Graduate Students

Graduate School & the Academic Job MARKET

As Graduate Professionalization and Placement Coordinator, I’ve collected tips, tricks, and advice for successfully navigating graduate school and the academic job market. Current UF PhD students should also review my Professionalization page and attend Professionalization Seminars throughout the academic year.

• “Navigating the Post-Doc Job Market” - H. Alarian for APSA Political Science Now

• “The ULTIMATE Academic Job Market Guide”-K.Anne Watson for Duck of Minerva

• “Advice for the Political Science Job Market” -Kelsey Shoub

• “Academic labour markets in Europe”-Alexandre Afonso for LSE Impact

• “Where to Look for Academic Jobs” Anna A. Meier

Events

• APSA Career Fair

• Departmental Professionalization Seminars

  • Fall 2025

    • August 29th, 12:50-2:30pm: Building your Academic Footprint

    • September 26th, 12:50-2:30pm: Project and Time Management (Work Smarter, not Harder)

    • October 1oth, 12:50-2pm: Academic CVs and Websites

    • November 14th, 12:50-2:30pm: Academic Conferences and Presentations

Undergraduate Students

Resources for Conducting Research

These resources are excellent venues to assist students in their research in citizenship, immigration, European politics, and political science broadly.

• People of Color Also Know Stuff

• Women Also Know Stuff

• Maastricht Centre for Citizenship, Migration and Development (MACIMIDE)

• The International Migration Policy And Law Analysis (IMPALA) Database

• GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences

• European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)

• Global Citizenship Observatory (GLOBALCIT)

Requesting Letters of Recommendation

To request me as one of your letter writers, I expect you:

1. completed at least one of my courses, where you attended multiple office hours and actively participated in class discussion and/or;

2. worked with me independently on a research project.

Click below to fill out the request form at least three weeks in advance of the deadline date. Please fill out one form for each opportunity for which you wish to apply. After completing the form, students should email their CV and cover letter.

Application for Honors Advising

Potential advisees should review my guidelines. At a minimum, I expect you:

1. completed at least one of my courses, where you attended multiple office hours and actively participated in class discussion and;

2. have a clear research question & design for your proposed thesis.

Applicants may apply through the button below. Applications require a one-page proposal, due by April 15th for the following year. Please keep in mind that I take on a maximum of two students per year.

Undergraduate Publications and Presentations

Publications

• Paulina Trujillo & Simone Lang. (2023). “Are Anti-Protesting Policies a Threat to our Democracy?” Florida Political Review.

• Julia Willis. (2021). “Why DACA students deserve a path to citizenship.” Gainesville Sun.

• Alexa Kivett, Austin Buholtz, & Carson Leigh Olson. (2021). “Who voted by mail in North Central Florida in 2020?” Gainesville Sun.

• Tamar Madjar, Jaime Roy, & Garrett Veal. (2021). “Storming of the capitol caused some Republicans to leave party.” Gainesville Sun.

• Justin Guerra, Sonia Vargas, & Alyssa Bretan. (2021). “Did Hispanic voters win Florida for Trump?” Gainesville Sun.

• Adrian Oake. (2020). “Trump’s relief plan is moral catastrophe for immigrant families” Gainesville Sun.

• Barbara Solis. (2020). “Focus on international travel hurt COVID-19 fight” Gainesville Sun.

• Erin Wright. (2020). “To them, this is nothing new” Gainesville Sun.

Presentations

• Simone Lang & Paulina Trujillo. “Protest and Repression: How Anti-Protesting Legislation Shapes Collective Action in the United States.” Midwest Political Science Association. 2024.

• Alexis Alvis, Andy Jarrin, & Payton Lussier. Undergraduate Research Symposium. 2021.

• Alyssa Bretan, Justin Guerra, & Sonia Vargas. Undergraduate Research Symposium. 2021.