Carnegie Mellon University is a private, global research university that stands among the world's most renowned education institutions. With ground-breaking brain science, path-breaking performances, creative start-ups, big data, big ambitions, hands-on learning, and a whole lot of robots, CMU doesn't imagine the future, we invent it. If you're passionate about joining a community that challenges the curious to deliver work that matters, your journey starts here!The Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology (CMIST) is the university's home for the teaching of Political Science and International Relations. CMIST focuses on interdisciplinary research and education at the intersection