Social Sci Assistant/Associate/Professor & Dir. of AidData TUFF

The Global Research Institute (GRI) and Arts & Sciences (A&S) at William & Mary, a public university of the Commonwealth of Virginia, seeks applications for a tenure track position at the Advanced Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor level in the social sciences. Appointment will begin August 10, 2025. We are interested in individuals with research and teaching expertise in global development and cross-border financial flows from sociology, political science, economics, or public policy, and strong applicants from related fields are encouraged to apply. Prospective tenure units for the successful applicant are Sociology (preferred), Economics, or Government.

The duties of the 9-month instructional faculty position (which include up to 3 months of additional grant-supported summer salary) include research, teaching, and service to the University.  The applicant is expected to establish and maintain a vibrant, externally funded research program that inspires a highly motivated body of undergraduate and graduate students.  Additionally, as a member of the senior leadership team of the GRI's AidData research lab, the applicant is expected to conduct pioneering research on nature, distribution, and effects of aid, credit, and investment from non-Western sources; prepare and submit grant proposals that advance research objectives of the Tracking UnderrportedFinancial Flows Unit; broker and manage partnerships with external sponsors; generate innovative academic and policy research that generates elite media coverage and interest among public sector decison-makers; formulate and implement strategies to maximize the internal cohesion, productivity, and policy impact of an externally-funded programmatic unit with approximately 12 full-time employees; and directly supervise and mentor several unit employees. 

The successful applicant will also have a track record of publishing research in leading, peer-reviewed disciplinary and inter-disciplinary journals; demonstrated experience working with large, complex datasets using Stata, R, Python, and/or Matlab; a track record of submitting deliverables and progress reports to external research sponsors in a timely and acceptable manner; substantial experience leading interdisciplinary teams and technically-demanding research projects; and substantial experience effectively communicating research methods and findings to those who make and shape international policies and programs.

Teaching expectation is 1 course per semester. Successful applicants must possess the skills to teach compelling courses – including lecture and seminar-style courses – in one or more of the following subject areas: economic sociology, sociology of development, international economics, development economics, comparative politics, international relations, public policy, or research methods.