The Political Science Education Section seeks applications for an APSA-PSE Generalist Pedagogy Fellow. As a member of our first cohort of Pedagogy Fellows, the Generalist PSE Pedagogy Fellow will help the Political Science Education Section, working in collaboration with APSA, to launch a new Certificate in Research-Based Political Science Pedagogy program. This certificate program is designed to provide a high-quality professional development opportunity for political science faculty and graduate students, as well as for secondary social studies educators — especially those who teach AP and dual enrollment courses.
The Generalist will be responsible for developing materials that provide a broad overview of the best overall teaching practices in political science classrooms, covering a wide array of topics, including — but not limited to — syllabus development, curricular development, student engagement, post-pandemic trends, assessment, and ongoing professional development opportunities.
Specialized areas of relevant political science pedagogy will be covered by additional pedagogy fellows. See a full description of the certificate program here.
Responsibilities
We anticipate that the Generalist Pedagogy Fellow will serve a three-year term, during which time they will be responsible for:
- Developing a multi-part asynchronous course that provides a broad overview of best practices in political science classrooms, which will be completed and available to enroll colleagues in February 2026.
- Developing a comprehensive literature review of topics addressed in their course, which will be available for review in February 2026.
- Developing materials for an additional, complementary in-person or synchronous virtual short course, to be offered at APSA 2026, APSA 2027, and APSA 2028.
- Serving as lead-facilitator for an annual APSA short-courses covering this material for the duration of the fellowship. This obligation will either require attending the national conference and facilitating a short course on Wednesday OR facilitating a synchronous short course virtually.
- Serving on a committee providing feedback on the APSA 2026, APSA 2027, and APSA 2028 short course participants’ teaching materials
Qualifications
Successful applicants will, at minimum, possess:
- A PhD in political science
- Evidence of successful teaching in the discipline
- Ample experience implementing best practices to offer optimal student learning experiences
- Evidence of participation in professional development activities designed to improve teaching and learning abilities, including attending teaching focused short-courses, workshops, and conferences
- Pedagogy-focused presentations at APSA, TLC at APSA and/or regional political science conferences.
Additional desirable qualifications include:
- A well-established pedagogy-based research agenda grounded in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), with publications in political science outlets (eg The Journal of Political Science Education, European Political Science, PS, section newsletters, and APSA Educate, as well as books, edited collections, and book chapters in pedagogy-focused edited collections, and so on).
- Experience leading or facilitating professional development activities designed to improve teaching and learning abilities, including short courses, workshops, and conferences.
Compensation
Generalist Pedagogy Fellow will receive:
- A $4,500 stipend, to be awarded in three payments of $1,500 payments across three years.
- When the Generalist Pedagogy Fellow facilitates in-person APSA short courses, APSA will provide one free night in the conference hotel
- If the Section and APSA recoup their investment in this initiative, the Generalist Pedagogy Fellow will receive additional compensation at the end of their term, in an amount to be determined by the PSE Executive Committee with advice from the Treasurer.
Additional Details
- The Generalist Pedagogy Fellow will have the right of first refusal to serve as moderator for relevant tracks at the APSA-TLC and TLC conferences but will not be obligated to do so.
- Copyright of intellectual material developed for this initiative will belong to APSA and APSA-PSE.
Additional Support
- APSA staff will be responsible for collecting fees, maintaining the online courses, tracking experiences required to earn certificates, and scheduling short courses and TLC at APSA tracks.
- The Political Science Education Section officers and APSA staff will be responsible for marketing and promoting this program.
Application Materials and Process
- Submit CV,
- name and contact information for 3 references, and
- letter of interest
Start Your Application Here
Application Deadline: April 15, 2025. The Pedagogy Fellow will be notified of the search committee’s decision by June 1, 2025
Download a PDF version of the Call for Political Science Education Pedagogy Fellow Applicants here.
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