The ideal candidate will have a well-developed research agenda on the politics and policy of space, broadly defined. Possible areas of interest include space power theory, governance of space space commons, space strategy and deterrence, the political economy of space technologies, and the intersection of science, technology, and policy in space.
The candidate should also be able to teach courses related to space politics and, more broadly, in areas connecting science, technology, and international security at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Candidates will be expected to contribute to the Security Studies PhD program. The instructional duties and service assignments are in accordance with the department’s current equitable workload policy.