Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Philosophy, Politics and Economics Program is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate to conduct research, teach two PPE courses each semester, and participate in the program’s extracurricular activities. The appointment is for two years, with a possible third year contingent on satisfactory performance review and Program Director approval. Applicants should have recently earned a Ph.D. in a PPE-related field.
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Vacancy ID: PDS005019
Position Summary/Description:
The UNC Philosophy, Politics and Economics Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is recruiting for a Postdoctoral Research Associate. The selected candidate will be expected to contribute, through their own research activity, to the thriving PPE research community here at UNC , to teach two PPE courses each semester. The appointment will be for two years with the possibility of a third year, contingent upon satisfactory performance review and approval by the Program Director. The position is open to candidates who have recently earned their Ph.D. in philosophy, political science, or economics, or any another PPE -related field of study. The positions are designed to help recent PhDs ‘gear-up’ for permanent positions in PPE at colleges and universities. We have a strong record of placing people in positions in the U.S. and internationally. The candidate will be actively involved in the PPE Program, helping to organize and run aspects of its active extracurricular programming. Further information about the PPE Program and its courses is available at ppe.unc.edu.
Education and Experience:
An active interest in and engagement with research on social and political institutions that does, or will, benefit from bringing together the tools of the three namesake fields of PPE .
How this job compares
Set against the 858 open Postdoctoral Researcher jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$70–80K/yr427 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 26 open Postdoctoral Researcher jobs in North Carolina and 858 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- Postdoctoral Researcher postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 0 to 2 years (63 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a doctorate or professional degree; 715 of the 858 open Postdoctoral Researcher jobs (83%) ask for a doctorate or professional degree.
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