Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
Announces Two Faculty Searches:
Human Security/Vulnerable Populations
International/Macroeconomist
Human Security/Vulnerable Populations
The University of Pittsburgh invites applications and nominations for a tenure stream or tenured position in the fields of international affairs and international development with a focus on Human Security/Vulnerable Populations. The position is open with respect to rank and regional specialization.
The successful applicant will teach in both the International Development and International Affairs curriculum: teaching will include a survey course on human security issues and policies. S/he must demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and the ability to effectively mentor graduate MID, MPIA and PhD students in human security.
The University has recently established the Ford Institute for Human Security within the Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA). It is anticipated that the person appointed will play an important role in the Ford Institute for Human Security.
Candidates should demonstrate experience in analyzing a range of security issues that threaten the safety of populations in a variety of settings. Areas of scholarly focus include innovative approaches to the analysis of such broad themes as vulnerable populations in conflict situations, minorities at risk, health, peace building, post-conflict reconstruction, security and development, immigration, refugees and forced migration, or genocide from a public policy perspective.
Candidates at the associate and full professor level must have a record of distinguished scholarship and/or practice in some area of human security/vulnerable populations.
Qualified applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, two writing samples, evidence of teaching excellence, a statement of teaching philosophy, and three letters of reference to:
Human Security/Vulnerable Populations Search Committee
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
University of Pittsburgh
3407 Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2007 and will continue until an appointment is made. The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
International/Macroeconomist
The University of Pittsburgh invites applications and nominations for a tenure stream
Assistant Professor position in the fields of international affairs and international
development with a focus on International Economics.
The successful candidate must demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and
the ability to effectively mentor graduate students. S/he will teach policyoriented
courses in international trade and international finance in the international affairs
curriculum at GSPIA. Ability to teach macroeconomics in the GSPIA core is strongly
preferred. Interest in crossdisciplinary
policy-related
issues including but not restricted
to one or more of human security, political economy, the environment, international
organizations, poverty, global health or inequality is strongly preferred. A Ph.D. in
economics or a related discipline at the time of appointment is required. A regional
specialization in Asia or Latin America is preferred.
Qualified applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, two writing
samples, evidence of teaching excellence, a statement of teaching philosophy, and three
letters of reference to:
International Economics Search Committee
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
University of Pittsburgh
3407 Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2007 and will continue until an
appointment is made.
Members of the search committee will be available to interview promising candidates at
the ASSA meeting in New Orleans in January 2008.The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
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