonso for LSE Impact

• “Where to Look for Academic Jobs” Anna A. Meier

Upcoming events

Fall 2024 events

August 23rd: Building your Academic Footprint Anderson 134

November 8th: Academic CVs*

November 15th: Fieldwork and Policy Relevant Research with Jakana Thomas 11:30-2:30pm. Lunch will be served

November 22nd: Academic Conferences and Presentations

Spring 2025 Events

January 31st: Academic Publishing

February 21st: Fieldwork in High-Risk Settings Workshop*

March 7th: Non-Academic Careers*

April 18th: Academic Job Market

Follow the link below to have events populate to your Google Calendar as they are posted.

*New or Rotating Topic

PAST Events 23-24

September 8 12:50-2pm: Building your Academic Footprint (Recommended for 1-3 years)

October 27 12:50-2pm: Academic Conferences and Presentations

December 6 12:50-2pm: IRB, Grants, and Conducting Fieldwork

February 23, 12:50-2:30pm: How to Publish

March 8, 12:50-2:30pm: Academic Careers outside the Professorship (with Aimée Bourassa (PhD), Lecturer and Internship Coordinator and Michael Goldberg (PhD), Career Design Specialist for Advanced Degrees)

March 22, 12:50-2:10pm: Project and Time Management (Work Smarter, not Harder)

April 12, 12:50-2:30pm: The Academic Job Market*

* Required for all students entering the job market next two years