The School of International Service invites applications/nominations for two tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin Academic Year 2006-2007 for the International Peace and Conflict Resolution Division. Qualifications: PhD or equivalent degree in a related discipline required as well as a record of teaching and research excellence.
- INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION (2)
Specialization in one or both of the following: 1) International negotiation, culture and conflict resolution, identity-based conflict, and/or conflict prevention; 2) Religion and conflict, peace education, conflict transformation, and/or policy development. Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia/Central Asia specialists encouraged.
Please direct a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, publications, and teaching evaluations to the applicable search committee at School of International Service, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016-8071.
Consideration of nominations and applications will begin September 15, 2005 and continue until the position is filled.
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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/.
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