• All job seekers can access eJobs; however, APSA members enjoy unique benefits including access to the full content of job listings. Non-member job candidates have limited access to eJobs. They can search the job listings and view titles, but cannot view the contents nor post CVs. Learn more about accessing eJobs as a non-member.

• APSA Job Posters have access to post listings and view candidate CV’s on eJobs.  Departmental Members gain access to place an unlimited number of job posts for no additional charge. Please note, individual memberships do not confer department member benefits. Individual memberships do not have access to post positions on eJobs.  As a benefit of departmental membership, departmental members may search for and post job listings as well as view and search candidate CVs. 

• Job Posters that do not have access to enter eJobs as an employer should email eJobs@apsanet.org to update their account settings.

• Departments and institutions that are not APSA members may post a job for $300 for the initial one-month job posting, and then $150 for each additional month. Learn more about joining as an APSA Department Member.

The 2026 round of APSA eJobs Signaling will take place from August 1st to August 15th!
Signaling allows interested jobseekers to send up to 3 signals to potential employers with their eJobs ID and a brief message of interest.

Employers will receive signals by August 20th. While signals do not guarantee an interview, they are a useful way for jobseekers to show interest in a position or employer, and also provide employers with valuable information about candidates interested in meetings. Learn more

All active eJobs listings are published in the monthly PDF, Political Science Jobs.  The PDF is released at the beginning of each month, containing the listings from the prior month. 

eJobs Highlight: Job Transparency Initiative
APSA has implemented a feature that allows job posters a way to share information with job candidates about the status of the hiring process for a particular job search. This benefit informs the job candidate:

• When jobs are posted 
• When phone interviews begin
• Short-list candidates notified
• When fly out interview calls begin 
• When a job search has concluded
• Search Cancelled

Saved Search
Candidates have the ability to save searches and receive updates for positions that fit the search criteria. When logged in, set up your search parameters. Then select “Save this search” to have updated results emailed on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Once a saved search is set up it can be viewed or edited under the “Saved Searches” link.

eJobs Signaling Initiative
The “Signaling form” allows APSA members to transmit or signal their interest in receiving an interview. Job seekers can write in 3 job postings they are interested in. After submissions are closed, APSA will transmit the signals to the corresponding departments. Click here to learn more. 

Political science majors gain the writing, communication, analytical, and data skills that are valued in a wide spectrum of potential careers. The APSA Graduate Student Status Committee has put together resources, professional communities, and funding opportunities relevant to Graduate Students.

APSA also offers a range of resources for political science PhDs interested in pursuing a career in government, industry, non-profits, and other sectors, including events at the Annual Meeting, as well as digital resources. Explore Applied Career Options here.

APSA provides space for employers who have posted an eJobs listing to interview candidates at the APSA Annual Meeting. The service is provided as a complimentary member benefit to Departmental members with an active listing posted on eJobs. Employers must be registered for the Annual Meeting to participate in the Interview Services program.

APSA provides space and facilities for employers who have an active eJobs listing to interview job candidates onsite at the APSA Annual Meeting. The Interview Service is provided as a complimentary member benefit to departmental and institutional members with an eJobs listing. More on the Annual Meeting Career Center.

APSA promotes non-discrimination practices across the discipline, including in the hiring policies of departments and institutions. eJobs reflects this commitment with the inclusion of two fields on the eJobs submission form. 

• 3 Reasons Why You Should Read the APSA eJobs Report if You Care about the Job Market: APSA Research analyzed job postings’ data from eJobs for the six-month period from July 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018. 
• Why You Should Pay More Attention to the Benefits in your Job Offer: Salaries for newly hired faculty varied by type of position offered with the highest salaries offered to tenured faculty, followed by tenure track, then non-tenure-track faculty.  The 2017-2018 APSA Departmental Survey asked chairs of departments offering degrees and courses in Political Science and Government to report average salaries for their newly hired faculty by rank in the department.
• Learn more about the eJobs and non-discrimination practices

Have questions? Visit the eJobs Frequently Asked Questions here. 

2026 6-Month APSA eJobs Report: The Political Science Job Market, January-June

In the first half of 2026, large-scale structural changes, both implemented and proposed, took place at the National Science Foundation and the Office of Management and Budget. Ranging from extensive changes to the NSF’s organizational structure to changes regarding visa programs, funding availability, and funding approval processes, it continued to be a tumultuous time for the academic climate. While the job market in the first half of 2026 largely resembles the same period from 2025, its continuation of 2025 trends, most notably fewer job postings driven largely by a drop in non-tenure track postings, indicates a still contracting market.

Read the full report here.