International Relations and Political Science
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Descriptive Career Information
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Social Scientists
Overview of the profession from the U.S. Department of Labor. Includes information about: General nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and qualifications, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos054.htm
Job Banks and Searching Advice
Careers in Government
Searchable, international database of jobs in the public sector.
http://www.careersingovernment.com/
Foreign Policy Association Job Board
International job database of job and internship opportunities in development, research, education, health and population, youth, humanitarian relief, and more.
http://www.fpa.org/jobs_contact2423/jobs_contact.htm
Idealist
Nonprofit international job database.
http://www.idealist.org/if/as/Find?sid=
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Job Opportunities
Economist, research, professional, and support positions, as well as internships.
http://www.imf.org/external/np/adm/rec/job/joboppo.htm
Moving Ideas Job Database
A project of the American Prospect, this is a national database of political and public policy jobs.
http://movingideas.org/content/en/jobs.htm
PolicyJobs
Jobs, internships, scholarships, and fellowships with think tanks, governments, and academic institutions.
http://www.policyjobs.net/
Riley Guide - Jobs in Public Service & Administration
The Riley Guide's compiled listsings of public affairs, diplomacy, public administration and social work and services.
http://www.rileyguide.com/public.html
United Nations (UN) Human Resources
Find career opportunities with UN branches worldwide and field missions.
https://jobs.un.org/Galaxy/Release3/vacancy/vacancy.aspx
U.S. Department of State
Careers with the U.S. Department of State, including Foreign Service and Civil Service positions, and student employment programs.
http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/hr/
The World Bank Careers
Lists positions open in D.C. headquarters and field offices, including a Young Professionals program and a Junior Professional Associates program, geared to recent graduates, and internships.
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTHRJOBS/0,,menuPK:64262360~pagePK:64262398~piPK:64262365~theSitePK:1058433,00.html
Employer Directories
New England Public Policy Collaborative
Web directory of public policy research centers and institutes in New England. Sorted according to state.
http://www.nebhe.org/pubpol.html
Political Resources - Think Tank
On-line directory of think tanks.
http://www.vote-smart.org/resource_political_resources.php?category=10
Associations
American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC)
http://www.afpc.org/
American Foreign Service Association (AFSA)
http://www.afsa.org/
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)
http://www.appam.org
American Political Science Association (APSA)
http://www.apsanet.org/
American Society for Public Administration (APSA)
http://www.aspanet.org/scriptcontent/index.cfm
Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP)
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cawp/
Partnership for Public Service
"The Partnership for Public Service is a non-partisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to revitalizing public service through a campaign of educational efforts, policy research, public-private partnerships and legislative advocacy. By improving public understanding and confidence in government, particularly among young people, the Partnership mission fills a critical and unique role by helping to recruit and retain excellence in the federal workforce." Of special interest are the profiles of public service jobs, links to federal agency job listings, and internship information.
http://www.ourpublicservice.org
Graduate School Information
"BUYER'S GUIDE: POLITICAL GRADUATE SCHOOLS"
Provided by Campaigns & Elections; Dec2004/Jan2005, Vol. 25 Issue 10, p86-86. This is a listing of several political graduate schools in the U.S.
http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.simmons.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=15347238&site=ehost-live
"Choosing the Right Graduate School for Applied Politics"
Alicia Kolar Prevost and James A. Thurber write this for Campaigns & Elections, Vol. 27 Issue 10, p106-108.
http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.simmons.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=23610017&site=ehost-live
MassCIS
The Massachusetts Career Information System (MassCIS) is available to Massachusetts residents and includes an Education & Training section. Click on "Graduate School Sort" to create a list of schools matching your preferences. From the Mass. Division of Career Services (DCS).
http://masscis.intocareers.org/
Peterson's Online Graduate Program Resource
Peterson's online searchable graduate program database. Users can search graduate programs nationally by keyword, location, etc.
http://www.petersons.com/Default.asp?ShowTab=gr
Market Trends
"States Making Gains in International Studies"
Written by Kathleen Kennedy Manzo for Education Week; 12/14/2005, Vol. 25 Issue 15, p13-13. This article discusses the finding of an increase in educational initiatives for implementing international studies into school curricula.
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"Teaching and Research in International Politics: Surveying Trends in Faculty Opinion and Publishing"
Presented here is a comparative study dealing with the research and teaching of international relations among American scholars. This study was motivated by an observation made by an undergraduate student regarding the continued teaching of a paradigm that was rejected by the scholars in the school's department. Written by James D. Long, Daniel Maliniak, Susan Peterson, and Michael Tierney for Conference Papers -- International Studies Association; 2005 Annual Meeting, Istanbul, p1-64.
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"Who's Hot? Who's Not?"
This article discusses and lists blogs that follow what's going on in the academic job market, and include such fields as international relations and political science. Written by Robin Wilson for Chronicle of Higher Education; 9/22/2006, Vol. 53 Issue 5, pA8-A10.
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