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Whether and Whither an Applied Career Track for Doctoral Political Scientists
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Jeffrey R. Biggs
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October 14, 2010
There is no surefire mechanism to balance the incoming flow of political science doctoral candidates with the availability of tenure-track positions upon graduation. With as many as 15% of such doctoral graduates leaving academe, it would appear time for the campus to begin mentoring its students with a seasoned understanding of the non-academic career options. A sampling of former APSA Congressional Fellow political science doctorates indicates a variety of such non-academic applied political science positions for which the graduate work was a benefit.
Keywords: non-academic positions for political scientists; political science doctoral career options; APSA Congressional Fellowship; applied politics
Published Online: 2010-10-14
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