Explore Academic Positions at Harvard Predoctoral Fellowship in International Security Bookmark this Posting Print Preview | Apply for this Job Position Details Title Predoctoral Fellowship in International Security School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Position Description The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs invites applications for its
2027–2028 Predoctoral Fellowship in International Security, a one-year, residential opportunity for advanced PhD candidates working on international relations, international security, and related issues in the social sciences. The Predoctoral Fellow will be part of the newly established Program on International Relations and International Security (IRIS) and will be supervised by Joshua D. Kertzer, John Zwaanstra
Professor of International Studies and of Government in the Department of Government at Harvard University.The Predoctoral Fellow will join an interdisciplinary community of faculty, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, and practitioners in residence at Harvard University for the academic year. The program fosters a dynamic intellectual community through research seminars, workshops, and engagement with the
broader Weatherhead Center and Harvard communities. Predoctoral Fellows are expected to be on campus from late August through mid-May and to actively participate in program activities.About the Weatherhead Center for International AffairsThe Weatherhead Center is Harvard’s largest international research center, supporting rigorous scholarship on global, comparative, transnational, and international issues. Founded in
1958, the Center brings together faculty, fellows, and students from across the University to address pressing global challenges, including conflict and governance, inequality, environmental change, migration, and international development. It serves as an interdisciplinary hub for research, exchange, and public dialogue.About the Program on International Relations and International SecurityThe Program on
International Relations and International Security (IRIS) supports rigorous research on national security, international conflict, and foreign policy decision making. As a newly established initiative at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, the program encourages innovative scholarship on topics such as diplomacy, interstate conflict, nuclear security, international institutions, political violence,
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