Emerging Powers (Two Assistant Professors)

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Position Announcement: Emerging Powers

(Two Assistant Professors)

School of International Service

American University

The School of International Service (SIS) at American University (AU) invites applications for two full-time, tenure-track positions 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.

Candidates for this position will advance the School’s collective research efforts on governance—global, regional, national, and subnational—and on regional and rising global powers. Scholars of East Asia (China) are of particular interest, but candidates whose research fits the search criteria are encouraged to apply. As a school that includes a diversity of scholarly disciplines and approaches, we seek the best candidates without respect to a particular discipline. We also are interested in scholars who use innovative data and field experimental methods.

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/30417.  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.  

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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.