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School of International Service

American University

Washington, DC

Five Tenure-Line Faculty Positions

The School of International Service invites applications/nominations for five tenure-line positions to begin in Academic Year 2010-2011. Responsibilities will include teaching and research supervision at the undergraduate and graduate levels, mentoring students, and participating in SIS and University governance. Qualifications: PhD or highest equivalent degree in a relevant discipline and record of teaching and research excellence.

C.W. Lim and Korea Foundation Chair / 1 senior position with the possibility of tenure

Specialization in Korean politics and foreign policy and East Asian international relations.

Global Environmental Politics / 1 Open Rank Specialization in sustainable development, international environmental cooperation, climate change, corporate sustainability, transnational environmental justice, global sustainability, and/or geopolitics of environmental protection.

International Communication / 1 Assistant Professor

Specialization in public health prevention and health communication, with a focus on cross-cultural communication of global health policy and practice.

International Economic Relations / 1 Assistant Professor

Specialization in economic, political, or policy issues related to international economic relations, whether focusing on trade or finance

International Politics / 1 Assistant Professor

Specialization in transnational crime, terrorism, or corruption. Focus on one of the following preferred: trafficking (human, narcotics, arms), money laundering, transnational crime groups, governance, or international security.

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 the applicable search committee at School of International Service, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016-8071. Applications will be reviewed beginning September 15, 2009, and continue until the position is filled. Please consult the AU employment website (www.american.edu/hr) for further information.

The multi-disciplinary faculty of the School of International Service includes more than eighty full-time, highly productive scholar-teachers in the programs 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.

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.

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