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Please join the Commune for a panel discussion and Q&A with three outgoing Ph.D. students on navigating the academic job market. Panelists will include Pilar Manzi, Jonathan Schulman, and Bo Won Kim, who will share their recent experiences of applying for academic position and advice for those who will be undergoing this process in the future. Ph.D. students at all levels are welcome to attend and are encouraged to bring questions. Catering will be provided.

Pilar Manzi is originally from Uruguay and has lived in several Latin American countries throughout her life. Now a PhD Candidate in the Political Science Department, she is researching the politics of inequality with a particular focus on preferences for redistribution and the political dynamics behind social policies. Before coming to Northwestern, she worked as a consultant in international organizations where she focused mostly on analyzing how public policies impact welfare.

Jonathan Schulman is interested in U.S. foreign policy and the role of public opinion and social mobilization (in the US and abroad) in affecting foreign policy outcomes. His dissertation examines how concerns over national status and prestige affect public opinion and foreign policy outcomes. His research also examines the important rule of trust in scientists and researchers in driving key outcomes related to public health, political violence, and the legitimacy of elections.

Bo Won Kim a PhD Candidate at Northwestern University, Department of Political Science. She will be an incoming tenure-track Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington in the fall of 2024. She researches the politics of international cooperation in areas of global illicit economies, international investment and trade, and international criminal law. During her PhD training at Northwestern University, she was fully funded along with stipend support by the University of Chicago Law School to gain further expertise in law, where she received a Master's degree in Legal Studies. Her dissertation project explores the different institutional paths taken to regulate the illicit economies.