Daniel Drezner, job creator

Posted By Daniel W. Drezner Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 1:45 PM Share

You know, the one thing the people on the left and the right in this country seem to agree about is that everything must be done to enable America's "job creators." 

I bring this up because The Fletcher School is, well, creating a job: 

Assistant Professor of International Political Economy

Rank of assistant professor beginning September 2012. While we are open to specialty, consideration will be given to candidates with a substantive interest in emerging market economies or Europe and a methodological interest in quantitative approaches (emphasis added).

Review of applications will begin January 3, 2012.  Questions relating to this search should be emailed to IPEsearch-at-Tufts.edu

Now I know there's just a booming market for junior IPE types, so I'm sure no one reading this will be interested in a tenure-track position in the Boston area.  Still, I thought I'd put it out there. 

And, now that my home institution is actually creating a job, I'd like all of the tax cuts and subsidies that politicians seem so eager to proffer nowadays.  That, or a dedicated parking spot. 

EXPLORE:ACADEMIA, GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY, INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY, PERSONAL, POLITICAL SCIENCE
 

ANTHONYXB

5:25 PM ET

December 15, 2011

Boo...

Sad to see my alma mater asking for a quant IPE person. Fletcher's greatness is that it's one of the last old school academic institutions. And, ironically, that keeps it on the cutting edge, in that it can keep pace with approaches to economic development that are real world and applied rather than academic and irrelevant.

Tragic to see that it wants to hire a number cruncher for what should be a key position.

 

UMESHGEETA

5:42 AM ET

December 16, 2011

U forgot

" That, or a dedicated parking spot."

U forgot additionally "platinum, fully covered dental insurance".

 

JACOB AG

1:38 AM ET

December 17, 2011

Jacob AG

"And, now that my home institution is actually creating a job, I'd like all of the tax cuts and subsidies that politicians seem so eager to proffer nowadays. That, or a dedicated parking spot. "

Very funny--seriously--and I appreciate anybody calling out Congress for showering America's, uh, "job-creators," with subsidies and tax breaks. But as a professor, aren't you already plenty subsidized? Pell Grants, Stafford Loans, student loan forgiveness, land grants, federal income tax exemption for universities (Section 115 of the IRS tax code), and the like..?

That's all indirect, of course, but it does boost your salary, especially since your market is relatively supply-inelastic...

 

KENETHGONE

2:40 PM ET

December 19, 2011

not surprised

It's only natural to support a cause that is of critical essence to the electorate. Mr. Gone

 

Daniel W. Drezner is professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

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