International Peace & Conflict Resolution Tenure-Line Faculty Position
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International Peace & Conflict Resolution Tenure-Line Faculty Position
SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
Washington, DC
Tenure-Line Faculty Position - International Peace and Conflict Resolution
The School of International Service invites applications/nominations for a
tenure-line position at assistant professor or untenured associate
professor level in the field of international peace and conflict
resolution, starting in the 2009-2010 academic year. Qualifications: PhD
or equivalent degree in a related discipline required as well as a record
of teaching and research excellence. The successful candidate will have a
combination of two or more of the following specializations: Conflict
Prevention; International Ethics; Nonviolence Theory and Practice; Peace
Education; Reconciliation; and Religion and Conflict Resolution. Regional
specializations are welcome, particularly in South Asia and Central Asia.
Candidates should send a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, three letters
of reference, evidence of teaching effectiveness, copies of relevant
publications, and a graduate school transcript. Please send the material
to: Chair, International Peace and Conflict Resolution Faculty Search
Committee, School of International Service, American University, 4400
Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016-8071. Consideration of
applications will begin September 15 and will continue until the position
is filled.
The multi-disciplinary faculty of the School of International Service
includes more than seventy full-time, highly productive scholar-teachers
in the fields of comparative and regional studies, global environmental
policy, international communication, international development,
international economic relations, international peace and conflict
resolution, international politics, and United States foreign policy. The
School’s website can be accessed at www.american.edu/sis.
Housed in the School of International Service at American University,
International Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) is a program concerned
with understanding the causes of war and organized violence, developing
strategies for resolving conflict, and constructing conditions for peace.
Peace, in this context, encompasses social justice and human rights,
political pluralism, cultural diversity, ecological balance, and
nonviolent conflict resolution and transformation.
IPCR faculty members combine a wealth of field experience, teaching
excellence, and scholarship. With a strong emphasis on the blending of
theory with practice, peace studies with conflict resolution, and always
with a search for alternatives to violence, IPCR stands apart as a
reputable and unique academic and professional training program. For more
information visit the program website at
http://aupeace.org.
American University seeks highly dedicated teachers and scholars deeply
committed to interdisciplinary learning, the application of new
technologies in teaching and scholarship, and to the preparation of
students for life in a diverse and rapidly changing global society.
An EEO/AA University. The University is committed to a diverse faculty,
staff, and student body. Women and minority candidates are strongly
encouraged to apply.