PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, the journal of the Association for Political and Legal
Anthropology (APLA), is hiring a Managing Editor. PoLAR is in an exciting transformational stage, with new
workflow, editorial structure, and submission genres that have been refined over 2025. Our new ME will
step into a journal whose processes are systematized yet flexible, and will work closely with PoLAR’s
Editor-in-Chief (EIC) and 8-10 member Editorial Board.
This is a part-time, largely flexible timing, remote work opportunity.
We expect 10-12 hours / week, including 1 hour for weekly Zoom meetings as described below.
Initial appointment: 46 weeks across Jan-Dec 2026. Flat salary of USD $14,000.
Please direct questions to the EIC, Deepa Das Acevedo, at dda.polar@gmail.com.
Full description: PoLAR ME Announcement 2025