Emerging Powers (Two Assistant Professors)

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Description 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 inter...