Political Science Jobs & Careers

Brinkerhoff, Derick W. and Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff.  2005.  Working for Change:  Making a Career in International Public Service.  Bloomfield, CT:  Kumarian Press.
MSEL STACKS HF5381.B6528 2005

Careers and the Study of Political Science:  A Guide for Undergraduates.  2003.  Washington, D.C.:  American Political Science Association. 
MSEL GEN REF JA88 .U6 C27 2003

Chronicle of Higher Education  (All US JHU)

Includes a jobs database, articles about academic careers, and a discussion network.

E-jobs.  American Political Science Association.
Access available to APSA members only.

Frantzich, Stephen E.  2002.  Studying in Washington:  A Guide to Academic Internships in the Nation's Capital.  Washington, D.C.:  American Political Science Association.
MSEL STACKS LC1072 .I58 F73 2002

H-Net Job Guide.  H-Net (Humanities and Social Sciences Online).
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/
Posts academic position announcements in History and the Humanities, the Social Sciences, and Rhetoric and Composition, and serves a broad audience of administrators, faculty members, archivists, librarians, and other professionals in the humanities and social sciences.

Testing and Education Reference Center  (All US JHU)

Includes practice test for the Amerian Foreign Service Officers Exam.

Wet Feet  (All US JHU)

A career resource center.  Includes tips for all aspects of career management and job hunting and an "insiders guide" for careers in non-profits and government agencies.

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