Career Placement

The Department actively supports our students throughout their job search. The Director of Graduate Studies and the major advisors review all job market materials such as CVs, writing samples, and diversity and teaching statements. In addition, the Department arranges special informational sessions, “mock” interviews, and practice job talks to prepare students for the kinds of questions they will face from potential employers. This support complements other departmental activities designed to professionalize graduate students, including brown bag discussions about attending professional conferences, publishing opportunities, and seeking grant funding.

Graduates from our program primarily pursue academic careers with the goal of a tenure-track position at a college or university. In recent years, our students have been offered tenure track positions at leading research universities such as Princeton University, the University of Minnesota, Northwestern University, Florida State University, University of Pittsburgh, Boston University, Texas A+M, SUNY-Buffalo, Australian National University, London School of Economics, and George Washington University, among others. Our students also do well in obtaining positions at selective liberal arts colleges, such as Amherst, Grinnell, Wesleyan, Macalaster, and the University of San Francisco. Consistent with trends in the discipline, many students now receive a one or two-year post-doctoral fellowship after receiving their PhDs from our Department, and in recent years our students have been awarded many of these, including at Yale, Stanford, Brown, Northwestern, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Gothenburg.

Many of our students will choose to enter the private sector, the non-profit world, or government. In recent years our students have pursued careers such as Data Scientists, Consultants, Researchers, and Directors. Current graduate students can access here a list of Department of Political Science alumni who can serve as resources, sounding boards, and a network for students who are interested in pursuing nonacademic careers of various kinds. Current graduate students can also access here a sample resume and cover letter from an alum of our program who is currently working in the private sector. To access the documents on this page you will need to sign in to your UW Box Account.

Where our grads are now

Name	Subfield	Position	Institution
Yumi Park	International Relations	Assistant Professor	Copenhagen Business School
Andrew McWard	International Relations	Assistant Professor	Denison University
Philip Bunn	Political Theory	Post-Doc	Clemson University
Marcy Shieh	American Politics	Post-Doc Assistant Professor	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Miami University
Lotem Bassan-Nygate	International Relations	Post-Doc Assistant Professor	Princeton University Harvard University
Kirstin Anderson	Political Theory	Assistant Professor	Hope College
Jiaqi Lu	Comparative Politics	Post-Doc Senior Academic Researcher	Georgetown Boston University
Juan Qian	Comparative Politics	Instructor	Chicago University
Levi Bankston	American Politics	Private Sector

Name	Subfield	Position	Institution
Frederick Chen	International Relations	Assistant Professor Assistant Professor	Nanyang Technological University The Ohio State University
Anton Shirikov	Comparative Politics	Post-Doc Assistant Professor	Columbia University University of Kansas
Caileigh Glenn	International Relations	Post-Doc Post-Doc	MIT Duke University
Chagai Weiss	Comparative Politics	Post-Doc	Stanford University
David Greenwood-Sanchez	Comparative Politics	Post-Doc Assistant Professor	University of Iowa University of Iowa

Name	Subfield	Position	Institution
Anne Jamison	International Relations	Post-Doc Post-Doc Assistant Professor	Princeton University Stellenbosch University Copenhagen Business School
Camila Angulo	Comparative Politics	Assistant Professor	CIDE
Devin Judge-Lord	American Politics	Post-Doc Assistant Professor	Harvard University University of Michigan
Dmitrii Kofanov	Comparative Politics	Post-Doc Post-Doc	University of Barcelona University of Pittsburgh
Anna Meier	International Relations	Assistant Professor	University of Nottingham
Kaden Paulson-Smith	Comparative Politics	Assistant Professor	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Sujeong Shim	International Relations	Post-Doc Assistant Professor	University of Zurich NYU Abu Dhabi
Micah Dillard	International Relations	Data Analyst Data Scientist	Achievement First Morning Consult
Michael DeCrescenzo	American Politics	Quantitative Researcher	DRW
Ben Power	International Relations	Associate	Oliver Wyman
Delgerjargal Uvsh	Comparative Politics	Post-Doc Post-Doc Post-Doc Assistant Professor	New York University University of Southern California University of Houston The University of Texas at Austin
Evan Morier	Comparative Politics	Data Analytics Developer	Mathematica

Name	Subfield	Position	Institution
Nick Barnes	Comparative Politics	Assistant Professor	University of Saint Andrew’s – Scotland
Michael Masterson	International Relations	Assistant Professor	Missouri State University
Maayan Mor	Comparative Politics	Post-Doc Assistant Professor	University of Barcelona Tulane University
Anna Oltman	International Relations	Assistant Professor	University College-London
Michael Promisel	Political Theory	Assistant Professor	Coastal Carolina University
Katie Robiadek	Political Theory	Assistant Professor	Hood College
Zach Warner	Comparative Politics	Assistant Professor	Purdue University
Danielle Delaney	Political Theory	Assistant Professor	Queen’s University

Name	Subfield	Position	Institution
Desiree Desierto	Comparative Politics	Post-Doc Post-Doc Assistant Professor	University of Rochester University of Pittsburgh George Mason University
Rachel Jacobs	Comparative Politics	Assistant Professor	Dickinson College
Susanne Mueller-Redwood	International Relations	Visiting Faculty Assistant Professor	Mount Holyoke College Montana State University
Camilla Rueterswaerd	Comparative Politics	Post-Doc Research Fellow	Freie Universitat Berlin University of Sussex
Rachel Schwartz	Comparative Politics	Post-Doc Assistant Professor Assistant Professor	Tulane University Otterbein University University of Oklahoma
Dan Walters	American Politics	Assistant Professor	Penn State
David Lassen	American Politics	Community-Engaged Learning Program Director	University of Notre Dame
Clarence Moore	Comparative Politics	Private Sector – Consulting

Name	Subfield	Position	Institution
Zachary Barnett-Howell	International Relations	Post-Doc	Yale University
Hannah Chapman	Comparative Politics	Assistant Professor Assistant Professor	Miami University University of Oklahoma
Evan Crawford	American Politics	Assistant Professor	University of San Diego
Katelyn Jones	Political Theory	Term Assistant Professor Women, Peace, & Security Fellow \| ACLS/Mellon Public Fellow Independent Consultant Non-Resident Fellow Director of Quality and Research Vice President of Policy, Research, and Evaluation	Barnard College The Chicago Council on Global Affairs DynamicAlly, LLC The Chicago Council on Global Affairs YWCA Metropolitan Chicago YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
Kathleen Klaus	Comparative Politics	Post-Doc Visiting Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Senior Lecturer	Northwestern University Wesleyan University University of San Francisco Uppsala University
Christopher Krewson	American Politics	Assistant Professor Assistant Professor	Claremont University Brigham Young University
Ning Leng	Comparative Politics	Post-Doc Assistant Professor	Harvard University Georgetown University
Ryan Powers	International Relations	Assistant Professor	University of Georgia
Mark Toukan	International Relations	Post-Doc Associate Political Scientist	University of Pennsylvania RAND
Regina Wagner	American Politics	Assistant Professor	University of Alabama
Jennifer Brookhart	American Politics	Fellow Data Scientist Lead Data Scientist – Cyber and Intelligence Director of Cyber Analytics	Insight Data Science Jungle Scout Mastercard Mastercard
Matt Scharf	Comparative Politics	African Regional Operations Advisor Senior Advisor, Public & Government Affairs (Guyana) Deputy Public & Govt Affairs Manager (Guyana)	ExxonMobile ExxonMobile ExxonMobile

Name	Subfield	Position	Institution
Sirus Bouchat	Comparative Politics	Assistant Professor	Northwestern University
Thomas Bunting	Political Theory	Assistant Professor	Shawnee State University
Kyle Marquardt	Comparative Politics	Post-Doc Assistant Professor Associate Professor	University of Gothenburg Higher School of Economics University of Bergen
Ryan Powers	International Relations	Post-Doc Assistant Professor	Yale University University of Georgia
Charles Taylor	Comparative Politics	Research Consultant Research Consultant Instructor and Course Director	American Friends Service Committee Navanti Group Foreign Service Institute
Samantha Vortherms	Comparative Politics	Post-Doc Assistant Professor	Stanford University UC-Irvine
Brianne Wolf	Political Theory	Assistant Professor Assistant Professor	Ashland University Michigan State University

Name	Subfield	Position	Institution
Ethan Alexander-Davey	Political Theory	Post-Doc Assistant Professor	University of Richmond Campbell University
Sanja Badanjak	Comparative Politics	Post-Doc	University of Edinburgh
Jessica Clayton	International Relations	Institutional Planner	UW-Whitewater
Simon Haeder	American Politics	Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor	West Virginia University Penn State University Texas A&M University
Bradley Jones	American Politics	Senior Researcher User Experience Researcher	Pew Research Center Meta
Dalton Lin	International Relations	Post-Doc Assistant Professor	Academia Sinica-Taiwan Georgia Institute of Technology
James Sieja	American Politics	Assistant Professor	St. Lawrence University
Benjamin Toff	American Politics	Post-Doc Assistant Professor	Oxford University University of Minnesota
Steven Wilson	Comparative Politics	Post-Doc Assistant Professor Assistant Professor	University of Gothenburg University of Nevado-Reno Brandeis University
Dominic Desapio	Comparative Politics	Private Sector/Government
Casey Erhlich-Rollow	Comparative Politics	Manager of Research Review and Support Senior Manager, Research Review and Support	The Pew Charitable Trusts The Pew Charitable Trusts
Lynn Fredrikkson	Comparative Politics	Advocacy Director for Africa	Amnesty International USA
Leah Larson-Rabin	Comparative Politics	Private Sector/Government
Shahirah Mahmood	Comparative Politics	Country Analyst Evaluation Consultant Easterseals Easterseals Easterseals	Freedom House Spark Policy Institute Grants Writer (Grants, Innovation and Program Development) Senior Project Manager, Measurement and Evaluation Director, Data Management, Measurement and Outcomes
Taylor Price	Comparative Politics	Private Sector/Government

Name	Subfield	Position	Institution
Barry Driscoll	Comparative Politics	Associate Professor	Grinnell
Kyle Hanniman	Comparative Politics	Assistant Professor	Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario
Brett Kyle	Comparative Politics	Assistant Professor	University of Nebraska, Omaha
Ruoxi Li	American Politics	Assistant Professor	California State University-San Marcos
Jeff Paller	Comparative Politics	Assistant Professor	University of San Francisco
Emily Sellars	Comparative Politics	Assistant Professor Assistant Professor	Texas A&M Yale University
Bill Egar	American Politics	Social Science Analyst Data Scientist Social Science Analyst Senior Director, Data Science	US Government Accountability Office The Lab @ DC Congressional Research Service Morning Consult

Name	Subfield	Position	Institution
Adam Auerbach	Comparative Politics	Assistant Professor	American University
Galina Belokurova	Comparative Politics	Assistant Director of Institutional Research Senior Data Analyst Assistant Director of Operations, Institutional Research	West Coast University UC San Diego UC San Diego
Inken von Borzykowski	International Relations	Assistant Professor Associate Professor	Florida State University University College London
Guangxin Fan	Political Theory	Visiting assistant professor	Hong Kong Baptist University
Mert Kartal	International Relations	Assistant Professor Associate Professor	University of Wisconsin-Steven Point St. Lawrence University
Rebecca LeMoine	Political Theory	Assistant Professor	Florida Atlantic University
Roseanne McManus	International Relations	Assistant Professor Associate Professor	Baruch College Penn State
Jacob Neiheisel	American Politics	Assistant Professor	SUNY-Buffalo
Kristen Vekasi	Comparative Politics	Assistant Professor	University of Maine-Orono
Se-Hyoung Yi	Political Theory	Assistant Professor Assistant Professor	Trinity Christian College University of Houston-Clear Lake
Vera Zuo	Comparative Politics	Visiting Assistant professor	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ryan Biava	Comparative Politics	Affiliate Assistant Professor Management Consultant, City-wide Strategic Initiatives	University of Washington Information School City of Toronto
Nick Judge	American Politics	Programmer Founder Co-founder	Microsoft Advanced Analytics RootProject Judge Research
Yujin Kim	American Politics	Private sector/Government

Name	Subfield	Position	Institution
Meina Cai	Comparative Politics	Associate Professor	University of Connecticut
Jason Engle	American Politics	Consultant-Data and Statistics Dean for Organizational Learning	Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Columbia Basin College
Rob Gingerich	Political Theory	Private sector/Government
Dimitri Kelly	American Politics	Assistant Professor	Linfield College
Sarah Niebler	American Politics	Assistant Professor	Dickinson College
Saemyi Park	American Politics	Assistant Professor Assistant Professor	Carson-Newman University UW-Stevens Point
Mark Ratkovic	American Politics	Assistant Professor	Princeton University
Kerry Ratigan	Comparative Politics	Assistant Professor	Amherst College