Dyson College of Arts and Sciences of Pace University is seeking applicants for a tenure-track faculty position in Peace and Justice Studies Program, which is housed in the Women’s and Gender Studies Department, at the rank of Assistant Professor. The position is located at the University’s campus in lower Manhattan New York City.
Applicants must have an earned doctorate in a discipline closely related to Peace and Justice Studies (with a particular emphasis on interdisciplinary training), although preference will be given to those with a Ph.D. in Peace and Justice Studies, Conflict Studies/Transformation, or Peacebuilding. Applicants should have demonstrated expertise in racial justice, which could encompass issues such as Afro-descendent communities, caste, colonization, settler colonialism, occupation, Indigenous / settler relations, ethnic minorities, environmental racism, and more in local, national, and/or transnational contexts.
Candidates with applied experience in a range of practices (advocacy, community organizing, activism, relief/development/aid work, mediation, facilitation, negotiation, arts-based peacebuilding, monitoring/evaluation, nonprofit or nongovernmental work) are preferred. Candidates must also have a strong research agenda and demonstrated excellence in undergraduate teaching with teaching experience and/or familiarity with multiple forms of pedagogy (lecture, discussion, simulation, workshops) and multiple forms of assessment in a classroom setting.
The selected candidate will be expected to teach required major courses, have the ability to develop specialty courses in Racial Justice and Peacebuilding, Indigenous Studies and Peacebuilding, Transformative/Restorative Justice, Trauma Healing, Environmental Justice, or others, share student advisement and mentorship, and contribute to departmental, college and university programs and student-led social justice initiatives.
For full consideration, applicants should submit a letter of interest, including statement of their teaching philosophy and research interests; curriculum vitae; and contact information for three references.
Apply here: https://careers.pace.edu/postings/20350
Review of applications will begin immediately, and applications received by January 3 are guaranteed consideration.
Pace University is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action employer.
Minorities, women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and people of all gender identities are encouraged to apply.