Postdoctoral Associate-Global Labor and Work

About this position

• As the preeminent educational institution in the world focused on
• work, employment and labor, the School of Industrial and Labor
• Relations (ILR) generates and shares knowledge that improves the lives
• of workers and transforms the future of work.

• The Global Labor and Work department of the ILR School is seeking a
• postdoctoral associate whose research focuses on international
• organizations. We are especially looking for a scholar with deep
• theoretical and empirical expertise in the study of international
• organizations within the fields of international relations or
• sociology. Additional expertise in international organizations focused
• on labor rights and international labor standards, such as the
• International Labor Organization (ILO) is preferred.

• The position entails contributing to Professor Dina Bishara's ongoing
• project on ILO supervisory mechanisms, especially the work of the
• Committee on the Application of Standards in reviewing states’
• compliance with ILO conventions.

Appointment Details:

• This is a full-time, academic, non-tenure track, term position with an initial one-year appointment starting Fall 2027. The position may be extended for a second year, depending on available funding and work.

• No teaching responsibilities are required for this position.

• The Postdoctoral Associate will receive regular supervision and mentorship from Associate Professor Dina Bishara

• The Postdoctoral Associate will receive $70,000.00 in salary as well as a modest research budget and moving allowance.

• More information about the ILR School can be obtained at our web site,
• https://www.ilr.cornell.edu and Global Labor and Work at
• https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/academics/departments/global-labor-and-work.

Requirements:

• Candidates must hold a PhD by the start of the appointment in any of
• the following areas- Political Science (with a focus on International
• Relations), and/or Sociology. Successful candidates will demonstrate
• strong training and experience in qualitative and/or quantitative
• research methods.

• This is an academic, full-time, non-tenure track benefits eligible
• term opportunity located in Ithaca, NY on the campus of Cornell
• University.

Application Deadline: Applications must be submitted by November 1,

2026 for full consideration.

• To Apply:
• Interested parties should submit a curriculum vitae, a letter of
• application outlining qualifications and research agenda, a writing
• sample, and the names of three references.