Position Announcement:
Conflict and Development
(One Assistant Professor)
School of International Service
American University
The School of International Service (SIS) at American University (AU) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-line position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 1, 2016. Applicants should possess a Ph.D. or the highest equivalent degree in a relevant discipline by August 2016.
We seek scholar-teachers whose work is theoretically grounded, empirically tested, and policy relevant. Candidates should demonstrate excellence in research and teaching and a commitment to university service. Candidates should also share the School’s commitment to diversity.
We seek candidates whose work focuses on the development and well-being of societies abroad in the face of extreme violence, including issues of transitional justice and reconciliation, post-conflict development, inequity, vulnerability, human rights, and the relationship between violence, local governance, and collective action. As a school that includes a diversity of scholarly disciplines and approaches, we seek the best candidates, without respect to a particular discipline, with a preference for a regional focus outside of the Americas, particularly in the Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Central or East Asia.
Salary and benefits are competitive. Review of applications will begin September 15 and will continue until the position is filled. Applications must be submitted electronically via http://apply.interfolio.com/30416. Attach a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and recent teaching evaluations (when possible). Applicants will be asked to submit the names and email addresses of three references, who will be automatically contacted and asked for a confidential letter of recommendation. Queries about the search may be sent to sisfacultysearch@american.edu Queries about the online application system may be sent to help@interfolio.com
American University is a private institution located in the nation’s capital. For more information about American University, visit www.american.edu
Established in 1957, American University’s School of International Service (SIS) produces cutting edge research addressing the world’s most pressing challenges and trains the next generation of global leaders. Our programs aim to foster a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world.
A top ten school of international relations located in Washington, DC, SIS provides opportunities for research, professional training, public service, and internships in the nation’s capital and around the world.
SIS is guided by the principle that present and future global challenges necessitate the collaboration of a wide range of disciplines, and that students gain from these varied perspectives in the classroom and through their research and studies at the school and beyond.
Learn more about SIS at www.american.edu/sis
American University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution that operates in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The university does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, personal appearance, gender identity and expression, family responsibilities, political affiliation, source of income, veteran status, an individual’s genetic information or any other bases under federal or local laws (collectively “Protected Bases”) in its programs and activities. American University is a tobacco and smoke free campus.
American University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution that operates in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The university does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, personal appearance, gender identity and expression, family responsibilities, political affiliation, source of income, veteran status, an individual’s genetic information or any other bases under federal or local laws (collectively “Protected Bases”) in its programs and activities.
American University is a tobacco and smoke free campus. Hiring offers for this position are contingent on the successful completion of a background check.
American University is required to comply with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). In accordance with the Clery Act, each year American University prepares an Annual Security Report. This report contains campus crime statistics as well as descriptions of Public Safety's services. It is available to all applicants upon request by calling the Department of Public Safety at 202-885-2537 or the Annual Security Report is also available online
