> > ___________________________ > > The Peace and Conflict Studies Program at Colgate University has a new > tenure-track line in human rights/human security/ contemporary conflicts with > Africa identified as a desired regional specialty (see announcement below). > Colgate's P-Con program is one of the oldest in the country and enjoys a > close relationship with the Geography Department. We would be delighted to > see applications from geographers. Feel free to contact me should you wish to > discuss this position. > > Maureen > -- > Maureen Hays-Mitchell, PhD > Professor and Chair > Department of Geography > Colgate University > Hamilton, New York 13346 > USA / EE.UU. > tel: 315-228-7251 > fax: 315-228-7038 > [email protected] > > Colgate P-CON Position Advertisement Fall 2011 > > The Peace and Conflict Studies Program (P-CON) at Colgate > University invites applications for a tenure-stream position in Peace and > Conflict Studies at the rank of assistant professor, to begin Fall 2012. We > seek a person with field-based research focusing on the intersection of > international human rights, human security, and contemporary conflicts. Now > in its fifth decade, P-CON focuses on reflexive and critical analyses of > modern and contemporary conflict. > > We seek applications from candidates in anthropology, geography > or a relevant interdisciplinary field; we will consider applications from > scholars in history, sociology, area studies, comparative politics and > international political economy with appropriate field-based research. > Completion of PhD is expected prior to or shortly after the date of hire. > > The successful candidate will combine sophisticated > methodological and theoretical approaches with a record of scholarship on > violent conflict and competing rights claims, including normative human > rights initiatives such as Responsibility to Protect (R2P) or other rights > frameworks (socio-cultural, economic, indigenous, land or resource rights, > etc.). Professional experience in human rights and conflict > monitoring/advocacy will be considered highly relevant. Empirical grounding > in a particular conflict history, region, or transnational system is > essential. Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in South > Asia, Southeast Asia, or sub-Saharan Africa or fieldwork involving > transregional connections and human rights norms and challenges. > > The person we hire will teach courses at all levels in the > Program, including regular sections of the required course “Practices of > Peace and Conflict,” and will be expected to contribute to Colgate’s Liberal > Arts Core Curriculum. As a member of the P-CON faculty, the successful > candidate will be expected to participate in the design and execution of > academic workshops and public events. Further information about the Peace and > Conflict Studies Program can be found at > http://www.colgate.edu/academics/departments/peaceandconflictstudies.html > > Review of applications will begin on 25 October and continue until the > position is filled. On-campus interviews are expected to take place in > mid-December 2011. A letter of application, CV, three references, and one > writing sample of less than 30 pages must be submitted through > https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/997. Sample syllabi are welcome. > > Colgate is a highly-selective liberal arts university of 2800 > students situated in central New York. Colgate faculty are committed to > excellence in both teaching and scholarship. Applicants with dual-career > considerations can find postings of other employment opportunities at Colgate > and at other institutions of higher education in upstate New York at > www.upstatenyherc.org. Developing and sustaining a diverse faculty, staff, > and student body further the University's educational mission. Colgate > University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer; women and > minorities are especially encouraged to apply. > >
