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Jason P. Casellas
@jpcasellas.bsky.social
Professor and Chair @houstonpolsci.bsky.social‬; Legislative politics, REP, co-author of Governing Texas, RP & *-≠-endorsement
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Call for Papers (due March 1st)
Workshop on "Frontiers in Representation: Citizen Assemblies, Deliberative Mini-Publics, and Participatory Democracy," August 14, Vanderbilt University

more info: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

submit papers: forms.gle/k7BH4so2QJxQ...
January 26, 2026 at 5:56 PM
See below for applications for Winant Visiting Professorship in American Government @raioxford.bsky.social. I highly recommend!
Applications open for the ‘27-28, 28-29, and 29-30 Winant Visiting Professorship of American Government. If you have any interest, please do apply; we’re a vibrant, intellectual community of Americanists and it’s visiting post that comes with lots of research time.
Now accepting applications for the John G Winant Visiting Professor role within the RAI at Oxford for 2027-28, 2028-29 and 2029-30- Details here: www.rai.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
January 13, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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Looking to hire a political economist or comparativist? Look no further! Shiladitya is a PhD candidate with EITM training who studies electoral politics. Find out more at sites.google.com/view/shiladi....
October 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Looking to hire a political science PhD? UH has some great candidates on the job market right now. Over the next few days we’ll be highlighting them.

Today’s candidate is Grace Cho, a political theorist who studies religion and secularization.
October 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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🔎 Job Market Spotlight: Meet Lucia Lopez, Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Houston and licensed attorney. Her research explores access to justice, legitimacy of state legal institutions and social policy. Learn more: www.lucia-lopez.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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A great reminder from @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social as the academic job market season begins: “You won’t be the right fit everywhere. That’s okay. You only need one place where your work resonates and where you can continue to grow.” #academicsky #polisky
It's academic job market season. I’ve written a reflection with some potentially helpful tips: jaeyk.github.io/essays/job_m...
What I Wish I Knew Before the Academic Job Market – Hello, I’m Jae.
jaeyk.github.io
September 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
September 18, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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CSDP Post-Doctoral Associate:
puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...
Princeton University's Center for the Study of Democratic Politics (CSDP) seeks post-doctoral associates for 12-month positions starting in August 2026.
puwebp.princeton.edu
September 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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CSDP Visiting Scholar:
www.princeton.edu/acad-positio...
Princeton University's Center for the Study of Democratic Politics (CSDP) seeks visiting scholars for the 2026-2027 academic year. Applications are welcome from political scientists and scholars in related social science disciplines.
puwebp.princeton.edu
September 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
August 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
August 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
We are hiring! @houstonpolsci.bsky.social is seeking applicants for endowed Aspire professorship in IR. See link for more details.
Professor - Aspire Institute for Global Engagement Endowed Professor - Houston, Texas, United States
Department: Political Science Salary: Commensurate with experience Description: The Department of Political Science at the University of Houston invites applications for tenured Professor for the...
careers.uh.edu
August 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Today Strength In Numbers published an open-source estimate of candidate quality in U.S. House elections. We estimate a traditional WAR number using a predictive model with effects for legislators, and introduce a new metric, WARP, which captures probabilities: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/and-the-mo...
The U.S. House candidates who moved the needle in 2024
Announcing our new measure of candidate quality, the Wins Above Replacement Probability (WARP)
www.gelliottmorris.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!

📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast

🗓️ June 18–20, 2026

📍 ICC Belfast

📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025

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August 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Virtual Workshop: Keeping It Fresh: Teaching Multiple Sections of American Government

Join APSA's Committee on the Status of Community Colleges in the Profession for their professional development workshop series' fourth event.  Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | 3:00 PM / 12:00 PM | Register Here This…
Virtual Workshop: Keeping It Fresh: Teaching Multiple Sections of American Government
Join APSA's Committee on the Status of Community Colleges in the Profession for their professional development workshop series' fourth event.  Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | 3:00 PM / 12:00 PM | Register Here This virtual workshop provides specific advice and strategies for how to teach multiple sections of American government each semester, year after year. Panelists include community college faculty from California, New York, and Texas.
politicalsciencenow.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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On June 16 at noon (ET), I will hold a super informal Zoom workshop on "Navigating the Tenure Track System" for political science graduate students and postdocs about to start a tenure track position. #polisci

To register, pls fill the following form: shorturl.at/vVuQb
shorturl.at
May 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Congrats, Isaiah! Very proud of you.
May 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Congratulations!
May 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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These young folks are building the most comprehensive state elections database I’ve seen since ballotpedia. Political scientists, go get it. statenavigate.org/south-caroli...
May 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Last call to submit APSA committee nominations! 📢 Self-nominations are welcome! If you or your colleagues are looking for a meaningful way to contribute and expand your network, nominate yourself or others to serve on APSA committees now!

📧 Submit to: Nominations@apsanet.org
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April 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Congratulations!
April 29, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Check out my new Element with Robert Alvarez on the election of Latino Republicans to Congress and State Legislatures. Free to download for two weeks at link below!
New Cambridge Element 'Shifting Allegiances: The Election of Latino Republicans to Congress and State Legislatures' by Robert D. Alvarez & @jpcasellas.bsky.social is free to read for 2 weeks -

cup.org/4lCOGrP

#cambridgeelements #politics
April 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM