Call for Applications - IPSA Summer School Coordinator 2025-2027

The International Political Science Association (IPSA) is calling for applications for the position of Summer School Coordinator.

The Summer School Coordinator will be appointed for a term of two years (renewable) at the first meeting of the 28th IPSA Executive Committee following the IPSA World Congress of Political Science, which will be held on 16 July 2025, in Seoul, South Korea. 

The IPSA Summer Schools program on Concepts, Methods and Techniques in Political Science was launched in 2010. It was conceived in a pluralist understanding of the epistemological and methodological foundations of the social sciences with the aim to enhance the development and strengthening of Political Science through capacity building from the bottom up, especially in regions where, for a variety of reasons, initiatives of this kind have been lacking. Partnering with local institutions all over the world, this program has grown significantly in the past fifteen years and now includes six active Summer Schools (Antalya, Mexico, Naples, São Paulo, Singapore, Spain), offering a wide range of courses in quantitative, qualitative, and formal research methods.

IPSA’s Summer School Coordinator is responsible for the overall supervision of the program and for the coordination with the cooperating institutions and local organizers. S/he presents a Summer School schedule for the following year to the IPSA Committee on Research and Training (CRT), including lists of courses to be offered, projected attendance figures, preliminary budgets, and a promotional activity plan. S/he oversees the budgetary projections of the Summer Schools together with the IPSA Secretariat.

The Summer School Coordinator reviews the satisfaction surveys and develops and proposes strategies for the further development of the Summer Schools program, which includes suggestions for opening new Summer Schools as well as closing Summer Schools that have not proven to be successful.

Moreover, the candidate will be expected to be an individual member of IPSA, participate as a non-voting member in IPSA’s Executive Committee (EC) by presenting an annual report at the first EC meeting of the year (in 2026 and 2027) as well as contribute to IPSA’s Committee on Research and Training. 

Successful candidates should have significant knowledge of methods, previous experience in IPSA bodies (as Executive Committee member or Research Committee official) and with organizing teaching activities/summer schools, and has to be willing to travel to Summer School locations when necessary. Please note that this is a volunteer position. summerschools@ipsa.org

Please submit your candidacy to Dr. Keiichi Kubo, Chair of the Committee on Research and Training, at summerschools@ipsa.org, complete with a CV accompanied by a short motivation note (max. 400 words) and a photo by May 30, 2025.