Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Public Policy at UCLA

University of California, Los Angeles

California

Review starts 18 September 2026; position open until filled

UCLA is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Public Policy with research related to Global Public Affairs, including political economy, development, trade, conflict, immigration and sustainability.

This tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the UCLA Department of Public Policy will support the department’s research and teaching missions, including a new Master of Global Public Affairs. The department seeks scholars from political science, public policy, sociology and related fields whose work addresses global public affairs and has policy implications. Relevant topics include economic development, innovation, trade, international political economy, social movements, conflict, human rights, demography, immigration and environmental sustainability.

Public policy Global public affairs Political economy Development Trade Immigration Sustainability

Level Junior

Field Global Public Affairs

Specialization Public Policy & Administration

Organization Type University

Education

Applicants should have research related to Global Public Affairs and be prepared to teach core and elective courses to master’s and undergraduate students.

Public policy research Global public affairs research Political economy analysis Policy design Impact evaluation Teaching

Teaching Research Service Collegiality Policy relevance

Applicants should be scholars from political science, public policy, sociology or related fields whose work relates to Global Public Affairs and has policy implications.