Where the Jobs Aren't?

Inside Higher Ed posted an interesting piece on the job market for political scientists. It's tough. In 2007-08 there were over 716 entry-level assistant professor jobs for political scientists; in 2009-10 there were 445. Of the roughly 1,000 newly minted PhDs on the market in 2009, 48% found permanent positions, 21% were in adjunct posts, 11% were on postdocs, and 16% found work outside the academy. The whole article can be found at http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/09/03/polisci