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The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences (MGSHSS) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position (Assistant Professor or above) in Political Science.
We seek candidates with expertise in Quantitative Research Methods (e.g., STATA, SPSS) who can teach courses in this area alongside other core Political Science courses. The successful candidate will contribute to the department’s two undergraduate degrees: BSc (Honours) in Political Science and BSc (Honours) in Politics and Economics. Both programs encourage students to explore Pakistan and the broader globalized world through diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives within the social sciences.
The candidate must have a specialization in one or two of the following sub-fields: Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Economy, and Political Theory. The applicants should demonstrate a strong interest in and commitment to undergraduate teaching in Pakistan, an active research and publishing program in one of the fields noted above, and a commitment to institution-building. The selected candidate will also be expected to contribute to the intellectual life of the department and the university more broadly.
Candidates must have either completed their PhD or submitted their dissertation at the time of application. This is a full-time, on-campus position, requiring the selected candidate to be physically present, including for in-person teaching.
Interested applicants should submit a copy of their current curriculum vitae and a cover letter, and the names of three referees at hssrecruitment@lums.edu.pk
Deadline for applications is 25th April 2025.
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences (MGSHSS ) Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
The Gurmani Center for Language and Literature (GCLL) and the Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences (MGSHSS) at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) announce Postdoctoral Fellow position for the academic year 2025-26. This positions would be for a ten- month duration from August 2025 to May 2026.
Successful postdoctoral fellowship candidate will teach one course during each semester and will fully participate in the ongoing activities of the Gurmani Center and MGSHSS. Post doctoral Fellow would be required to be physically on campus during the two semesters.
Postdoctoral candidate should have their PhDs in hand by August 31, 2025. We prefer candidate who have completed their PhDs in the last three to five years and whose scholarship has an interdisciplinary focus, bringing together debates in the Humanities and the Social Sciences.
Applications should include: a cover letter describing your research interests and relevance to this fellowship; a curriculum vitae; a sample syllabi for a potential course; and names of two referees to Mr. Aurangzaib Awan (aurangzaib.awan@lums.edu.pk) by March 31st 2025.
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