Simon Jackman, FASSA

Honorary Professor, University of Sydney

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Born and raised in Australia, I moved to the US for doctoral studies at the University of Rochester and Princeton University, before two decades of academic appointments at the University of Chicago and Stanford University. I returned to Australia in 2015, becoming CEO and Professor of Political Science at the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney (2016-2022) where I am now an Honorary Professor. I am an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, and the Society for Political Methodology.

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Education and academic appointments

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, University of Rochester (1995)
  • Visiting PhD Student, Princeton University, 1991-1994.
  • Assistant Professor, University of Chicago 1994-1996.
  • Research Fellow, Australian National University, 1996-97.
  • Professor, Stanford University, 1997-2016, Department of Political Science and, by courtesy, Department of Statistics.
  • Chief Executive Officer and Professor of Political Science, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney, 2016-2022.
  • Honorary Professor, University of Sydney, 2022-present.

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